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04 Mar 2019 As more and more devices and equipment in the environment get digitally enabled, Augmented Reality (AR) will entrench itself further in our lives. Sensors will be critical in obtaining content-rich data from such devices and aide businesses in building better products and services. Sensors and internet of…

01 Mar 2019 A country’s engagement in high technology exports (HTX) reflects the sophistication of its economy, level of productivity and future capabilities. HTX are products with high R&D intensity, as defined by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD has identified specific products in this category…

22 Feb 2019 In today’s world, businesses have only two choices: Innovate or perish. Some startling facts buttress this theory: only 12% of the Fortune 500 companies (ranked by total revenues) from 1955 were still on the list 62 years later in 2017. The others have either ceased to exist,…

29 Jan 2019 From Super Mario Brothers to Pokemon Go and Candy Crush, all of us have enjoyed the thrill of digital gaming. So much so that people like us have made gaming a huge entertainment industry. India, with its creative talent, large digital savvy population and treasure trove of…

28 Jan 2019 The Indian engineering industry has grown into an innovative and competitive technological hub, gaining scale and diversity across major sub-sectors. Indian products and services are coveted all over the world not only for their competitiveness, but also for their reliability and quality. The unprecedented flow of capital,…

15 Oct 2018 Indian Railway is set to usher in a new era. The Government of India has undertaken active measures to revive the crumbling infrastructure of Indian railways and curate a world class experience. The Ministry of Railways announced plans to invest Rs.905,000 crore (US$126 billion) by 2020, to upgrade the railways.…

22 Sep 2018 Technology, now an indispensable part of our lives, is changing paradigms at an astonishing pace. Creative minds all over the globe are leveraging the power of technology to transform sectors such as finance, health, security, education, communication, entertainment and everything else that we can think of. This…

01 Nov 2017 Technology, driven by innovation, is key to achieving inclusive growth and development. Recognizing this fact, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has been holding the prestigious CII Technology Summit as an annual flagship event for the past 22 years in partnership with  the Department of Science and…

29 May 2017 Big Data and AI (artificial intelligence) are changing the manufacturing sector making it safer, faster, and potentially error free. Managing Director, Lincoln Electric, S Sundarram expounds on these trends. Big Data and AI will play a huge role in Industry 4.0 as the 4th industrial revolution will…

23 May 2017 While technology firms are venturing into the payments and financial services industry, banks today are constantly upscaling and adopting technologies to reach out to untapped masses. This is blurring the lines between FinTech companies and traditional banks. 1. Rural segment Banks across the domestic and international segment…