India – EU collaboration in IoT for smart cities

According to reports, the EU through its India-EU ICT Standardisation Cooperation project will support the creation of a centre of excellence (CoE) on Internet of things (IoT) for smart cities at the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-Hyderabad). The EU-India project will focus on promoting capacity building in the field of IoT by designing relevant courses, fostering research collaborations, and exchange of experts between India and the EU, and organising various outreach activities such as hackathons, workshops, and conferences on IoT.