January 20, 2020

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Artificial Intelligence need of houredit

Telangana Today

The conference gave a deeper insight into the current trends in the area of artificial intelligence. Two workshops for training purposes were conducted by Math Works Pvt Ltd India and IEEE Signal processing and Communication Chapter of Hyderabad Section.

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Industry News: Information and Communications

What Are The Distinctive Societal Drivers For Future AI Researches?edit

Analytics Insight

As AI has permeated our lives most innovatively, the interest and investment are expected to grow further to drive the innovation engine across all sectors of society. Such large scale investments by government or private firms will create a long-appraised impact on society and its citizens.

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What ails Indias pharmaceutical sectoredit

The Economic Times

Recently, the pharma industry has begun to belatedly embrace new technologies such as mobile, cloud, analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT). In India, a rethink is needed as to the way the pharma business is done. Today, medicines are manufactured using a batch process that is wasteful and inefficient.

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Top trends for logistics and SCM segment for 2020edit

Deccan Chronicle

Internet of Things: IoT is making the logistics and supply chain smarter by integrating various software and machines to create a unique, manageable system. IoT provides, the management of the supply chain increased efficiencies through integrations across platforms that will lead to a higher adoption rate amongst service providers and customers alike.

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Only 13% Use AAA for Changeedit

The Economic Times

Only 13% of finance organisations use artificial intelligence, analytics and automation (AAA) for enterprise transformation, according to Genpact Research. A new survey of over 500 chief financial officers and senior finance executives across 11 countries, Finance and Accounting: Unleashing Transformation , found that enhancing customer and user experiences were now top priority for executives, ahead of cost and cash flow.

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Is Artificial Intelligence the key to unlock the limitless possibilities in Healthcareedit

CIOL

Digital technologies are changing at an unprecedented pace with more and more IoT devices, wearables, sensor enabled devices, cloud storage etc. coming up, and we are using them at a similar pace. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are taking the major scoop of technological development and leading the digital transformation era.

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How is Artificial Intelligence shaping the healthcare and pharma industryedit

E Health Elets Online

Artificial Intelligence or AI has become one of the mainstay technologies of the healthcare industry. AI refers to the use of automated algorithms to perform tasks which conventionally count on human intelligence. The use of AI has not been so extensively accepted in the pharma industry.

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Digitising farming system is key for sustainable agri productivity: UASedit

FNB News

Even Internet of Things (IoT) is equipped to identify data transmission which is widely used to detect animal health and regulate water flow into the farm lands. In addition, solar lights and nuclear energy enable regular power supply. The application of nuclear energy is contributing to food security.

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CEOs worried about cybersecurity: Infosysedit

The Times of India

About 48% of corporate boards and 63% of business leaders are actively involved in cybersecurity strategy discussions across the globe, an Infosys report said. The top concerns faced by enterprises are hackers/ hacktivists (84%), low awareness of security among employees (76%), insider threats (75%), and corporate espionage (75%), said the companies in the survey.

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About Quantum AI – AI Along With Quantum Mechanicsedit

Analytics Insight

Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms are routinely used to foresee our purchasing behaviour and to perceive our faces or handwriting. In scientific research, artificial intelligence is building up itself as an essential tool for scientific discovery. In science, AI has gotten instrumental in anticipating the results of experiments or simulations of quantum systems.

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Security Isn’t ‘Front of Mind’ in the IoTedit

CXO Today

But as both Mackey and Shemas noted, most of that collected data will be shifted to a cloud service for analysis, since the devices won’t have that capability. Most of the debate around that is, as Mackey put it, “the slippery slope with data management, because how long are you going to retain that data?

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How AI and Automation Help Ensure Cybersecurity?edit

Analytics Insight

The conventional tools to ensure cybersecurity are not sufficient in today’s world especially in 2020 where using just anti-malware software or login audits will not work at par with rising threats. Organisations need more resources and powerful infrastructure to resist any type of data breach. To enable such strength, they need to embrace AI/ML and automation to fortify their company and company data against malicious intentions.

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C-Level Executives Should Stay Away From These 6 Cybersecurity Mythsedit

Analytics India Mag

In the current digitally advanced era, it is imperative for senior executives to develop a solid foundation of security realities to ensure the organisation is prepared to detect and defend cyber threats at all times. However, certain myths around cybersecurity that c-level executives should consider seriously, which could prevent them from safeguarding the enterprise effectively.

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AI tool to detect changes in patients’ mental healthedit

ET Health World

Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can accurately detect changes in clinical states in voice data of patients with bipolar, schizophrenia and depressive disorders as accurately as attending doctors.

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Preventive Health Care is key to long life: Expertsedit

News D

A host of converging technologies like artificial intelligence, Robotics, Virtual Reality, Digital Biology, sensors, will clash into 3D printing, blockchain, quantum computing and global gigabyte networks in the near future and it will completely change the dynamics of the healthcare industry and how it will be delivered, said Preeti Malhotra, Chairman, Smart Bharat & Chairman, Organising Committee Smart A4M India Conference.

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Investors’ challenge: Sorting the real AI managers from the fakeedit

Live Mint

By Sumit Chakraberty

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become fairly commonplace in our lives—it runs in the background doing everything from curating song lists to unlocking phones. In the world of asset management too, as more wealth managers use similar models to pick stocks, the differentiator could be AI. But we have a way to go before genuine AI rises above the fakes.

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Data localisation may cause cyber attacks, hurt privacy, business competitiveness, says think tankedit

The Financial Express

Data localisation, if implemented, without adequate preparation and accountability measures, may reduce freedom of speech while enhancing risks of censorship, privacy violations, data breaches and cyberattacks.

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79 per cent consumers want to shift from online to in-store automation: Surveyedit

The New Indian Express

At least 79 per cent of consumers in the country are willing to shift their online purchases from retailers that mostly operate through websites or apps to the one that has in-store automation facilities, according to a survey conducted by global consulting firm Capgemini.

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5G’s side streets will be empty without fiber’s interstateedit

Fortune

When it comes to new technology, 5G has been touted as the latest and greatest. It is true that its possibilities are inspiring, from autonomous vehicles to next-generation machine-learning applications, artificial intelligence to Internet of Things (IoT). However, it’s rarely mentioned that 5G’s amazing applications­—and ultimate success—are critically dependent on fiber optic networks.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Supreme Court seeks government’s reply on conversion of public transport vehicles to EVedit

ET Auto

Supreme Court of India on Friday has asked Ministry of Road Transport to convert more of the public transport vehicles into the cleaner electric vehicles.

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It’s Time Production of EVs Becomes Commercially Viable: Manufacturersedit

The Economic Times

In another panel discussion, Sun Mobility cofounder Chetan Maini said: “Decoupling battery cost along with vehicle cost will be a good business solution.” The EV has to act as a bridge for joining shared mobility with two and three wheelers & buses, he said, adding: “Government policies on electric vehicles have to be technology agonistic.”

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Faridabad to get 100 electric busesedit

The Tribune

The Transport Department is likely to introduce at least 100 electric buses in the city in the next six months. The authorities have already acquired a bus for prelaunch testing at the HERC workshop in Gurugram.

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ETAutoEVC2020: Adoptability of EVs in India depends on right affordability say expertsedit

The Economic Times

Industry experts are of the view that this is the right time for the government to give the momentum to EV ecosystem by policies aimed at incentivising R&D and cost of the EVs which will propel consumers to buy these electric vehicles. Unless there are vehicles on the road, we cannot make the transition.

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SC seeks Centre’s views on plea for EV’s as public transportedit

The Week End Leader

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to respond on a PIL seeking faster conversion of public transport into electric vehicles (EVs) to safeguard the common people from the increasing menace of air pollution, which directly impacts their health.

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Code, Cloud & Carsedit

The Economic Times

Carmakers are partnering with hardware and software developers to get that smart edge. Take MG Hector, China’s SAIC Motor’s first offering in India. It has partnerships with Cisco, Microsoft, SAP, iTeligence, Adobe, Cognizant, Panasonic and TomTom (for maps).

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Union Budget 2020 | From GST cut to another EV boost, auto industry seeks bold fiscal measures to revive growthedit

English Jagran

In the last budget, the government had provided subsidies to boost electric vehicles sale. To make EVs affordable to customers, additional income tax of Rs 1.5 lakh was deducted on interest paid on loans take to purchase electric vehicles.

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Industry News: Future of Work

Top emerging global talent trends for 2020edit

People Matters

As angst about the future of the economy grows, talent professionals are recommending that people, even those who have a job, look to sharpen their skill sets. But that doesnt have to mean going back to get additional degrees. Instead, professionals across many industries are seeking programs to help them gain certifications, accreditations and niche skills.

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Year 2020: The year to reskill yourselfedit

The Financial Express

This year will witness organisations placing greater emphasis on transparency, agility, culture and purpose driven leadership. As per a recent study, 54% of the worlds workforce will need reskilling and upskilling by 2022. Some of the key reskilling trends of 2020 are:

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Now Hiring: 1.5 lakh Data Scientistsedit

The Economic Times

India is expected to see 1.5 lakh new job openings in data science this year, which is an increase of about 62% from last year, according to a report prepared by an edtech firm. A majority of these jobs would preferably be for professionals with less than five years of experience.

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Industry News: Education

National Research Fund to be released soon: AICTEedit

Millennium Post

The Government of India will release it soon,” said Dr Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), on the sidelines of Leadership for Academics Program (LEAP) 2020, a Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) initiative hosted by Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research Kolkata held at Science City on Saturday.

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How STEM is educating students in four specific disciplines for better approachedit

The Asian Age

Padma Shri Kailash ‘Manav’ Founder and Chairman of Narayan Seva Sansthan said, “Celebrating 150 years of Father of our Nation, we have to celebrate his ideologies. Bapu always viewed education as an all-round development and not just as literacy. He stressed on whole development of a child, not just the mind.

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Budget 2020: Lets grow both edtech and skilltechedit

The Financial Express

Budget 2020 India: In Union Budget 2019, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed the New Education Policy (NEP) that acknowledged the importance of promoting skill development through schools as well as higher education with an emphasis on technology, including machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data analytics.

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