A full-day Knowledge workshop on the Internet of Things, organized by Department of Information Technology & Electronics, Government of West Bengal, took place at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Newtown in Kolkata on 27th July’18. Well-known industry leaders, corporate executives, government officials, techies, and students took part in the event.
The programme started with an inaugural speech by Mr. Debashis Sen, the additional Chief Secretary, Government of West Bengal, and was soon followed by Mr. Ambarish Dasgupta’s (Senior Partner and Founder at Intueri consulting LLP) brief discourse on “IoT – ushering the connected existence”. The audience enjoyed a delightful discussion by Prof. Sudip Misra (IIT, KGP) who spoke on Enabling Cross-domain Convergence and Innovation with the Internet of Things. Soon after, Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI) CEO NK Mahapatra expressed his views on startup developing solutions in areas like intelligent transport system, smart parking, smart urban lighting system, and smart city maintenance. Industry stalwarts like Abir Banerjee (National Business Manager, HPE, Aruba) and Manish Kelkar (Director, SCM at Oracle India Pvt. Ltd) enlightened the audience with their views on Hardening security for Industrial IoT & Industry 4.0 – challenges & concerns and application of IoT in Logistics Management. The State IT&E department minister Bratya Basu, the honorary guest at the IoT Knowledge workshop launched Bengalathon 2018.
Post-lunch, there was a panel discussion on the strategy for IoT – Way Ahead, where Vishal Sanghvi (Founder & CEO, Net2Point), Sujay Nandi (Lead Architect, Cognitive Business Decision, IBM), Shantanu Som (CEO, Som Imaging Informatics), Sounak Dey (Scientist, Research & Innovation, TCS), Sadhan Biswas (Founder Partner, Pixel Solutionz), and Lalit Mishra (General Manager–IoT Sales, TCL). Pixel Solutionz founder and partner, Sadhan Biswas expressed his views on the challenges of IoT implementation in India and suggested smart strategies for overcoming the challenges. He spoke at large on the lack of awareness among people, the need for more economic solutions, and start-up prospects in IoT.
IoT Solutionz, a product by Pixel Solutionz, enables enterprises to, create IoT platforms and leverage best–in–class IoT solutions for assured return on their investments. The smart water management system, by IoT Solutionz, ensures that the pump is turned on only when the water level falls below the minimum and is proactive enough to refill it, immediately. Energy-efficient and affordable, the IoT-based energy management solution helps you save on power bills. The smart motion sensor checks for human movement in the room, and automatically switches off power when no one is present in the room. IoT Solutionz’s smart energy management solution also includes voice-controlled lighting, power on/off and remote management of home functions.
Their smart LPG solution monitors product usage and sends regular updates via SMS. Its smart sensor checks for LPG layer in the cylinder, and send an alert notification, once the level falls below the minimum level. Smart LPG solution tracks gas usage and helps you save on gas bills.
Soon after this, students and techies presented their ideas as to how IoT could be effectively used for developing smart technologies like intelligent transport system, digital signage, smart urban lighting, and telecare. Students demonstrated self-assisting systems and smart wearable devices which can track specific health conditions, with a reminder system for medicines, or monitor patient movement.
The Knowledge workshop on the Internet of Things was a huge hit, with techies, thought leaders, scholars, and students interacting over innovative solutions for smart cities and better living, and of working together for a connected living.
