Convergence India 2019

The 2019 edition of Convergence India, IoT India, Embedded Tech India, and Mobile India expos finally came to an end after 3 days of intense activity. The event saw record visitor numbers and strong sales across all disciplines. The event had something to offer to all, trade delegations moved fruitfully from booth to booth; ideas were exchanged among compatriots, and business was discussed.

Highlights

• Sectors such as telecom and mobile communication, content production, management and delivery, IT and ITeS, security, broadcast, and digital media, as well as emerging technologies and

smart solutions showcased under the banner of Convergence India;

• Record footfall of over 25,000+ visitors, 600+ participants from 30+ countries;
• 20,000 sqm. of exhibit space;
• 28 conference sessions, 6 workshops, 182 speakers; and
• Release of knowledge paper by MarketsandMarkets, titled Internet of Things: The Next-Gen Revolution in India.

Dr Subi Chaturvedi, senior president, YES Bank, said during a panel discussion on Digital transformation in India: Progress and challenges that the internet is a great leveler since it brings both men and women online, which holds great significance for the growth of the digital ecosystem. The industry needs to create a workforce of the future along with adopting AI and emphasize on re-skilling the current force. The transformation that is about to take place will require higher investments toward digital capacity building.

During a discussion on Industry 4.0: Innovation through digital collaboration, Sudhanshu Mittal, director-industry 4.0, center of excellence for IOT, NASSCOM (CoE-IoT) observed that, Industry 4.0 will enable businesses to adopt digital technology no matter at what stage of maturity they are in when it comes to the use of technology in the enterprises. Businesses need to try out different solutions and systems and see what works for them, and then take the necessary steps to integrate the right ones into the organization.

A panel discussion session titled Cybersecurity/ Cybercrime: Breaching data is a reality-the way ahead, saw speakers from the IT and cybersecurity, as well as academic domains discussing the current data security scenario both at the enterprise as well as consumer/user level. Dr Sriram Birudavolu, CEO – cybersecurity center of excellence, Data Security Council of India (DSCI) asserted that, classifying data according to the level of sensitivity is imperative for companies today and the first step toward creating robust data management systems. Simply implementing laws is not enough for cybersecurity. Rather, a culture needs to be instituted in the country for managing data and keeping it secure like any other asset.

The IoT expo, with a display of a vast array of products from fields such as ICT, IT and ITeS, broadcast and digital media, emerging technologies, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud services, attracted a large number of students and individuals as well. They explored the exhibition, stopping to learn more or even test the latest technologies and gadgets.

While the 27th Convergence India 2019, the Embedded Tech India 2019 and Mobile India 2019 expos were co-organized by India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) and Exhibitions India Group; the Internet of Things India 2019 expo was co-organized by NASSCOM CoE-IoT. All events were supported by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Science & Technology, Digital India, NITI Aayog, and NSIC.

For next year, the organizers announced the inclusion of Fintech India expo in the 28th Edition of Convergence India, IoT India, Embedded Tech India, and Mobile India expo, to be held from February 19 -21, 2020.