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January 2020 Issue

As the world goes digital and technology keeps defining the new way of life, many organizations are struggling to
figure out how they should go Digital and face up to the Digital disruption challenge that is happening in their
respective industries. The bigger challenge is that this world has become VUCA – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and
Ambiguous.

INFOCOM 2019 edition took place on 05-07 December at ITC Sonar, Kolkata with the theme “Winning in this VUCA
World”, where great minds came together to find ways to face the new challenges through innovation, speed, customer
collaboration, resilience, technology, and highlight on the principles and policies that will be essential to win in this
VUCA world.

Shri Debashis Sen, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Dept of
IT & Electronics, Govt of West Bengal, delivered his
keynote speech on “Leadership in a Digital Society”.

He said that for reaching the lowest section of the society
Artificial Intelligence must be combined with Natural
Intelligence. The people in villages cannot talk in US
accent or at all do not speak in English. For them there
must be an interpreter of technology – a human face
behind whom there will be a strong base of people with
all inclusive technological approach. Shri Debashis Sen, IAS, delivering keynote speech

He referred to EODS – Ease of Delivering Service. To reach the last person there are trained boys and girls who are
engaged by the municipal authority to reach the digitised service to the last person who are not so tech-savvy. For
example the weavers of the renowned Baluchari Sareees or weavers at Fulia do not know how to sell their product at
Amazon and unable to take digital technology advantage. Thus trained people are required who would know the need
of such entrepreneurs and guide them as interpreter of technology.

Shri Samar Jha, Chairman, WBEIDCL said that he has a
focus for the growth of employment in IT in West Bengal.
Referring to his visits in the IT Parks in Tier-II, Tier-III cities
he expressed his surprise at the kind of start-ups and new
businesses who have hired spaces there. He said, It is very
encouraging and there is immense possibility in West
Bengal. He requested the professional institutes to
encourage start-ups in this state to improve the start-up
ecology. Start-ups are the way to the future of growth of
IT in West Bengal. He also mentioned that a Start-up
policy will be formulated and hoped that west Bengal will Shri Samar Jha, Chairman, WBEIDCL delivering speech
become very very good for IT.

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