SHILLONG — Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Wednesday that the state government aims to install submarine cables in Shillong and each district and bocks will be connected to an Information Technology (IT) network. “We are working aggressively to ensure that we are able to land the submarine cables in Shillong and our goal is to connect every block and every district in a complete IT network,” said the Chief Minister while inaugurating the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) in Shillong in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister, and Minister, Urban Affairs Sniawbhalang Dhar and other senior government officials. The Chief Minister further said that the ICCC will empower to bring in better governance in a smarter manner because it’s not only about a smart city but a smart governance. Sangma mentioned that the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) is the brain of the entire Shillong smart city. “This is a platform that can connect different activities in the Information Technology field and its being an open Application Programming Interface (API) makes it even more special, the potential of the ICCC is immense and this centre will be a mechanism and technology that can assist in making...