BANGALORE: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) India has recently unveiled its IoT Panel in Bengaluru. The panel will be chaired by Dr. Rishi Bhatnagar, Vice President - Global Head Digital Enterprise Services, Tech Mahindra and aims to be a neutral, authoritative and credible voice for the evolving movement of IoT in India. A whitepaper on IoT titled ‘The Next Horizon – Internet of Things: A Business Must’, authored by Dr. Rishi Bhatnagar, Chairman of IET India IoT Panel and Vice President - Global Head Digital Enterprise Services, Tech Mahindra, was also launched by the panel.

Founded 143 years ago, IET is based in the UK and has 163,000+ members in 127 countries, with active networks of members in 37 countries. In India, the IET has over 12,000 members, 8 Local Networks and focuses on the Energy, Information and Communications, Transport and Built Environment sectors.

The IET India IoT panel, which understands the significance of the Internet of Things in connecting and impacting technologies across sectors, will focus on facilitating discussions that will help in making the inevitable connected world more efficient, smart, innovative and safe. It will emphasise on technology, security and regulatory concerns and the need for nurturing capabilities and talent for a quicker adoption of IoT in all spheres.

Dr. Rishi Bhatnagar, Chair of the IET India IoT Panel, says, “This panel is a volunteer-led visionary neutral think tank in the IoT space and would be focussing on the role of India in the IoT space. The panel will have 6 working groups on IoT applications which will concentrate on IoT approaches that are being applied across market segments and various businesses. Besides these, the core panel has set up of a global advisory panel and a special working group around IoT Labs and on Regulatory & Legal points.”

Speaking on the occasion, Shekhar Sanyal, Director and Country Head, The IET India said,
“The IET India IoT Panel comprises of experts from various sectors. The panel aims to be a neutral, authoritative and credible thought leadership platform that will discuss advancements in the area and bring all relevant stakeholders together.  It will also be the guiding voice about the pitfalls and challenges which need to be addressed for the IoT to become a reality.”
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