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Arkwright Scholarship students celebrate at the IETedit
By Alex McCarthy
EW reporter Alex McCarthy attended the awards ceremony, held at the IET in London, and spoke with some of the recipients to find out their visions for the future of engineering. Now in its 28th year, the Arkwright Scholarship programme is run by The Smallpeice Trust, a charity devoted to helping young people pursue education and careers in engineering.
IET (UK)2020 to be the year for digital health transformations: Expertsedit
With Jeyaseelan Jeyaraj as the Chairperson of the session, the panellists Dr Zoha Rahman, Dr Rishi Mohan Bhatnagar, Chairman, IET (IoT Panel India) and Abhitabh Gupta, CEO, Good Health Insurance TPA discussed the expanding horizons at length.
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Rise of the machines: 2020 will be a good year for India to teach AI some ethicsedit
Artificial intelligence needs ethical regulations in self governance and legislation to eliminate any threats that it may pose Pixabay. Most countries are still trying to catch up to legislation needed to govern artificial intelligence (AI) including India
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Top Cybersecurity Certifications One Should Have To Get A Job In 2020edit
The demand for cybersecurity professionals has seen a rapid rise as technology is evolving at a fast pace. With IoT and AI all around, India has been facing a hard time with cyber attacks for a while now. In one of our articles, we mentioned the top jobs in cybersecurity space which will rule in the coming year 2020.
CyberSecurityFuture of JobsHiringTier II cities more prone to cyber security threats: K7 Computing reportedit
By Gireesh Babu
Net users in tierII cities are most vulnerable to cyber security threats, with Patna being the most susceptible. A staggering 47 per cent of netizens surveyed from that city said they had been attacked. Patna was followed by Guwahati and Lucknow, according to a latest report by IT security solutions provider K7 Computing.
Cyber threatCyberSecuritydigital securityIndias cyber security market booms to $3 billion by 2022edit
Growth in Indias digital market is expected to drive up the need for cyber security products and services, according to a new report by PwC and DSCI. Booming demand will see the market grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 16% till 2022, reaching a value of more than $3 billion.
Cyber spaceCyberSecurityIndian firms to deeply explore AI-driven Cloud in 2020edit
“Adoption of cloud technologies within Indian organizations will be on the rise in the next few years, with a majority of them moving towards a Hybrid multicloud strategy starting 2020 onwards”, said Vikas Arora, Vice President, Cloud & Cognitive Software & Services, IBM India/South Asia.
AIcloudIndia To Sell Connected Consumer Devices Worth Rs 3.25 Lakh Crores In 2020edit
India will continue to witness significant demand for the Internet of Things (IoT) enabled consumer devices and gadgets next year. As per techARC’s report, India is projected to sell connected consumer devices worth Rs 3.25 lakh crores in 2020. Researchers predict that smartphone devices will continue to lead the sales of connected devices next year, both in value as well as volume.
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Tamil Nadu to buy 640 ebuses, set up 260 charging pointsedit
Pallavan Transport Consultancy Services (PTCS), which functions under the transport department, has invited bids for direct supply of e-buses under the central governments FAME II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles) scheme.
e-busesEV ChargingFAME IIHow Different Types of EV Chargers Prevent Range Anxietyedit
Five years ago, few would have seen the arrival of quick chargers that fully charge mobile phones within an hour or so. But thanks to quick charging, anxiety over your mobile phones battery life is no longer a thing. Something similar can be said about the infamous range anxiety associated with electric vehicles.
EVEV BatteryEV ChargingAAP Govt Unveils Sops, Targets 25% New EVs in Delhi by 2024edit
The Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2019 approved by the state cabinet on Monday focuses on electric two wheelers, shared transport vehicles and goods carriers or freight vehicles, since they contribute to majority of the vehicular pollution, an official statement said.
e-mobilityEV PolicyFuture of Mobility20% parking space for electric vehiclesedit
By Abhishek Dey
At least 20% of all residential and office parking spaces would be reserved for electric vehicles, the Delhi electric vehicles policy — which was cleared by the Arvind Kejriwal cabinet on Monday — states. The policy will come into force as soon as the Delhi government notifies it.
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Rapid expansion plans push BFSI to reskill staffedit
By Mamtha Asokan
As banks and insurers increase touchpoints coupled with shifting roles in BFSI sector from operations to sales and relationship, a push for reskilling employees has become imperative. In our academy, course subscription for reskilling of employees from the BFSI sector has grown from 10% of overall subscriptions in 2018 to 25% now.
BFSIFuture of JobsReskillingThe top 10 predictions for technology in HR in 2020edit
As the IOT market continues to grow so does the IOT job market demand for highly skilled engineers and other technical professionals. Siemens, Walmart, Accenture and Western Digital are some of the companies hiring for IOT masters. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, hands-on experience with Python, machine learning and deep learning are some of the important skills required.
Future of JobsHRIoTCompanies Looking to Hire Digital, New Age Tech Pros in 2020edit
Some of the biggest and high remuneration openings are with industry leaders such as Accenture, Capgemini, IBM, Dell, NVIDIA, the Xpheno survey found. The funded startups are also competing with the branded big boys chasing some of the best available talent in the market.
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A Budget For $5 Trillion By 2024edit
Needs a manifold increase in research within our higher education institutions: research done in our higher education sector accounts for 0.04 per cent of GDP, against a world average of 0.4 per cent. We must scale our investments ten times. Ever since Nehru, the Indian government has been generous in its funding of research (ranging between 0.4 per cent and 0.6 per cent of GDP).
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