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16th May, 2025, New Delhi: Marking a pivotal moment in India’s education landscape, Central Square Foundation (CSF), with support from Google.org, and in collaboration with the Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI (WSAI) at IIT Madras, launched the AI Literacy Curriculum Framework for Students at the ‘AI Samarth Conclave’ in New Delhi. This represents a significant milestone for ‘AI Samarth’, an initiative to empower over 50 lakh students, teachers, and parents across government and affordable private schools in India with the requisite knowledge and capacity to engage with AI effectively, safely, and responsibly.

AI is rapidly emerging as a transformative force in shaping society, influencing daily life across sectors, including education. As AI profoundly impacts the education sector, it brings opportunities to make learning deeply personalised, adaptive, and efficient. However, realising this potential requires more than just access to technology; it demands awareness, thoughtful integration and meaningful AI engagement by users.

To address this need, AI Samarth has developed a contextualised AI Literacy Curriculum Framework for Students and Teachers in India. In his Keynote address at the launch, Abhishek Singh, CEO, IndiaAI Mission and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), Govt. of India, said “The transformative and cross-cutting potential of AI will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of education in India. As we build a Viksit Bharat by 2047, it is essential to equip every learner with foundational AI literacy so they are ready for the opportunities of tomorrow’s workforce. With AI-powered learning, we can make education more personalised, equitable, and efficient, while easing the burden on teachers.” The curriculum released today aims to build fundamental AI awareness in students, cultivate critical thinking and responsible use of AI tools—laying the groundwork for a future-ready, AI-literate society. The AI literacy curriculum for educators, to be released soon, will focus on enhancing AI awareness, building capacity to leverage AI for teaching and learning, and guiding students in its safe and informed use. The curriculum has been informed by key learnings from high-quality curricula and courses available globally.

Further, AI Samarth is building an open-source content stack, including a video repository for self-learning for students, parents, and teachers, along with teaching-learning materials for cascaded training for both teachers and students. The multilingual content stack will be released as a public good in English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, and Odia over the next six months, with an intent to expand to additional regional languages subsequently. The content will be disseminated through digital platforms and cascaded training modules, in collaboration with mission-aligned implementation partners, state governments and online learning platforms across Bharat. In its first round of implementation, AI Samarth has partnered with six organisations to build AI Literacy for over 50 lakh (5 million) students, parents and teachers. Looking ahead, AI Samarth is committed to mainstreaming AI literacy into school systems nationwide.

As India embraces the promise of AI, equipping users with the tools to engage with AI critically and responsibly will be key to shaping a future where technology is used with purpose and impact at scale. Through this effort, India is building the groundwork for future generations to lead, create, and shape an inclusive AI-driven future.

Qlik^®, a global leader in data integration, data quality, analytics, and artificial intelligence, today introduced its new agentic experience at Qlik Connect^® 2025. The agentic experience will provide a single, conversational interface allowing users across the enterprise to interact naturally with data, using specialized AI agents to quickly uncover insights, drive faster decisions, and boost productivity—bringing new simplicity to complex data-driven workflows.

Qlik has consistently pushed forward the possibilities of data exploration, visualization, and analytics. At the heart of this continuous innovation is the Qlik engine—a unique technology that indexes relationships across data, enabling the discovery of unexpected connections. The agentic experience builds directly on this engine, expanding the ability of both users and agents to intuitively access these relationships, surface insights, and take action across diverse data.

The agentic experience will enable users to access insights and take action simply by engaging in natural language dialogue. Operating seamlessly across Qlik Cloud—including data integration, data quality, and analytics solutions—the experience removes friction, providing fast, intuitive visibility for smarter decisions and higher productivity.

At Qlik Connect, the company demonstrated how specialized AI agents will support users within this new experience:

• Introduced last year for unstructured data, Qlik Answers™ will bring together structured and unstructured data in a single natural language experience, delivering trusted answers and enabling automated actions.
• Revealed for the first time at the event, a discovery agent will proactively identify critical risks and opportunities across applications and datasets, presenting insights and recommended actions through a personalized feed.
• Demonstrated as a concept, a pipeline agent will allow users to describe desired business outcomes conversationally, prompting automated recommendations and design of necessary data pipelines.

As enterprises face unpredictable market conditions and increasing pressure to make critical decisions rapidly, investments in AI have grown. With its agentic experience, Qlik is focused on helping customers turn data into timely, high-quality decisions and results. Qlik’s agentic experience is specifically designed to empower teams to accelerate both decisions and productivity in rapidly changing environments.

“This new agentic experience is about removing the distance between data, decisions, and outcomes,” said Mike Capone, CEO of Qlik. “People want a seamless, conversational way to engage with their data—one that fits naturally into their work and delivers clear, trusted answers in context. We’ve built this experience to reflect how decisions actually get made in a business.”

“There’s a growing demand for AI that does more than generate responses—enterprises want systems that can reason across complex data, explain their outputs, and drive action,” said Megha Kumar, Research Vice President, Worldwide Analytics & AI, IDC. “Qlik Answers combines structured and unstructured data with automation in a governed, explainable framework. It’s a strong example of how agentic AI can support real enterprise decision-making.”

“We’re under constant pressure to make faster, better decisions with data that’s scattered across the business,” said Yuzuru Fukuda, Corporate Executive Officer – Senior EVP, Enterprise Division CEO, Fujitsu. “The ability to ask a question and get a trusted, contextual answer—across structured reports, unstructured content, and automated workflows—is exactly the kind of capability we’ve been waiting for. It has the potential to remove a lot of friction from how decisions actually get made.”

Bengaluru, India – May 15, 2025 – Your Galaxy wearables are about to get even smarter in the coming months. Google Gemini is set to debut on Samsung Galaxy Watches, making its first integration into the Galaxy wearable lineup. Moreover, activating Gemini will be smoother than ever when paired with the Galaxy Buds3 series. This update will extend AI functionalities across the entire Galaxy ecosystem, creating a more cohesive and intelligent user experience.

Galaxy Watch: Get More Done, Hands-Free

With Gemini on your Galaxy Watch, you can get hands-free assistance using natural voice commands to stay productive on the move. When running on the treadmill at the gym, simply ask Gemini to “Remember I’m using locker 43 today” so you can focus on your workout without a second thought. Or when you receive an important email while your hands are tied up carrying groceries, just ask Gemini to “Summarize my last email” for a quick overview. Gemini handles these requests across your apps, letting you quickly glance at the response and get right back to what you’re doing.

Galaxy Buds: Seamless Device Interaction

When used with Galaxy Buds, the Gemini experience becomes even more seamless. By using voice or pinch and hold controls, you can activate Gemini on your Galaxy Buds and smoothly interact with your Galaxy smartphone. So when you are lacing up your running shoes before a jog, just ask Gemini, “What’s the weather for my run today?” without having to reach for your phone. With Gemini, a more intelligent Galaxy experience is at your fingertips.

Hexnode, the leading Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) platform from Mitsogo Inc., has announced the extension of Kiosk Lockdown support to ChromeOS and the addition of digital signage capabilities to its Windows kiosk management offering.

These enhancements empower businesses to take better control of their single-purpose and customer-facing endpoints. By restricting access to unnecessary applications and streamlining content management, organizations can strengthen security and ensure displays remain relevant and up to date.

“As businesses rely more on purpose-built devices for customer engagement, even brief downtime can disrupt operations and the customer experience,” said Sahad M, Chief Technology Officer at Hexnode. “Recognizing this, we are committed to providing reliable kiosk and digital signage tools that help businesses transform everyday devices into secure, easily manageable interaction hubs.”

Transform ChromeOS devices into Interactive Kiosks

ChromeOS is gaining ground as a preferred platform for kiosk deployments by offering an affordable, compact and cloud-first design solution. Businesses using ChromeOS-powered kiosks have reported an increase in sales and efficiency, making it ideal for applications ranging from self-service kiosks to exam-ready student devices. 

Hexnode now offers several essential features for managing ChromeOS kiosks:

Single-App Kiosk Mode: Lock devices into a single app for a focused experience, ideal for self-ordering, check-ins, or wayfinding. Enhance security by disabling plugins and function keys, blocking browser extensions and shortcuts to prevent malicious actors from exploiting loopholes and exiting kiosk mode.

Multi-App Kiosk Mode: Grant access to a curated set of apps while blocking distractions, ideal for environments that require flexibility without compromising security. This mode is particularly valuable in digital classrooms or healthcare environments, where users may have limited tech expertise, ensuring they can switch between essential apps easily.

Power and Accessibility Settings: Configure power and battery settings to align with usage patterns, optimizing uptime and extending device longevity. Manage accessibility features like virtual keyboard and dictation, ensuring a user-friendly experience on shared or public devices.

Remote Management: Quickly lock or wipe kiosk devices in the event of compromise or loss, and reboot devices when they freeze or malfunction, all without the need for on-site technician intervention.

Turn Windows Devices into Engaging Digital Signage

Windows remains a widely adopted choice for digital signage after Android, thanks to its long hardware lifespan, robust performance, and broad compatibility with signage software and peripherals. From retail chains to corporate campuses, Windows-powered signage is used to broadcast promotions, display dynamic menus, and relay internal communications. With digital signage shown to boost customer visits by 80%, delivering the right message at the right time has never been more crucial.

Hexnode equips businesses to display content effectively through:

Content Deployment: Easily push promotional images, videos, or URLs to remote displays, making it perfect for keeping retail storefronts updated or synchronizing digital menus across multiple locations.

Loop Video Mode: Auto-play content in a continuous loop, keeping customer engaged with uninterrupted video playback in high-traffic areas like malls or transport hubs.

Full-Screen Display: Automatically adjust content to fill the screen, ensuring consistency and visual impact in environments like corporate lobbies or product showcases.

With the latest addition of digital signage capabilities to Windows kiosk lockdown and newly expanded kiosk support for ChromeOS, Hexnode’s kiosk solutions now cover major platforms like macOS, iOS, Apple TV, Windows, Android, and ChromeOS. This unified approach empowers IT teams to seamlessly secure and manage interactive kiosks and digital signage displays across a diverse fleet of devices.

All India: CS TECH Ai, in partnership with Bentley Systems, organised ‘SmartFlow Lucknow’, an industry event focusing on digital solutions for water infrastructure. The event gathered government officials, engineers and technology professionals to discuss practical approaches to modernising water systems in India.

Senior officials including Shri Suprabhat Singh, Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, and Shri R.B. Ram, Chief Engineer, Jal Nigam, attended the event and underlined the role of digital tools in enhancing system efficiency and resilience.

The programme featured technical sessions led by Bentley Systems, showcasing hydraulic modelling techniques, system-wide analysis methods, and the use of structural engineering software for infrastructure design.

Trupti Gandhi, Executive Manager, CS TECH Ai, said, “SmartFlow Lucknow is part of our ongoing efforts to support digital adoption in water infrastructure. The participation of senior government officials indicates the importance of collaborative models in public infrastructure.”

CS TECH Ai acknowledged the contribution of the Bentley Systems team — Subhranil Chakrabarti, Deepjyoti Chakraborty, Rajarshi Chakraborty and Chaitali Satpati — for leading the technical sessions.

Bhavesh Goswami, Founder and CEO of CloudThat, shared his perspective: “Watching India’s IT sector grow, we felt professionals needed more insights on the value of certifications and how they impact their careers. Our survey reveals 74% of software developers and IT consultants hold certifications, with 60% reporting pay hikes from these credentials. This underscores their critical role in equipping professionals with the skills needed to excel and advance in their roles. As the industry continues to grow, certifications are becoming essential to stand out and meet the demand for specialized skills.” 

CloudThat’s report further emphasizes that certifications enhance job effectiveness, boost productivity, and increase chances for promotions. Earning certifications equips professionals to confidently lead in specialized roles. With India’s IT industry projected to reach $350 billion by 2030, Certifications are essential for meeting employer demand for skilled talent, positioning professionals for success in a competitive global market.

HSINCHU, Taiwan – May 14, 2025 – MediaTek today announced its T930 chipset for 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and mobile Wi-Fi (Mi-Fi) devices. This third-generation platform highlights the company’s industry leadership by supporting the latest and most advanced wireless communication technologies and solutions available. A highly integrated and exceptionally power-efficient 4nm chipset solution, the MediaTek T930 supports sub-6GHz frequency bands and is capable of achieving 5G connection speeds of 10Gbps.

The MediaTek T930 boasts many world-first technical features, including 6CC-CA downlink, and 5-layer 3Tx, enabling uplink performance of up to 2.8Gbps. It is also the first to support 8Rx with a total 200MHz DL bandwidth, which can effectively increase spectrum efficiency by 40% at the cell edge, thereby extending signal coverage by up to 40%. In addition, the T930 supports 3GPP Release-18 standard, and more advanced modem features including 3Tx and L4S innovations proposed by MediaTek.

Combining MediaTek’s new M90 5G modem with a quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU and a dedicated network processor, the MediaTek T930 can handle 5G to Wi-Fi/Ethernet throughput at full performance. The full T930 platform also includes an RF transceiver, a GNSS receiver, and power management.

The T930 platform can be combined with a dedicated NPU chip to form a Generative AI gateway device, providing advanced Edge AI processing and interaction with devices within the network. MediaTek’s award-winning Edge AI concept has been demonstrated at recent tradeshows, and the company has collaborated with key partners to accelerate product development.

“The growth of 5G mobile data is now being driven by a wide range of application services, while the rapid development of AI, which enables on-device learning, also aligns with new user demands and experiences,” said JC Hsu, Corporate Senior Vice President of MediaTek. “We expect the MediaTek T930 to become a reliable and powerful foundation that unleashes the success of a new generation of devices, applications, and Edge AI services with low-latency, always-available connectivity.”

MediaTek has already become the preferred partner of leading international customers and is working closely with several ecosystem partners to integrate the T930 into next-generation FWA and Mi-Fi products for global markets.

Bengaluru, India – May 14, 2025: API Holdings Limited (“API”), among India’s largest digital healthcare platform and the parent company of the entities owning leading brands such as PharmEasy, Thyrocare, and Retailio, today announced their collaboration with IBM to harness the power of AI-driven automated observability to proactively manage their application stack using IBM Instana. This has empowered API to deliver seamless healthcare services to customers while accelerating time-to-market for new services.

With IBM Instana, API has deployed full-stack, real-time observability across its complex microservices architecture, ensuring rapid incident detection, accelerated root cause analysis, and continuous performance optimization for its consumer and enterprise applications. This has resulted in up to 30% reduction in Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) for issues, improved developer productivity, and created a scalable observability foundation for future growth of their application landscape.

“IBM Instana has become our command center for incident management – intuitive, developer-friendly, and powerful. From real-time alerts to precise root cause analysis, it plays a central role in maintaining our application uptime ultimately enhancing customer trust. A high confidence on application monitoring and uptime has made more time for our Tech teams to innovate and perform higher value work like rapidly launching new services on its platforms,” said Vivek Kumar Singh, Vice President, Engineering, API.

IBM Instana is currently deployed across three major businesses owned by API – PharmEasy, Thyrocare, and Retailio to monitor a diverse range of mission-critical applications. Its seamless integration with automation systems and collaboration tools ensures real-time alerts through chat platforms and rapid incident resolution via virtual meeting platforms.

“Succeeding in today’s competitive digital healthcare sector demands always-on performance and instant incident resolution. Our work with API exemplifies how having insights-driven visibility of application and infrastructure environments can enable healthcare businesses drive productivity, innovate at pace, stay resilient, and continually deliver value to customers,” said Viswanath Ramaswamy, Vice President, Technology, IBM India & South Asia.

Bangalore, May 14, 2025: In a significant step towards bridging the gap between education and employment, IG Group in collaboration with Nasscom Foundation has successfully skilled 2000 marginalized youth under the Skilling and Employability Program for Youth. With a strong focus on building an inclusive future-ready workforce, the initiative placed special emphasis on skilling women, who made up 60% of the participants, fostering greater diversity in the workforce.

Building on the success of the first cohort, this year’s program adopted a holistic approach. 1,200 students were trained through the Digital 101 course, an introductory program designed to spark interest and build foundational skills in emerging tech careers. Simultaneously, 800 students advanced through specialized Domain Courses in BPM – Finance and Accounting, BPM – Banking, and Data Science & Analytics. As a direct outcome, 480 students have been provided with employment opportunities, moving a step closer to a brighter future. The training model followed an in person training approach and was conducted in the premises of partnering colleges and institutions.

Commenting on the success of the program, Jyoti Sharma, CEO, Nasscom Foundation said, “India’s young population, with over 54% below the age of 25 holds the key to the country’s future growth, but only if we invest in their skills and aspirations. Our ongoing partnership with IG Group targeted at skilling youth stands as a testament to what is possible when industry and social impact come together. By empowering over 2,000 marginalized youth this year, we have helped bridge the gap between education and employment, creating pathways to economic independence and inclusive growth. We are proud of the resilience and determination shown by the youth and look forward to continuing this meaningful journey, that can drive India’s progress in the years to come.“

Anand Kadur, COO – IG Group Technology and Head of IG India commented,” Training and education are fundamental drivers of economic growth, and today, tech-specific skills are essential across every sector. Our partnership with Nasscom Foundation has been instrumental in equipping the youth especially who lack skill development opportunities, to thrive in the digital economy. It has been truly inspiring to witness the students’ journeys and see their success stories unfold. Through this initiative, we are not just empowering individuals but also strengthening communities, as these youth are now able to support their parents, siblings, and future generations. Addressing skill gaps at the grassroots level is critical, and at IG Group, we remain deeply committed to this cause as we continue to invest in building a more inclusive and future-ready workforce.“

To ensure high-quality training across partner institutions, the project also focused on building faculty capacity. 15 faculty members underwent a structured 30-hour Faculty Development Program, strengthening their expertise in Data Science and Analytics and BPM. The training emphasized modern teaching methods, digital tools, interactive techniques, and self-assessment practices to better engage with students. By standardizing pedagogy, the program enhanced learning outcomes, improved student experiences, and supported career readiness.

Spanning Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Delhi NCR, the program also focused on holistic development by integrating several key initiatives. Students were equipped with soft skills and communication training to build workplace readiness, covering professional behaviour, interpersonal skills, and workplace ethics. Guest lectures and expert sessions by industry professionals connected classroom learning with real-world applications, while career guidance and mentorship helped students with career planning, goal setting, and ongoing support. Hands-on learning was emphasized through practical labs, projects, assignments, and group activities to foster collaborative and experiential learning. Additionally, industrial visits were organized to give students first and exposure to corporate environments and workplace expectations, ensuring a well-rounded learning experience.