IT Services
Collaborating for Success of Engineering & Design in India
The success of LCA Tejas, one of the finest fighter aircraft, attributed to its Architect, Designer & Project Director Dr. Kota Harinarayana. He was a keynote speaker at the NASSCOM Design and Engineering Summit. Following are the highlights: India’s first fighter jet was HL-24 Marut. After more than two decades of neglect & disregard of the Indian Aerospace Industry, the LCA program started with an initial outlay of Rs.500 crore in the early 1990s. We have the World’s third-largest domestic traffic and will be the third-largest – USA and China being the top two – in combined domestic-international travel. We are the fourth largest Airforce in the world, but until recently have been importing turbo-pass aircraft (only one among the BRIC nations). Years of sanctions by t...
Doctor of the Future
Recently in Bangalore, NASSCOM CoE – IoT & AI hosted a Roundtable which featured doctors as panellists who deliberated on the benefits of digitalization on the medical profession in general, not shying away from distilling the hype either. Where are we in Digital Healthcare? “We know where to go but not necessarily how to get there”, proffered Dr Arvind Kasargod, Group Medical Director, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, also the moderator of the session. Are doctors resistant to technology adoption? Dr Kasargod doesn’t think so and offered a simplistic explanation: “the stethoscope would never have seen the light of day if that had been the case”. He believes that technology adoption should create value for all participants, “We also need to ask the question to doctors and patients alike –...
Software testing to Digital Quality Assurance: A Paradigm Shift
The report ‘Software testing to Digital Quality Assurance – A paradigm shift’ shares a detailed look at the global and Indian trends in software testing with insights for businesses, company boards, testing professionals & other stakeholders. It is designed to offer an understanding on the industry and how new age skillsets are becoming prerequisites for software testers to compete and grow in an organization. There has been an increase in share of testing services due to business transformation, supported by Agile/ DevOps and automated testing platforms. Domain specific testing continues to gain popularity with dedicated teams catering to specific client requirements. Some sectors have always found favor with the Indian software testing market. However, do we still see the trend...
Healthcare Goes Digital: How LHIF 6.0 Is Addressing This Critical Change In Indian Healthcare
The sixth edition of the Lifesciences & Healthcare Innovation Forum (LHIF) was held on 19th September, 2019 at The Leela Palace, Bengaluru, which saw some of the region’s most prolific leaders and decision makers in healthcare, medicine and technology converge and discuss the way ahead for India’s healthcare industry. With a billion-dollar opportunity at hand and a billion-strong population waiting to witness the next wave of innovation in healthcare, LHIF presents as one of the few platforms in India to bring together the biggest stakeholders in policy, industry, innovation and technology to deliver a comprehensive impact on healthcare. The event began with keynotes delivered by Dr. Devi Shetty, Chairman & Executive Director, Narayana Health; Nalinikanth Gollagunta, President &...
The Future of Engineering R&D
Engineering research and development (ER&D) has always been a critical investment for organizations, because regardless of the products or services that they offer, it fundamentally augments their ability to innovate in developing and improving their offerings that can strengthen the organization’s position in the marketplace. This is critical for the survival and profitability of enterprises. Traditionally, ER&D being a core area with IP implications, most organizations chose to keep it as an in-house activity in order to build and grow their own engineering capabilities. However, due to several shifts in the market and influenced by the success of IT outsourcing which has been around for several decades, organizations are now showing a preference to outsource their ER&D. A ve...
Blockchain – A potential disrupter for Healthcare Domain
By Sajal Singhal, Manager, Product Development, GlobalLogic India Do you own bitcoin currency? Whether you do or don’t you’ve probably heard of it and other cryptocurrencies that have been rallying patronage and experiencing a strong hype right now. The technology powering these cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, is nothing short of disruption and is believed to have the potential to revolutionize the way we do business. Emerging blockchain technology is ushering in a new era built on strong foundations of customer involvement and objective trade. Blockchain, an open, distributed ledger that can document transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way thus taking away the risk of accidental, or intentional, tweaking of data. This is ensured by storing data (or...
Flying Taxis: A Revolution in the Transportation Industry
If you have seen The Jetsons, the idea of flying around in a personal aircraft must have seemed enticing! While you cannot own a private aircraft right yet, you can still get a ride on a flying taxi in a few years. Many aviation technology companies around the world have already conducted test runs of their air taxi concepts and could launch their service even before 2025! All that remains to be done is to establish regulations and certifications for the industry and things are good to go. In this blog, we will find out the possible impact of flying taxi on the transport industry, commuters, and society as a whole. Then we will take a look at the eight most promising flying taxi companies around the globe. What are the Possible Perks of Flying Taxis? The transport industry is becoming more...
Reimagining Manufacturing through Smart Ecosystems
Industry 4.0 is set to redefine manufacturing over the next decade. Today, the industry is at a crossroads with manufacturing companies adopting new technologies and streamlining their processes to welcome this inevitable, digitally connected future. Considering the need for integrity and reliability in aerospace manufacturing, the industry has always been an early adopter of advanced technologies. Aerospace players must align their business goals to make digitization a top priority. Building a ‘smart ecosystem’ Aerospace customers have dynamic requirements with drastically reduced timelines. Digitization has enabled companies to provide end-to-end integrated solutions from design to manufacturing by dramatically increasing the pace of operations and accelerating both process and product-b...
Transitioning into an Era of Smart Vehicles
The automotive industry is witnessing a shift from product centricity to experience centricity, thanks to an increasing emphasis towards telematics. Essentially, telematics refers to the monitoring of a vehicle and its performance on a continuous and remote basis. This is making vehicles more intelligent, engaging and connected, thereby allowing them to integrate into our daily lives – much like the smartphone. The automotive telematics market is pacing rapidly and is expected to cross USD 98 billion by 2026. Three of the largest segments in this market are: Consumer Telematics, Vehicle Diagnostics & Insurance Telematics. The New Gen Automotive Experience The demand for consumer telematics is primarily driven by the need to transform the user experience through advancements in driver a...
India on the World Map: Engineering & Research as India’s North Star
In the last 30 years, India has strongly established itself as the IT hub of the world, garnering nearly 55% market share of the global services business (as of 2017-18), exports at $137 billion in FY19, and employment doubling in a decade to 18 million by 2018. All through these golden years, India’s academia and talent have consciously aligned itself to this rapid growth and seized opportunities. Even talent from other engineering disciplines such as biotechnology or mechanical oriented towards IT. But here is the most pertinent question, “what about the next 30 years?” The next 30 years cannot be imagined linearly – soon it will not be about revenues reaching $200+ billion or adding 30 million more people to the industry. The “Law of Accelerating Returns” proposed by renowned American I...
