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After the award ceremony Shri Bratya Basu, Hon’ble
Minister-in-Charge, Dept. of Information Technology &
Electronics, Govt. of West Bengal formally inaugurated the
Knowledge Workshop by lighting the lamp electronically
as well as inaugurated the Bengalathon 2018 competition.

 Shri Bratya Basu, Hon’ble MIC lighting the inaugural lamp

In his keynote address Shri Bratya Basu, Hon’ble MIC expressed immense happiness to have such a big audience in the
Knowledge Workshop. The topic being very interesting and contemporary he hoped that there will be a lively and pro-
active discussion ahead. He said that as guided by the Hon’ble Chief Minister Srimati Mamata Banerjee, the IT &
Electronics Department is committed to utilise emerging technology both for social welfare as well as for economic
growth. IoT is the key technology that will revolutionise the way of life similarly in some respect other technologies like
Blockchain or Artificial Intelligence which will radically rewrite the landscape.

Iot represents the logical incremental development in the
field of advanced electronics that will greatly enhance the
potential of the current electronics eco system. Bengal
finds the Silicon Valley, a cradle of electronics, a dream of
the Chief Minister which will attract best of talents.

He observed that Bengal has a strong educational eco
system that creates students qualified in hardware,
telecommunication and software programming – the key
ingredients for an IoT specialist. Bengal is well-placed to
take up opportunity in this exciting trade. He hoped that
the event will increase awareness and inspire the talented Shri Bratya Basu, Hon’ble Minister-in-Charge, Department of IT & E,
technologists to reach new heights. Govt. of West Bengal delivering speech

At the time of Tea break Shri Bratya Basu, Hon’ble Minister-in-Charge, Department of IT & E, Govt. of West Bengal
addressed to a press conference at a separate lounge while the sessions of the knowledge workshop continued.

After the tea break the next session started with a speech delivered by Shri Milind Kamat, EVP & CEO at ATOS India.
His topic was “IoT in Petrochemical & Healthcare Industry”. This was followed by a speech delivered by Shri Abir
Banerjee, National Business Manager at HPE, Aruba, covering the topic “Hardening Security for Industrial IoT & Industry
4.0 – Challenges & Concerns”. Shri Manish Kelkar, Director, SCM at Oracle India Pvt Ltd covered the topic “Application
of IoT in Management of Logistics”. And Shri Gnana Kumaraswamy, Senior Product Manager, Internet of Things &
Product Management at Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Ltd covered the topic “Automotive
Manufacturing Assets Can Talk!”

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