Do you think that the country is assured of significant growth in this era of distributed intelligence? Explain (200 Words)
Refer - The Indian Express
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KEY POINTS
· Distributed intelligence refers to separating the processing in a large system into multiple subsystems or extracting certain functions from the main system and placing them into separate sub-system.
India’s strengths
· With India's large population, the amount of data being generated and processed in the cloud and on devices across the country is unmatched.
· The data generated by this ecosystem can be used to provide detailed user insights for further growth and development.
· The Indian government is actively involved in seeding new innovation, with supportive policies such as the National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence by NITI Aayog.
Innovative use cases
· India's Ministry of Power launched its Smart Meter National Programme, which put distributed intelligence to use and enabled distributors to achieve 95 per cent billing efficiency.
· Amazon launched its Smart Storess program in India, turning retail stores into “digital storefronts” that allow smart and contactless product selections and payments.
· By deploying smart agriculture-as-a-service solutions, using smart sensors and other devices to generate data and develop insights on factors like weather and soil conditions.
· Distributed intelligence presented solutions with healthcare systems that offer contactless continuous remote monitoring of patients in hospitals or homes.
· As the pandemic forced the closure of schools and colleges, several solutions emerged to change how students learn inside and outside the classroom.
