Friday, 8 July 2016

Nasscom unveils first IoT-focused centre


Nasscom (National Association of Software and Service Companies) has launched Country's first centre of excellence focused on Internet of Things (CoE- IoT) at its Startup Warehouse in Bengaluru.
  • It was launched by Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Electronics, IT, Law & Justice
  • CoE- IoT is a joint initiative between the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY), education and research network (ERNET) and the IT industry body
  • It is supported by Accenture, Cisco, Intel, HCL Technologies, Qualcomm, TCS and L&T Technology Services, among others
  • It will function as an enabler of funding, accelerating, and mentoring for start-ups
  • The CoE laboratory, along with the Nasscom 10,000 Startups Warehouse, has the capacity to incubate up to 40 start-ups
Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:
  1. Nasscom has launched the country's first centre of excellence focused on Internet of Things (CoE- IoT) in: a)Bangaluru b)Mumbai c)Kolkata d)Chennai
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