Press release from Business Wire India
Source: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:27 AM IST (04:57 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Education & training, Information technology, Telecommunications; Technology; Healthcare
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Mobile Phones to outnumber World's Population in 2012
Dr. Mike Short to talk at prestigious lecture
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), one of the world's largest professional societies will be holding its annual Pinkerton lecture for the second time in India on November 21, 2011. The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Mike Short, President of IET and Vice President Public Affairs, Telefonica Europe at the Infosys Convention Centre, Electronics City, Bengaluru. Narayana Murthy, Founder-Chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited will be the Chief Guest.
The IET focuses on different streams of engineering and organises lectures by prominent personalities from across the world. Dr. Mike Short, who is also the President of the IET, will talk about challenges in innovation to reaching the vision of "Internet for All". Dr. Short will explore the benefits of shared innovation, connectivity, internet access and new applications associated with people's education, transport, and health needs.
According to Dr. Short, "We are all innovators now in a digital world, thanks to the marriage between the two great innovation platforms of the last 20 years: Internet and mobile. This combination will drive digital innovation everywhere as these technologies become ever more pervasive and useful to all people."
Dr Short will also share his insights on some startling trends in the world of telecommunications, including the fact that there will be more phones than people by the end of 2012. How will internet be made accessible to all in such a scenario? What are some challenges that could arise from lack of local content and applications?
The IET Pinkerton Lecture will be held at Infosys campus on 21st November 2011. The event is free to attend. Those interested can register on this page - http://conferences.theiet.org/pinkerton/
Notes to Editors
The IET focuses on different streams of engineering and organises lectures by prominent personalities from across the world. Recently, the IET in India organized The Lord Austin Lecture where Alex Burns, CEO, Williams F1 talked about the future technological thrust of F1. At the Wheatstone Lecture where Prof. Steve Haake, Head of Sports Engineering, Sheffield Hallam University, UK talked about the engineering behind cricket.
About The Pinkerton lecture
The Pinkerton lecture series is in commemoration and honour of John Pinkerton, the pivotal engineer who was involved with designing the world's first business computer in 1951.
About The IET
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is one of the world's largest multi-discipline professional societies of engineers and technicians, with more than 152,000 members in 127 countries and 3800 members in India. The IET provides a global knowledge network to facilitate the exchange of ideas and promote the positive role of science, engineering and technology in the world. IET is licensed from the Engineering Council, UK, to award the following professional engineering qualifications like Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng), Engineering Technician (EngTech), ICT Technician (ICTTech.)
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