Mamata to lay foundation stone for IT Park project on Aug 13

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on August 13 will lay the foundation stone for an IT park in Rajarhat which the West Bengal government plans to build in the lines of Silicon Valley in the US.

The project, called Silicon Valley Asia, will be set up on 100 acres and aim at creating infrastructure for the technology companies.

"The foundation stone will be laid by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on August 13," state IT secretary Debashish Sen said today.

He declined to spell out the finer details of the project which will be announced on August 13.

Sen, however, said that the state government has been encouraging the emerging rechnology companies to work from Bengal in the areas like blockchain, artificial intelligence and robotics.

Sen, who was speaking at the 'Digital Sucess Summit' organised by Indus Net Technolgies, said the state government has been advocating for technologies that will remove language barrier.

"Langauge barrier is one of the key reason for a section for not adopting technology. Government is keen for a ecosystem that enables overcoming the language barrier between users and potential users," he said.