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He observed the Telecom Policy of India which intends to bring everybody in digital world. There is a national policy
for having public Wi-Fi for all who cannot afford to bring broadband into their home. New Town Rajarhat is the only
city in India which has a joint venture with a Telecom company for a few decades and with this new telecom
infrastructure, ducts have been laid down for data cables or other connections. In the smart city area, New Town, Wi-
Fi is also provided over a 10.5 KM stretch originating from the airport. This was necessary for the City Governance in
New Town Smart City because most of the services are delivered online. Nothing is to be done on paper. The
philosophy is a No-Touch-Local-Body. Nobody has to come to a Govt organisation to get a job done.

He added that in New Town there is a Fintech Hub, Health Hub, Education Hub and an IT Hub called the Bengal Silicon
Valley. Also there is the Eco Park to give the citizens life-work balance. So for the new technology induced era, New
Town is the ideal destination with these 4 hubs present in a certified green city.

 Smart Asia India 2019 – Expo & Summit by TAITRA

2019 SMART ASIA India – Expo & Summit is a B2B and B2G
smart city trade show in western India, organized by The
Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) in
association with Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Advanced Public
Transportation Research Center (APTRC), along with
Intelligent Transportation Society of Taiwan (ITS-Taiwan),
with a vision to facilitate India’s ambitious ‘Smart Cities
Mission’, by showcasing Taiwan’s cutting-edge smart
solutions and exploring the cities of future during the expo
and summit, in order to meet residents’ day-to-day needs Shri Debashis Sen, IAS, Addl Chief Secretary, Dept of IT & E and
and India’s sustainability goals. Shri Samar Jha, Chairman, WBEIDCL at inaugural ceremony

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After two successful editions in Bangalore, this year the show was hosted at Bombay Exhibition Center (BEC) from 17
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to 19 October 2019 with a theme “Smart City Solutions, Smart Technology Applications, City Development Products
& Services”.

Shri Debashis Sen, IAS, Addl Chief Secretary, Dept of IT & E Shri Prodip Mukhopadhyay, MD, WBEIDCL in a panel discussion
delivering speech

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