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Dhaka: Prime Minister\u2019s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has expressed his optimism that Bangladesh will be the key leader of the 4th Industrial Revolution.<\/p>\nDhaka: Prime Minister\u2019s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has expressed his optimism that Bangladesh will be the key leader of the 4th Industrial Revolution.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe belief Bangladesh is going to be one of the leaders in the upcoming 4th Industrial Revolution. We don\u2019t just hope rather we plan and we intend on Bangladesh being one of the key leaders of the 4th industrial revelation,\u201d he told a webinar on Thursday night joining it from the USA.<\/p>\n
As part of Digital World 2020, the webinar titled \u2018Embracing Digital Technologies in New Normal\u2019 was arranged by the ICT Division.<\/p>\n
Joy said: \u201cI believe this is completely possible. It is not it\u2019s not just a dream, it\u2019s possible. We don\u2019t know what next big technologies going to be. But I can promise that some of those technologies will be from Bangladesh\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have the ability. We have proved that we can do it. We are now looking forward to next chapter of future technologies and the future,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The prime minister\u2019s adviser said Bangladesh wants to develop next-generation technologies now instead of hiring technology from other countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are developing centre of excellence on 4th Industrial Revolution. We are focusing on research, not just focusing on technologies adapted by others. We want to become one of the leaders in the next generation of technologies,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The government has set some goals for the development of the ICT sector to lead the revolution, he added.<\/p>\n
The focus is on artificial intelligence or AI, blockchain, Internet of Things, nano technology, biotechnology, robotics, and microprocessor and software designing, he said.<\/p>\n
Mentioning that the cyber security will play a curial role, he said \u201cWe have new cyber security law. We are setting up cyber security cells and national monitoring cells. All these initiatives will ensure online security in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Referring to development in ICT sector, he said because of digitization, time and distance is no longer a factor as he joined the webinar from Washington, DC and some other joined it from different countries.<\/p>\n
Joy said the ICT sector played an important role in keeping going the wheels of economy during the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak presided over the webinar while ministers for ICT affairs from Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and other countries joined it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dhaka: Prime Minister\u2019s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has expressed his optimism that Bangladesh will be the key leader of the 4th Industrial Revolution. \u201cWe belief Bangladesh is going to be one of the leaders in the upcoming 4th Industrial Revolution. We don\u2019t just hope rather we plan and we intend on Bangladesh being […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":64678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n