India’s first Graphene Centre and IIoT CoE launched in Kerala

MeitY Secretary S Krishnan has launched a Centre of Excellence in Intelligent Internet of Things Sensors and India’s first graphene centre - India Innovation Centre for Graphene in Kerala.  

The CoE in IIoT Sensors is a unique facility established at Makers Village, Kochi to catalyse the development of sensors within the realm of Intelligent IoT systems covering a broad spectrum of applications of intelligent sensors in networks, devices and sensor systems.  

"The CoE in IIoT Sensors is a unique facility established at Makers Village Kochi by MeitY, Government of India and Government of Kerala to catalyse the development of sensors within the realm of Intelligent IoT systems covering a broad spectrum of applications of intelligent sensors in networks, devices and sensor systems," said the ministry in a press release. 

The India Innovation Centre for Graphene (IICG) has also been established at Makers Village Kochi by MeitY and Government of Kerala along with Tata Steel Limited, the ministry informed. Digital University Kerala (DUK) (formerly IIITMK) and Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (CMET), Thrissur are the technical partners for setting up these centres. 

"The complete full-fledged facility for R&D, incubation, innovation, skilling, capacity building, testing and certification shall be established at these centres by the experts of these agencies," the release read. 

Secretary Krishnan also unveiled Hardtech 2024 - Makers Village's premier annual program on the occasion. According to the release, this program aims to unite key figures from industries, startups, investors, academia, and R&D organisations involved in electronics hardware design and manufacturing.