AGARTALA, August 6 (TIWN): In another major historic moment, Governor of Tripura Tathagata Roy on Thursday inaugurated the 2nd Tripura Conclave at Rabindra Bhawan to boost the economy of the state with the introduction of the 3rd Internet gateway in Agartala as IT hub in NE India. Gracing the occasion, Governor Tathagata Roy said that Tripura has the most educated population and has the political stability which can boost the IT sector in the state. Apart from the strength of the state, he also highlighted the loopholes lying in the state. He further stresses on the issue that the growth of Tripura is tied with the Indo-Bangla relationship.Addressing the conclave, organized by Tripurainfoway.com, Editor of TIWN Saumen Sarker who is also Vice President of Bank of America’s Global Network and Infrastructure Solutions said that Tripura it is a Golden opportunity for IT Industry and Economic roadmap of Tripura as India-Bangladesh surplus under-sea internet bandwidth (10 Gbps) sale agreement was signed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic June 2014 visit to Dhaka in presence of Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina.

He also stressed on the point that a core committee is required to build up who will seek investment and build Public Relation to bring Agartala in the IT map of the country.

With the introduction of 3rd internet gateway in Agartala it will bring investment in the state to generate employment for growth of the state.

Sarker further added that Tripura has an adequate amount of resources, political stability, and surplus amount of power, telecommunication facility, and young talent in the state who can establish the IT sector in full-fledged manner with the introduction of the 3rd Internet Gateway in Agartala.

The key note speaker of Tripura Conclave, Multi-billion Hinduja group’s Global Chief Technology officer C. Subramanya said hi-speed internet connectivity is major requirement to boom the investment of IT industry in the state. Apart, air and road connectivity, telecommunication facility and political stability are also the other necessity to explore and invite the IT industry to invest in the state.

He further added that if IT industry booms in the state it will improve the employment section of the state and IT is the future to take off the development graph of Agartala.

Today, IT provides the communication and analytical power that organizations need for conducting trade and managing business at global level with much ease. To coordinate their worldwide network of suppliers, distributors and consumers, organizations have developed global information systems that can track orders, deliveries, and payments round the clock. This has been possible because of the development of IT in its present form.

However, experts and officials from USA, UK, Taiwan state bureaucrats from Chief Secretary to Industries Secretary, IT Secretary, Industries & Commerce Director and number of senior IAS, IPS and IFS officials remained present in the second Tripura Conclave and exchange their opinions and ideas apart from doing every possible bit to lay a feasible roadmap for a vibrant IT industry here in Tripura.

The revolutionary pact (India Bangladesh Surplus undersea Internet Bandwidth of up to 10.2 Gbps Sale Agreement) is to unfold multi dimensional positive consequences on the future ways of the state Tripura. And the same is not confined within the set up of few offices of couple of IT giants in the state but the same would also place a multiplier effect in the overall economy of NE India’s second most viable state. Job opportunities for IT and computer science students, diverse indirect employment, world class IT service for the state people and other government and non-governmental establishments, infusion of multi million rupees into state’s Gross Domestic Product (GSDP), an industry friendly image of state and creation of other subsidiary (like IT’S) industries are some of the rays which would shine in the gloomy industry deprived sky of the Tripura, which is, within next six or seven months would start to function  as India’s third Internet Gateway.