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He noted that there is continuous change in IT scenario. One has to be sensitive to that and get himself adapted to
the particular skill. New areas are opening up and there is huge job prospect in the fields of Cyber Security, IoT,
Business Analytics, Artificial Intelligence etc. These days everything is done through IT applications. It will continue to
develop and hence opportunities are there. The students need not be disturbed at all.

 Technology Senate Bangla 2019 by Express Computers

Technology Senate, organised by Express Computer – a part of The Indian Express Group, is an annual gathering of
the brightest and the biggest names in IT deployment in India. This innovative format has set a new benchmark in IT
events through conference sessions, networking opportunities, technology showcase exhibition and performance
achievement recognition [award ceremonies].

Looking at Bangladesh’s potential to become an ICT hub
and how Digital Bangladesh Vision has become a reality,
Express Computer hosted the ‘Technology Senate:
th
th
Bangladesh’ on 25 and 26 September at The Oberoi
Grand, Kolkata, wherein about 70 Government as well as
Enterprise IT Decision Makers from Bangladesh were
invited.

The symposium focussed on real-world IT deployments,
latest solutions and business insights enabling the Indo-
Bangladesh Digital Confluence.
Dr. Amit Mitra, Hon’ble Minister lighting the inaugural lamp

Dr. Amit Mitra, Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology & Electronics, Finance, Industry, Commerce & Enterprises
and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises & Textiles Departments, Govt of West Bengal, graced the symposium as Chief
Guest.

During a Fireside Chat session with The Financial Express
Managing Editor Sunil Jain on the first day of the
“Technology Senate BANGLA”, Dr. Amit Mitra, Hon’ble
Minister said that Bengal has been making big headway
in the IT sector and the state has been growing much
faster than the national average (the state’s GSDP grew
12.58% in FY19 versus 6.8% expansion in the nation’s
GDP). Also, tax collections by the state have been more
robust than the Centre with efficient use of IT. He said
Bengal is the first state to integrate its treasuries with core
banking solution (CBS) of RBI, called e-Kuber, for making
e-payments, which increased compliance and tax
collections.
Dr. Amit Mitra, Hon’ble Minister speaking at the Fireside Chat
session

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