Intel plans to set up 100 Internet of Things (IoT) centres as academic institutions across India. And India can be hub in cognitive technology, Internet of Things, said Sandy Carter, IBM GM (Cloud Ecosystem and Developers).
These Intel centres are meant for students, educators and do-it-yourself electronic enthusiasts and will be supported by Intel Galileo boards to help build product prototypes. Intel also plans to award 'Intel India PhD fellowships' to five students for 2015. These announcements kick started the second Intel India Academic Forum 2015. As part of the Intel India PhD fellowship program 2015, the five selected PhD students will be awarded fellowships of upto Rs. 6,00,000 per annum, for a period of four years that includes student stipend, contingency research funds and travel expenses to attend conferences and research forums.
The recipients of the fellowship will work at Intel to develop a deep understanding of the technological issues facing the industry and come up with breakthrough research in areas such as parallel computing, architecture, graphics, perceptual computing, sensing, power management, validation and communications. "Innovation is in Intel's DNA. For over 15 years, Intel has been building an ecosystem in India, which enables innovation, research and skill development. Intel's India Academic Forum is a platform for fostering insights on technology trends and for triggering collaboration opportunities between academia, government and industry, thereby enabling impactful innovation and research," said Kumud Srinivasan, President, Intel India.
Intel already has two Research and Development (R&D) centres and 70% of the employees in India are hired for R&D. Talking about Prime Minister Modi's smart cities and digital India plans, Kumud said, "Collaboration and innovation are the keys for Digital India." Additionally, Intel aims to influence the curriculum to educate students as it collaborates with these institutions. (Source see here.)
Besides giving primacy to mobile ecosystem, India should give more thrust on Internet of Things (IoT) and cognitive technologies, said Sandy Carter, IBM GM (Cloud Ecosystem and Developers). In an interaction with Deccan Herald, Carter said India’s smartphone penetration speed is phenomenal. “I would say India’s mobile ecosystem is really in a bullish state. When everybody is commenting on mobile ecosystem, I would say mobile-only ecosystem for India,” she said. Carter said if the mobile startup ecosystem is merged with IBM’s cloud business, a lot more can be done in the country. “You have a clean slate which is mobile-only. Mobile and cloud are globally driving business. So I would advise Indian startups to go mobile-only and become leaders,” she said.
The IBM official said India can make a difference with two technologies — Internet of Things (IoT) and cognitive. “If India install sensors in its hinterland, it can be used for healthcare delivery. Globally 250 billion sensors have been deployed in the IoT farming space. India can replicate this in its farming segment and increase productivity,” she said. “IoT on education can bring about a complete change. Also, IoT clothing and IoT on jewellery are likely to change the world. NASA has developed clothes with a coating to protect radiation. Jewellery with IoT can give information on patients who have epilepsy and help them handle it,” she said.
Cognitive technologies are those individual technologies which help one get better at performing specific tasks that only humans were able to do. “Cognitive technology is about using digital intelligence, it is about that something that learns and that reasons. If I say some technology which will take India to the global map, you should embed that with applications. India can be a cognitive hub of the world.” Carter said just as some places are emerging as centres of excellence, like Boston for biotech, India can be the cognitive centre of the world.
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