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Dr. Amudhan Valavan Public Transport Expert
Dr. Amudhan Valavan possess over 26 years of experience in Public Transport and Urban Mobility related fields since 1993. From 2016, he has worked as an Independent consultant and Adviser to leading Companies like Thriveni Earthmovers, Thriveni Sainik and also RTA, Dubai and KPTC, Kuwait etc. on several technical assistance and training projects in India & the Middle-East and managed a number of projects involving numerous experts and multi-disciplinary teams.
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Need for Technology Intervention Post Covid19 in Public Transport Buses COVID-19 has forever changed the experience of being a customer, an employee, a citizen and a human. The impact of COVID-19 on our society and economy is unprecedented. The pandemic has forced enterprises to reconsider their work practices and adjust them to the current situation with COVID-19. However, there are companies that reap benefits by employing IoT applications in this period of turmoil. A broad array of devices and software allows us to operate and respond to this crisis in a way that would have been impossible in the past. Such technologies as Internet of Things are helping companies and governments to solve unique challenges posed by coronavirus.
With every industry affected by COVID19, the amount of potential effective applications designed for specific business areas are rising, with IoT leading the tech race. The main business segments that can reap most benefits from IoT systems in this time are Transport, Healthcare, Agriculture, and Retail. The major area that is currently embracing numerous IoT solutions in order to ease the burden for its transport workers as well as to promptly provide needed mobility service to the public.
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