10 IoT hubs to be set up across the State

Ten Internet of Things (IoT) hubs will be set up across the State either with government or private efforts as part of the decision to transform the State into a Silicon Corridor.
The hubs will come up at major towns. Investments in domain-specific hubs will be sought with total private investment or on public-private partnership (PPP) mode. The government has promised a slew of incentives after unveiling its IoT Policy for 2016-20.
IoT is a network of physical objects, devices and other items embedded with electronics software, sensors and networks of connectivity. Besides IT and electronics, social mobility, analytics and cloud series (SMAC) is being encouraged in a big way.
“The places where the hubs will come up will be finalised shortly. The government will zero in on areas based on domains that suit different places,” CEO of AP Electronics & IT Agency A. Srinivasa Moorthy told The Hindu on Saturday. GO Ms. No. 5 dated March 31, 2016 issued by the IT and Communications Department says the focus of investments will be in R&D, IoT devices and manufacturing, software applications and analytics and office space and other infrastructure.