The Information Infrastructure and Innovation Adviser to the Prime Minister, Dr. Sam Pitroda has said that the government is building the national knowledge network where 5000 nodes with 10 GB facility will be connected to all the universities and 110 nodes have already become operational. He said, the next decade will be extremely important in this regard.<br/> Speaking to members of the Indian Women Press Corp in New Delhi on Wednesday, he said that 100 million people will be connected through broad band in five years time. Mr. Pitroda said that in the first exercise, 2 lakh 50 thousand Panchayats will be connected through broad band.