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Kolkata,
May 8th 2007
Driven by the need for a universal and impartial platform where any issues
related to IT can be resolved neutrally, dealers and partners in Siliguri have
joined hands to float the North Bengal IT Forum (NBIF). The specialty of the
newly formed forum is that all members will have an equal say and role to play.
Any individual who is related to IT can join the forum as a member. He need not
be a dealer or partner, but can be IT professional or a user.
According to internal sources, the forum was conceptualized about a month
back and was floated recently after a preliminary round of elections was held
where board members were chosen. Presently the total member strength of the
forum is 60. "We have decided to hold elections every four months for the
first one year so that roles and responsibilities shared by the members can be
rotated accordingly and everyone is familiar with operations and management of
the forum," informed Amitabha Bose, Member, NBIF.
The forum is supposed to work like a society and will be involved in
generating mass awareness of IT and its usage at the grassroots level. "We
have tied up with the local governing body in order to spread IT to remote
villages. We will be donating used PCs to the local schools and government run
village training centers and will bear all the maintenance costs," said
Nabendu Dey, Member, NBIF. NBIF will also appoint trainers who will train the
students on the fundamentals of computer applications. The project will be run
through funds raised from donations by the members. "Gradually we will
create a separate fund for this purpose so that regular flow of money remains
and the mission runs uninterruptedly," Dey added.
The forum will also take care of all local, warranty and service-related
issues. In future, NBIF plans to include interested end customers as its member
in lieu of a nominal charge. It will meanwhile develop a proper procedure
through the forum on the warranty support issues. The forum is also planning to
develop an online job bank for IT professionals. Page(s) 1
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