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India IOT ( Internet of Things ) Updates — Q1 2016It’s been more than six months now when I first wrote about India’s IoTmarket and unmissable growth opportunities that IoT can provide. Based onthe most recent information from NASSCOM this emerging sector could beworth $300 billion by 2020, and India is targeting 20% of market share in IoT.

Here are some IoT ( Internet of Things ) related updates for Q1 2016

Andhra Pradesh as IoT Hub by 2020:This will attract hundreds of IoT companies and create 50,000 directemployment within the state of Andhra Pradesh

Under the policy, the state government would also endeavour to set up IoT centresof excellence and create an innovation fund. Incentives, both financial and non-financial, would be extended to eligible companies and would be granted by theConsultative Committee of IT Industry,

Source: IndiaTimes

Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) — Industry 4.0India must lead and earn benefits from Industry 4.0 which is the fourthindustrial revolution. With 3D printing, robotics and advanced

manufacturing, India can establish its power again with the use of thesetechnological innovations of future. The adoption of Industry 4.0 will bealmost an inevitable necessity for the Indian economy.

Within APAC, China would be the largest market share for IIoT, whereas Indiais expected to grow at the highest growth rate among all the major markets.

IOT to reduce cost and increase food safety for Domino’sPizza and Dunkin’ DonutsWipro announced a five-year partnership with Jubilant FoodWorks Limited,master franchisee for Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin’ Donuts in India to deliverenergy management services and help reduce its energy and operationalcosts.

Wipro to include analytics and IoT technologies to improve various aspects offood safety and guest experience in order to reduce overall maintenance costsand help in maintaining their market leadership position in the Quick ServiceRestaurant (QSR) market in India.

Bridging the gap between Urban and Rural IndiaIOT technology enables relevant information and updates to be madeavailable in local languages. This technology can also be leveraged to providehigh-quality remote education in high schools across the rural country.

Oracle India managing director Shailender Kumar said

“It is a surefire way of channeling the benefits of a digital economy to the largestpart of the country. IoT will enable delivery of education, health, governance andfinancial services to otherwise underserved areas,”

IoT Security IssuesDo you really want a connected TV with voice recognition in your living roomeven your TV records/hears your private conversations?

According to Proofpoint, more than 25 percent of the botnet was made up ofdevices other than computers, including smart TVs, baby monitors and otherhousehold appliances

Security concerns vary from geography to geography and individual toindividual. In India, among IoT device owners, losing passwords and debitcard information are the biggest fears and losing health information andbrowsers history is not that much of an issue.

Chairman of NASSCOM, BVR Mohan Reddy, called upon Telangana toestablish institutes of excellence for IT sector and said

“Create an Institute of Excellence for IoT, establish an Institute to protectIntellectual property and as the security is emerging as bigger threat, establish anInstitute for Cyber Security to deal with it,”

Skill GapsThe impact of digital technologies is now felt not only in the IT departmentbut across the entire organization, creating a huge demand for disruptivetechnology skills.

While at political level 1,000 British graduates will boost their digital skillsthrough paid internships with Tata Consultancy Services; but India lacksinnovation skills to use these new emerging technologies to their ownadvantages. There are not many students learning programming for Industry4.0. In this Gig Economy we need to stop thriving for useless engineeringdegrees and take lead in creating opportunities using such futuristictechnologies.

There are not many students learning programming for Industry 4.0. In thisGig Economy we need to stop thriving for useless engineering degrees andtake lead in creating opportunities using such futuristic technologies.