Joint R&D in big data analytics, AI & IoT
The NEC Corporation announced that its subsidiary NEC Technologies India (NECTI) has entered into an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) to explore joint research and development in the field of big data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT) and AI with an aim to solve a range of social challenges in India.
Under this MoU, the IIT-B and NECTI will jointly work on value creation for major Government initiatives across smart cities, as well as for the Logistics and Transportation domain, by leveraging advanced technologies. One of the areas this joint R&D aims to explore is the use of big data analytics to optimise the movement of logistics containers across the country, which can result in shorter times for the delivery of goods and lower logistics cost. More than 30 graduates have joined NEC’s Central Research laboratories in Japan since 2012.
AI based Talent Exchange Market Place
Tech Mahindra Ltd launched the first AI based, talent exchange market place — Talex — to address issues related to upskilling, reskilling and talent management within the organisation. The solution has been developed by an in-house team of young disruptors.
Talex is a unique offering that will democratise the talent management domain and enable the workforce to discover opportunities within the organisation, and also helps in retaining and nurturing promising talent. This talent exchange marketplace platform will be a true gamechanger in making the entire process effortless by adding the element of gamification.
Study vocational education & training
Association of Skill Training Providers (ASTP), formed as a national skill alliance of training service provider companies, conducted a study on Cooperative Vocational Education and Training (VET), on behalf of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), GmbH.
The study was conducted in two industrial clusters: The automotive component cluster in Aurangabad, Maharashtra and, the electronics and manufacturing cluster in Bangalore, Karnataka to analyse the current practices of cooperation between Chambers/Associations/Companies interested in imparting cooperative VET, and state and national government bodies mandated to approve the industrial initiatives.
The study conducted focused on the actual situation pertaining to the implementing agencies and the partners at different stakeholder levels of Dual System of Training & National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme, their roles and responsibilities.
Mou signed
The CL Educate Limited signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EvueMe Selection Bot. As per the MoU a new mock interview product — iGuru — will be launched aimed at helping students and professionals prepare for various kinds of interviews for getting jobs or admission to study higher education courses.
The organisations will work in collaboration to use cutting-edge technology to simplify the entire interview preparation process, enabling students and professionals to take mock interviews from the comfort of their premises using their own devices, at their own convenient time, with an interviewer on demand.
Speaking about the partnership, Rupak Agarwal, Founder & CEO – EvueMe Selection Bot said: There is a huge industry-academia divide and our cutting-edge Digital Interviewing and Assessment Solutions help reduce this divide significantly.”
The CL Educate Limited signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EvueMe Selection Bot. As per the MoU a new mock interview product — iGuru — will be launched aimed at helping students and professionals prepare for various kinds of interviews for getting jobs or admission to study higher education courses.
The organisations will work in collaboration to use cutting-edge technology to simplify the entire interview preparation process, enabling students and professionals to take mock interviews from the comfort of their premises using their own devices, at their own convenient time, with an interviewer on demand.
Speaking about the partnership, Rupak Agarwal, Founder & CEO – EvueMe Selection Bot said: There is a huge industry-academia divide and our cutting-edge Digital Interviewing and Assessment Solutions help reduce this divide significantly.”
Rank of b-schools
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) has been ranked among the Top 10 in the list of Financial Times Asia-Pacific Business schools 2018. It takes the 8th position in the overall ranking, alongside schools like Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China); CEIBS (China), National University of Singapore Business School (Singapore), among others. IIMB is one among the only two Indian B-schools to be featured in the Top 10.
The top-25 ranking is based on the quality diverse course offerings at business schools.