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This was followed by a special address by Dr. Ambarish Dasgupta, Principal Advisor, DIT&E, Government of West Bengal.
He said that Blockchain as a technology definitely goes far beyond. He referred to the PESTEL framework used for
assessment of new event and the impact it has on the world. Blockchain is a very strong component which definitely
can bring down the non-tariff barriers of a country and decrease the logistical management and the cost of it
significantly.

Dr. Ambarish Dasgupta delivering speech Shri Debashis Sen, IAS giving memento to Dr. Shri Debashis Sen, IAS giving a live portrait to
Ambarish Dasgupta Dr. Ambarish Dasgupta

The next address was made by Mr. Mikhail Stronchinskiy, a ‘Country Representative’ from Russia.

Mr. Mikhail Stronchinskiy delivering speech Shri Debashis Sen, IAS giving memento to Mr. Shri Debashis Sen, IAS giving a live portrait to
Mikhail Stronchinskiy Mr. Mikhail Stronchinskiy

Taking this theme forward, in the first talk of the ‘Key Note Session’, Padmashree Dr. Bimal Roy, ISI Kolkata, spoke on
‘An Architecture for Blockchain’. Dr. Roy spoke on Hash functions and SHA-3. He also deliberated on the concept of
‘Sponge’ and the use of a Merkle tree in Blockchain. Dr. Roy also elucidated on the use of Blockchain for maintaining
land records and the advantages of doing so.

Dr. Bimal Roy delivering speech Shri Debashis Sen, IAS giving memento to Dr. Shri Debashis Sen, IAS giving a live portrait to
Bimal Roy Dr. Bimal Roy

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