CeBIT 2016 edition to focus on digitisation

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 CeBIT 2016 edition to focus on digitisation

Bengaluru,Oct 31, 2015,


More number of startups are expected to attend next year’s CeBIT to be held in Hannover from March 14 to 18, 2016, said Jan-Hendrik Tiedje, Key account manager of Deutsche Messe. Speaking on the sidelines of CeBIT India 2015, on Friday, Tiedje emphasised the need for digitisation and stated that it is the need of the hour.

He also emphasised on the importance of Keynote topics for the success of CeBIT. Next years’s CeBIT will focus on digital economy. 

“The focus is also on the financial technology sector. Sergio Ermotti, Group CEO of UBS, is one of the attendees for the next year’s event,” Tiedje said, adding Switzerland is the partner country in the upcoming CeBIT Hannover. He also assured the promotion of Indian MSME sector with delegations from Kerala, Odisha, UP and Gujarat making their foray into the  European market.

Priya Sachdeva, Project Manager of HMFI, highlighted the importance of Electronics and Computer Software Association (ESC) in providing large amounts of subsidies to small scale businesses for their participation in CeBIT. Commenting on the importance of growth talks, a new concept in India, Priya added that they are committed to the promotion of entrepreneurial spirit in India. While highlighting the importance of CeBIT, Girish Babu, CEO of Technopark, said that CeBIT gives aspiring entrepreneurs a global overview of the market place.

Arbind Prasad, Director General FICCI, said that FICCI would be managing the India Pavilion on behalf of the Government of India in the upcoming CeBIT. FICCI will be supported and funded by the Department of Industrial Policy Promotion and Department of Electronics and IT, he added



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Manufacturing startups shine at CeBIT, seek funds

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KT Rama Rao, Minister for IT, Telangana, speaking at the inaugural speaker at CeBIT 2015, BangaloreKT Rama Rao/Twitter
Indian manufacturing startups operating in the space of vision inspection system, data monitoring and control and advanced Point of Sale (POS) solutions are vying for attention and funding at the software industry-dominated CeBIT.

Vision inspection system and self-learning system machines manufacturing startup Maxerience aims to automate quality control in dynamic manufacturing with its machines, said founder Pradeep V.S.R. Pydah.



"Maxerience takes the photograph of a perfect product (Golden reference) and compares the quality of subsequent products for quality and pinpoints defects," he said, adding one of their clients manufactures 12,000 remote control key pads every day and employs four people to physically check for defects - a task which they have automated.

Some of the technologies deployed by Maxerience are machine learning, motion control electronics, computer vision and mechanical design among others.

Self-funded Maxerience has four customers including a Fortune 50 company. It is also selling vision inspection systems for electronics manufacturing and 3D printing companies in South Korea.

Self-funded three-year-old Data Monitoring and Control startup EMNICS makes systems for industrial data monitoring and failure detection, said its founder Jegajith P.T., saying their technology can be used by a a power plant company with operations in remote areas to monitor its machines remotely and avert failures.

Currently operating with eight employees, EMNICS aims to focus on Internet of Things (IoT) security in the future.

Easy Design Solutions is another hardware startup showcasing its Point of Sale (POS) products at India's largest software fair.

Its founder Soundararaj R. Damodharan said, "There are so many POS machines in the market now, but many of them lack advanced features like Cloud integration, ERP integration, online report generation, remote inventory management and advanced authentication mechanism among others. These are all packed in our POS machines."

Damodharan is seeking funding and marketing guidance from VCs, Angels and mentors.

However, one common fundamental pain point highlighted by the manufacturing startups is lack of funding and venture capital enthusiasm for manufacturing startups India.

"Everybody brags and exaggerates funding for software and e-commerce startups while ignoring manufacturing and hardware startups. The heart and soul of aMake in India' and 'Digital India' is manufacturing... just check how much of funding trickled down to manufacturing startups," questioned a hardware startup founder who did not wish to identify himself.

"I had to incorporate my startup in the US as I did not get sufficient encouragement in India. Not everybody can do that," he added.

V. Mahadesha, additional director, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), said: "Nationalised banks like SBI and others must give collateral free funding to manufacturing startups, which should not be harassed even if they fail."

Another reason he cited for the lack of enthusiasm is the duration it takes for a hardware startup to break even.

Like any manufacturer, manufacturing startups have to bear the expenses of power, machines, building and others to name a few.

Nearly 20 manufacturing startups are showcasing their wares at CeBIT with support from STPI.


News Source : Ibtimes ( 31/10/2015)



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Bengaluru host CeBIT India 2015

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The second edition of global IT event CeBIT India 2015 will start off on Thursday at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) on the city's outskirts.

"India is fast emerging as the global destination for cutting-edge innovation and through our show (CeBIT 2015) we aim to showcase the brilliance of Indian ideas to the global community," said Mehul Lanvers Shah, MD of Hannover Fairs India, the event organiser, in a statement.

At least 10,000 visitors are expected to attend the three-day event from October 29 with about five percent of them originating from abroad.

Along with 100 MNCs, 380 firms, 150 delegates have already confirmed their participation for CeBIT India 2015.

GPS enabled applications, cloud computing applications, motorbikes incorporating innovative automation technology and a human resources mobile app linking job seekers and employers through GPS will be launched by startups at the event.

State-run Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) has partnered with Hannover Milano Fairs India to provide a platform for nearly 100 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises to mark their presence at CeBIT India 2015 to showcase their products and solutions.

From the participating MSMEs, 10 will be shortlisted for participation in the premier CeBIT Hannover 2016 in Germany to propel their access to global markets.

CeBIT Global Conferences (CGC) is a special feature of CeBIT India 2015, it features 30 sessions featuring 80 Indian and international speakers talking on digital disruption and related opportunities in a spectrum of industries.

Emphasising on CBC central theme Diconomy, industry leaders will speak on Innovating for Digital India, Digital Disruption in Financial Sector, Next generation connectivity - making 4G Real, The Future of Work, IT: The Power behind Energy, Diconomy - The shared economy - making it all work together, IoT - How smart products are transforming industries and Industry 4.0 - Manufacturing goes Digital.

Kerala is partnering CeBIT India 2015 as the Digital Foundation Partner. The department of Information Technology, Kerala and CeBIT will together promote 'Digital India'.

CeBIT India 2015 will house a special pavilion Kerala showcasing the state's IT capabilities.

"We are happy to partner with CeBIT for the second time, after a successful association last year. Through the show's global platform, we hope to play a significant role in the Digital India campaign, and generate more than 40,000 direct and over 1.6 lakh indirect employment opportunities," said Girish Babu, CEO, Technopark, Kerala in a statement.

Telangana minister for IT and Panchayat Raj K. Taraka Rama Rao, T. K. Ramachandra, IT secretary, Tamil Nadu and Ajay Kumar, additional secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) are the keynote speakers at the event inauguration on Thursday.

Being organised since 1999, CeBIT is one of the largest and most international computer expos. Deutsche Messe AG (German Trade Show, Inc.) organises similar ICT expositions bearing the brand name CeBIT in Australia, Turkey and Brazil.

Deutsche Messe AG introduced CeBIT in India in 2014 customised to suit Indian IT industry needs and demands, CeBIT India 2014 hosted 9,311 business buyers over three days in November 2014.



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Second edition of CeBIT

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 Second edition of CeBIT 

The second edition of CeBIT India, a leading IT event, organised by Hannover Milano Fairs India, opened here on Thursday.

Various small and medium industries, large IT companies, start-ups and other States are participating in the three-day event that will bring digital solutions marketplace under a single roof.

Around one-fourth of the total participants are from Karnataka. As many as 21 States, including Odisha, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana, are participating in the event. The organiser said that he got overwhelming participation from the Union government.In the first edition of the event last year, CeBIT had partnered with State government’s ITE.biz. However, this year, the government has decided to organise ITE.biz separately. When asked about the government’s absence, Mehul Shah, Managing Director, Hannover Milano Fairs India said, “The disagreement with the government over CeBIT India 2015 participation was purely on clash of interests, and there is nothing more.”He said, “CeBIT India is a purely business-to-business meeting and the State government wanted the event to be an investors’ meet for which CeBIT said it was not their strategy.”

Replying to a query on not inviting government’s representatives, Mr Shah said, “CeBIT India sent an invitation to Ministers, department heads and other officials.” To a query on the venue next year, he said, “That will be discussed after getting inputs from the participants and business community with whom CeBIT India is associated.”



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