Webel to set up 3D printing institute on behalf of IT&E dept

Kolkata: The state Information Technology & Electronics (IT&E) department is working on to set up an institution on 3D printing and Webel has been given the responsibility to set up this institute on behalf of

the department.

"We have already come up with a state-of-the-art animation academy and there is a 90 percent chance of employability after completing the course from this academy. We are hopeful of coming up with an institution on 3D printing.

We will not only train people but also provide assistance in taking up business ventures on this," a senior official of the state IT&E department said on the sidelines of Edtech 2018 organised by the Internet and Mobile Association of

India (IAMAI).

"The state government is leaving no stone unturned to position Bengal as the centre of animation, 3D printing and emerging technologies like Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Embedded Technology, Cyber Security etc," said Debashis Sen, state Additional Chief Secretary of IT&E department at the inaugural session of the event.

The state IT&E department will soon hold a meeting with the state School Education department and place a proposal to encourage students to learn programming from school level.

"We have roped in PWC for doing a detailed research in Bengal and India in the area of emerging technologies. We have found that the way in which AI is opening up job opportunities we have to make our students learn one or two programming like C+, Python or Java right from school level. This will also help them develop logical thinking right from an early age," Sen added.

It may be mentioned that China is imparting programming lessons right from Class III for a long time and is a global leader in emerging technologies for quite some time.

In order to create a buzz, the state government has been organising knowledge workshops every month. "Blockchain Congress scheduled for December 18 and 19 at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town as

Kolkata is a part of this endeavour," Sen maintained.