A day after setting up road map in an industry meet for the small and medium scale industries to grab the growing opportunity, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has set up Bengal’s own version of a Silicon Valley with an aim to put the State on a fast growing Information Technology trajectory.
Rolling out a new aggressive IT policy for the State even as shelaunched the new Bengal Silicon Valley Technology Hub at New Town,Rajarhat the Chief Minmister said the new initiative would make Bengalone of the fastest growing IT powers in the country.
Throwing light on the “State’s vision” a notification said BengalSilicon Valley Hub would be to make Bengal “one of the leading Statesin India in the IT, ITeS, ICT and ESDM sectors.” The new policy focuses on 3D printing, big data analysis, animationand gaming apart from cyber security INTERNET-of-Things, robotics,drones, fin tech, artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0, quantumcomputing and others, the notification says.
It further “strives to unlock the vast potential of the IT&E to designa paradigm shift in the sector all the while fostering socialwelfare,” besides aiming at “enhancing brand West Bengal as an epicentre of cutting-edge R&D in IT and promote innovation and enhance contribution to the global value chain. And also foster social benefits through digital technology and create an empowered populace.”