Pathan (Pune), June 7th, 2022: Common Service Centre (CSC) is a pan-India network enabling Government’s mandate to build a socially, financially, and digitally inclusive society. Contributing to the “Digital India” mission, CSC and SugarBox Networks have partnered to digitally connect rural geographies.

Every time the country speaks of moving experiences to a digital platform, the real question is in evaluating how the ‘last-mile’ connectivity will be addressed. Lack of Infrastructure, minimal awareness about digital services, unavailability of services in the local language, or commercially unfeasible (for providers), are often cited as common reasons for the existing digital divide. The need of the hour is to utilize this existing ecosystem (and infrastructure) to connect citizens across the underserved as well as unserved geographies.

And this is the solution that Dr. Dinesh Tyagi, Managing Director, CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd envisioned. Today, the end-user in a remote area or in an area with unreliable or no network connection can access native digital content, as if they were residing in a (digitally) connected area, through the application of a patented Hyperlocal Edge Cloud technology solution, which Dr. Dinesh Tyagi believed would be a stepping stone towards a better future.

“The partnership of CSC and SugarBox Networks is to enable access to digital information across gram panchayats, at zero data cost. The objective of this partnership is to equip villagers, across the country, with information on education, healthcare, and entertainment through movies and video series as well as make digital payments a reality. We have initiated this partnership through pilot programs in villages, spread across different geographies, in the country”, expressed Dr. Dinesh Tyagi, Managing Director, CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd.

The intent of this partnership is to bridge the digital divide by replicating this model in as many unserved geographies as possible. Presently, SugarBox has enabled access to digital services in over 40 Gram Panchayats, across Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Uttarakhand

“The partnership with SugarBox Networks has enabled our community to gain digital access at an affordable price. It has also helped in fostering a sense of community-building, as everyone gathers around the CSC centers to spend their free time viewing movies and entertainment. Villagers at Pathetan are now able to consume entertainment as and when they want to, at zero data cost. We hope this impact becomes a reality across villages, in the country”, said Smt. Jyoti Govind Yadav, Sarpanch, Patethan village.

SugarBox is working towards deploying the Hyperlocal Edge Cloud Technology solution across high catchments (Public) areas such as gram-panchayats, CSCs, and government schools, so that staying ‘digitally connected’ for villages becomes an equitable necessity.

“Villages today need equal opportunities – be it financially, economically, or even digitally. It is important to acknowledge that residents in remote locations should have access to the benefits that the digital universe offers, to enhance their livelihoods. Our partnership with the CSC centers is unlocking the opportunity to offer seamless and reliable access to digital content for the villagers, at zero data charges. Pathan has become one of our first model villages, where we deployed our patented technology solution as part of the pilot projects. We are confident that this is a beginning to building the backbone for the internet of the future and laying the foundation towards internet democracy”, added Rohit Paranjpe, CEO & Co-Founder, SugarBox Networks.

Under the guidance of Dr. Dinesh Tyagi, we are confident that this collaboration is a strong step ahead to offering education, rural commerce, and digital payments in rural India, thus improving future capabilities and extending the reach to the next billion users.

About SugarBox Networks

SugarBox Networks is the world’s first Hyperlocal Edge Cloud platform that enables Users, Networks (ISPs, Internet Infra providers, etc.), and Digital Services (Apps, Websites, etc.) alike, to harness the power of Local Area Networks. With this technology at its heart, the company is reimagining connectivity for the unserved and underserved globally, to make digital access affordable, and reliable for the masses, whilst being economically viable for the existing internet ecosystem.

SugarBox, co-founded by Rohit Paranjpe, Devang Goradia, and Ripunjay Bararia in 2016, installs Edge servers at places where users are present and prone to access digital services (POIs). These Edges are installed close enough to the users so that they can now be accessed via wired and wireless Local Area Networks, to reduce the amount of internet bandwidth required by users. This disruptive technology also enables Apps and websites to function seamlessly, even when the internet network is patchy or if the network goes off altogether for a while, using its patented technology.

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Bangalore, 15^th November 2021: On the occasion of Children’s Day, Aster Hospitals in India, as a part of Aster Volunteers Global CSR initiative has launched the ‘Second Life- Because Little Lives Matter initiative. The year-long initiative is aimed at supporting the medical treatment of disadvantaged children, where the initial aim is to help treat at least 100 children below the age of 12 years by providing free pediatric surgeries. The initiative extends help to deserving children who are being treated across Aster Hospitals based in 5 States in India.

This includes common childhood surgeries such as appendicitis, intussusception, empyema and paediatric urology surgeries as well as complex clinical surgeries including bone marrow transplant, liver transplants, heart surgeries, etc. Dr. Nitish Shetty, Regional Director, Aster Hospitals, Karnataka and Maharashtra Cluster, Mr. Farhan Yasin, Regional Director, Aster Hospitals – Kerala & Oman Cluster and Mr Devanand KT, Regional CEO, Aster Hospitals – Telangana & Andhra Pradesh Cluster were present at the launch of the campaign in Bangalore, today.

The treatment will be funded by Aster DM Foundation or with the support of philanthropists / NGOs. A criterion has been established by the foundation to identify the eligibility of cases for the program; these will be assessed based on the socio-economic status and BPL category as well as the medical outcome of the child prior to commencement of selection and subsequent treatment. Furthermore, a 24X7 multi-lingual helpline number has been set up at Calicut to manage inquiries, the helpline can be accessed by dialing +91 9633620660.

Speaking on the initiative Dr Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman and Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare said, “In India, where a significant segment of the population still remains below the poverty line, many families with an ailing child struggle to afford the advanced surgery needed to save the lives of their little ones. In most cases, paediatric organ transplants, bone-marrow transplants, cardiac surgeries or even common surgeries can not only give young children a second shot at a better life but also save an entire family from falling into the depths of despair. While our Aster Hospitals in India, based in the 5 States, have emerged as Centres of Excellence in advanced paediatric care and surgeries and our doctors have been known to set global benchmarks in advanced surgical interventions, we sincerely hope that with this effort, we are able to provide a second chance to young children to live their lives to the fullest and achieve their dreams.”

Dr Nitish Shetty, Regional Director, Aster Hospitals, Karnataka and Maharashtra Cluster added, “The launch of the Second Life Initiative is to structure a change that will eventually have a positive impact on the lives of disadvantaged children from a long-term perspective. We aim to leverage the inherent and individual strengths of several of our hospitals to fulfil and deliver on these clinical interventions. At Aster, it is our motto to bring great healthcare within the reach of all individuals, our highly experienced experts at Aster Hospital’s will be dedicating a minimum of 10% of their man-hours to help these children and give them a well-deserved second chance at life”.

ABOUT ASTER DM HEALTHCARE

Aster DM Healthcare Limited is one of the largest private healthcare service providers operating in GCC and in India. With an inherent emphasis on clinical excellence, we are one of the few entities in the world with a strong presence across primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary healthcare through our 27 hospitals, 117 clinics and 225 pharmacies in seven countries, including India. We have over 23,100 plus dedicated staff including 3,029 doctors and 6,729 nurses across the geographies that we are present in, delivering a simple yet strong promise to our different stakeholders: “We’ll treat you well.” We reach out to all economic segments in the GCC states through our differentiated healthcare services across the “Aster”, “Medicare” and “Access” brands.

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• Studies the energy signatures of machines using sensors; has proprietary machine learning algorithms
• The solution works both on legacy machines and modern discrete manufacturing machines
• Potential applications in multiple industries – Healthcare, Retail, Commercial Spaces, Agriculture, Mobility and Industrial Manufacturing

Bengaluru, India: Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions (RBEI) unveiled the new Phantom Edge – an AIoT platform, which combines the power of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things to provide a real-time view of electrical energy consumption, operating usage, electrical parameters, and appliance-level information.

Speaking during the launch, Dattatri Salagame, President and Managing Director of RBEI said, “With over 130 years of deep engineering experience solving real-world problems and catering to the demand for niche solutions across industries, Bosch’s Phantom Edge is a powerful ecosystem designed to be leveraged for industries who are jump-starting their digital journey. Phantom Edge has potential applications in a number of industries like healthcare, retail, commercial spaces, agriculture, mobility, industrial manufacturing, etc. RBEI’s vision is to provide smart solutions for the globe and Phantom Edge is a step in that direction. We believe we have built a product that is truly invented for life.”

Phantom Edge uses non-intrusive sensors to collect power signatures and ML algorithms sitting on the edge, analyses these signatures to provide a real-time view of electrical energy consumption, operating usage, electrical parameters, and appliance-level information, and thereby creates its digital twin. This information will help in improvising sustainability and productivity metrics. It also provides input on critical safety, machine maintenance, and early warnings on malfunction. Phantom Edge device, which is built with Arm Cortex, i.MX 8M Mini Dual-lite, 1.6 GHz Speed processor, 2GB RAM to perform powerful AI & ML algorithms, and 8GB internal memory to store the data during the connectivity loss. The device supports Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G for cloud connectivity and BLE, RS 232 serial, and ethernet for communicating with peripheral sensors/assets. The solution also comes with a cloud-based SaaS application with the capability to give real-time alerts and notifications for customers to act upon the asset’s productivity and energy consumption.

Addressing the real need of the hour Kaushik Sarkar – Senior Vice President and Director, RBEI said, “Bosch Phantom Edge will stand as a strong pillar for various industries to significantly improve their machine efficiency which is the cornerstone to secure India’s digital future. For Industry 4.0 to reap its true benefits, there needs to be a seamless integration of the value stream that includes the entire supply chain. Also, Bosch Phantom Edge’s non-intrusive design eliminates the concerns of meeting industry standards for the OEMs. As customers form the core of our focus, the Phantom Edge is developed as a perfect solution for monitoring equipment status and metrics in real-time.”

Phantom Edge is a powerful ecosystem on the cloud and on-premise that delivers manufacturing efficiency, real-time alerts, and notifications for timely actionable insights. A user-configurable portal and dashboard provide transparency and visibility of factory operations, worker productivity, and machine effectiveness. It automates data capture and measures accurate downtimes by providing timely, bias-free, and precise data that form the basis for managers to set targets, track performance, analyze, and improve on a continuous basis. Currently, Phantom Edge has 2 major uses cases:

1. Phantom Real-Time Energy Monitoring for retail, residential and commercial Spaces: It provides granular energy consumption data at an asset level, without the need of installing submeters, which enables asset benchmarking, identifying anomalies, and drives behavioral change for achieving energy savings and sustainability goals.
2. Phantom Connected Machines for discrete manufacturing SMEs: It provides real-time information on machines OEE (availability, performance, and quality), part count, and energy consumption, thereby enabling productivity and sustainability efforts in the organization in a cost-effective and non-intrusive way without the need for expensive on-site IT infrastructure.

Bosch Phantom Edge is designed to be leveraged for multiple industries to jump-start a digital (#JSD) journey through customized advisory sessions, consulting workshops, and a content-rich knowledge portal for asset-intensive industries such as retail stores, Commercial spaces and Residential units, Manufacturing setups, Industrial production units, SMEs, airports, oil and gas terminals, textile, construction, and many more industries.

Technology powers our lives – from our daily routines, through work, and across industries. While power is critical for all industries and enterprises, its consumption has been at the forefront of business sectors, and its handling and management need to be continually evaluated to set standards in operational efficiency, keeping in mind the pressing ecological concerns of today.

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Bengaluru, 13 May 2021: To recognize the phenomenal contribution of nurses to the healthcare delivery system across the world, Aster DM Healthcare has launched the Aster Guardian Global Nursing Award. This is all the more relevant in the current scenario as they continue to play a pivotal role in delivering care despite the challenges produced by the Covid-19 pandemic, taking care of patients worldwide and risking their lives.

The initiative invites nurses from across the world to apply for the award by submitting nominations for their work on the mentioned site either directly or by others with citations. The start date for the application will be announced shortly.

“Nurses form the backbone of healthcare and play the most critical role in patient care, aiding recovery through professional and personal care. They are the real guardians for the patients and aid the entire recovery process. Many of them put in committed and passionate service to their patients despite the risk involved and the extended hours they have to work in situations like the current pandemic. They put their patients before their families and loved ones to fulfill their duty. Many times this is not recognized or compensated.  Through Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award, we aim to bring their sacrifices and commitment to light and celebrate them globally,” said Dr. Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman and Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare.

The initiative will start receiving applications shortly region-wise namely Asia, Africa, Middle East, Europe, USA, Canada, South America, Australia among others. It will follow a stringent multi-round review process to be managed by a third-party external agency and an independent jury consisting of well-known international figures. After the initial review based on the set criteria, shortlisted nominations will undergo a voting process. Subsequently, 10 finalists would be selected for the award ceremony, interview, and interactions with the jury. The final Aster Guardian Global Nursing Award winner will be announced on 12^th May- International Nurses Day in 2022. Apart from the substantial First Prize of US $ 250,000, the 9 finalists will also be presented with monetary prizes and awards.

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