Even when nations are facing economic recession due to the lockdown, Bangladesh can harness the opportunity of technologies in almost every aspect of our life, said the state minister for ICT Division
“Young Entrepreneurs & Innovators are in the lead of building Digital Bangladesh”- Palak
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In honour of the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the iDEA Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division of Bangladesh introduced the BANGABANDHU INNOVATION GRANT – BIG 2021. The prime goal of this initiative is to create a startup ecosystem and inspire youth by nourishing their entrepreneurial mindset. To Promote BIG -2021 as an international flagship program, The iDEA project has taken numerous initiatives such as University activation programs, TV Reality shows, and international roadshow campaigns.
Govt to introduce assessment portal for hiring skilled manpower in IT sector
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employment assessment portal for the country’s IT-ITES companies in March for
hiring candidates to match for employment of their companies.
The assessment portal, first of its kind, developed by the LICT project of
Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under ICT Division will help the companies
to select and hire candidates faster without compromising quality.
“Many IT companies look for competent and good fit candidates, but face
problems to select and hire them as per requirements and criteria,” ICT
Senior Secretary N M Zeaul Alam said adding the assessment portal to be
10 AI-powered prototypes to go for commercial run soon
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prototypes, developed by the country’s private sector companies in
collaboration with the government, will go for commercial run soon.
Leveraging ICT Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under ICT
Division provided various supports including using BCC’s AI lab 2 Center of
Excellence (CoE) and engaging eGL-ISS faculty of National University of
Singapore (NUS) for mentoring the development of 10 prototypes, official
sources said.
for mask detection technology in ticketing kiosk, easy.jobs for automatic
scoring of job seekers, sbiCloud for identifying the best product/asset for
the Ultra Poor People and predicting good/ bad loan based on the deposited
Interoperability in digital fund transfer to prevent fraud: Palak
Zunaid Ahmed Palak. File photo Star Business Desk Star Business Desk
Although digital transactions have been increasing over the last few years, fraudulent activities are eroding people s confidence in going cashless. However, much optimism is being generated for the upcoming arrival of an Interoperable Digital Transaction Platform (IDTP).
The government is introducing the IDTP to reduce fraud, harassment and cost in financial transactions, said State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday.
The new system will make all accounts of banks, mobile financial services (MFS) and payment system providers interoperable this year, a development that will allow people to move funds effortlessly in real time and at lower costs.