IoT has enormous potential to solve problems of India and the world

The secretary in the Ministry of electronics and information technology Ajay Prakash Sawhney said there was a need to understand the emerging technologies and utilise them properly

The secretary in the Ministry of electronics and information technology Ajay Prakash Sawhney on Thursday said the Internet of Things is something special which can revolutionalise the world of technology and help solve many of the problems of India and the world.

"IOT is something that has enormous potential for India and the world. A combination of technology can help us solve problems that we never imagined we could solve," opined Sawhney at two-day conclave, the IoT India Congress-2019.

He said there was a need to understand the emerging technologies and utilise them properly.

"We must understand the combination of emerging technologies like IoT, blockchain, 3D printing etc, pluck them out of their spaces and deploy them to solve problems.

IOT will be the champion in adding to the proliferation of data," Sawhney said.

Additional Chief Secretary of Karnataka Dr E V Ramana Reddy underlined the importance of Bengaluru as the start-up hub in mainstreaming IoT.

"IoT startups founded in Bengaluru are conquering the world and collaborating with the best minds globally and given the widespread adoption of IoT in multiple industries, it is indeed time to mainstream IoT," Reddy said.

Elaborating on Karnataka's role in making IoT popular, he said the government's focus will be on IoT and its convergence with other emerging technologies such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Analytics and the impact it will have on Cybersecurity.

"Karnataka and Bengaluru are leading the country in terms of the Innovation Economy, powered by its rich eco-system of over 450 research labs, more than 400 Fortune 500 companies, and over a lakh PhDs with diverse specialization", Reddy said.

Supporting and handholding of startups has been the cornerstone of the government's IT Policy as they play a pivotal role in innovation and the roll-out of new technologies, he added.

With the latest edition, IoT India Congress became the first platform to discuss the integration of IoT in the defence sector with panellists from the Indian army, DRDO, Indian Air Force and BEL, the organisers said.