
Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, addressed the audience on the ‘Digital India’ initiative and how open source is playing a crucial role in e-governance, entrepreneurship and transforming India into a knowledge economy.
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Aloknath De on Tizen platform upgrade features, the need for open platforms, current Tizen devices and the new opportunities in the Internet of Things (IoT) space. The keynote speeches was delivered by Dr. “This is also the first Summit which is being organized in the backdrop of commercially available products, for example, the Samsung Z1 smart phone, which sold over one million units since its launch and Tizen Operating System powered SUHD TV which was recently launched in India.” Dr.

Aloknath De, Chief Technology Officer and VP-Samsung R&D Institute India Bangalore. This reflects the enormous opportunity in India where a large base of platform and app developers continues to show significant interest to develop Tizen OS and high-quality apps,” said Dr.

“TDS 2015 Bengaluru is significant as nearly half of the apps in the Tizen Store are created by developers from India. Multiple discussions and knowledge sharing sessions are being held to educate, engage and excite existing and potential developers.
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The two-day event consists of keynote speeches, technical sessions and workshops for app developers, platform designers, and Independent Software Vendors (ISV) to understand the technology in the Tizen platform. TDS offers an excellent opportunity to learn from core Tizen developers and understand the technology behind the Tizen platform, app development, porting, and monetization through the Tizen Store.

TDS has also attracted companies and organizations such as InMobi, Unity, Airtel and Nasscom. TDS is an annual global event sponsored by Samsung Electronics and Tizen Association to assist local app and platform developers interested in contributing to the growth of the Tizen ecosystem. Tizen Developer Summit (TDS)is being held in Bengaluru, India between July 30-31, 2015.
