K’taka govt, Samsung body ink MoU to set up ‘IoT Innovation Lab’

The Department of Collegiate and Technical Education (DCTE), Karnataka and Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) signed an MoU on Thursday to set up ‘Industrial Internet of Things Labs’ (IoT Innovation Labs) in 35 Government Polytechnics throughout the State.

The undertaking prices Rs 1.52 crore and in addition consists of setting up of AI labs in at the very least two establishments.

The memorandum of understanding was signed within the presence of C.N. Ashwath Narayan, Minister for IT/BT at Vikasa Soudha in Bengaluru. P. Pradeep, Commissioner, DCTE and Balajee Sowrirajan, Vice-President and MD Samsung semiconductor India Research signed the settlement.

Speaking on the event, Narayan stated, Samsung India, by the Electronics Sector Skills Council of India has piloted the Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC) providing on-line coursework aligned to the C20 Curriculum Internet of Things (IoT).

The SIC coursework has been mapped with our C20 curriculum in order that it helps college students totally study all the muse ideas in IoT, he added.

Hands-on Learning

The hands-on experiment alternatives together with the web studying assets and a library of capstone undertaking statements is anticipated to assist college students get business coaching at polytechnics in addition to get business credentials by certifications guaranteeing they’re job prepared, he stated.

The “IoT Innovation Lab” would assist foster improvements in fixing native issues utilizing IoT. These labs may also be out there for college students at close by authorities establishments to be used, particularly for individuals who are in engineering and first grade faculties.

These labs embody instruments and applied sciences that may be utilized to numerous STEM experiments, together with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones), Automobile, Bio-Medical, AgriTech, BioTech, and different potential STEM purposes.

Students may also have alternatives to experiment and study hands-on service of cell phones, used as instruments in IoT tasks. As of now, the setting up of AI labs in two faculties has been confirmed. However, DCTE has requested to set up AI labs in at the very least 15 establishments in Karnataka.

The labs will likely be housed in Government Polytechnics at Aurad, Bagepalli, Bengaluru, Belagavi, Bidar, Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Devadurga, Hangal, Harihara, Jalaki, Joida, Kalaburagi, Kalagi, Kampli, Koppal, Lingasugur, Mangaluru, Mosale Hosahalli, Mundagod, Mysuru, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shiralakoppa, Shivamogga, Siddapura, Srirangapatna, Surapura, Udupi and Vijayapura.