Communications Minister Manoj Sinha has said that telecommunication and networking is expanding its boundaries and voice based network are getting changed to data oriented networks. Speaking at the India-EU ICT Standardisation conference at C-DOT in New Delhi, Mr Sinha said this has become possible because of the standardisation of telecom equipment and interconnectivity. <br/><br/><br/>He said, India has planned 100 smart cities and it is necessary to take care of citizens in terms of quality of life, security and well-being. He said standardisation of machine to machine communication will ensure the participation of many players in realization of smart city Information and Communication Technology, ICT infrastructure. Mr Sinha also launched the C-DOT's Public Data Office which will go a long way in providing internet access to the rural masses at affordable costs.<br/><br/>Speaking on the occasion, the Executive Director of C-DOT Vipin Tyagi said that Public Data Office will also help in realizing the dream of the Prime Minister for Digital India.<br/>