ICT Expo-2015 draws huge crowd

A2i signs agreements with 29 projects to implement innovative ideas

The three-day ICT Expo-2015, concluded in the capital yesterday, it saw huge crowds, especially the young ones, in its seminars as experts shed light on new technologies of the most modern innovation of science for everyday use, reports BSS.
Yesterday’s seminar was titled “Future Technologies”, where, among others, experts spoke on battery technology, security and protection and 3D printing.
While speaking on the 3D printing, an IT expert, also Deputy Managing Director of Project Builders Limited Sirajul Islam narrated how the technology can play a vital role in the medical sector, especially for manufacturing artificial organs.
On th4e occasion Sirajul Islam  stated, “It is not a dream anymore. It is a reality, it is happening right now. This technology may bring a fundamental change in the manufacturing industry.”
He also laid emphasis upon paying greater attention on security and protection, saying, “For catching the bad guys, we first need to learn their technology. For catching hackers, we have to have knowledge on hacking. For preventing someone from putting virus on the system, we need to learn the process of doing it.” Other experts also stressed upon employing people in managerial posts, having the IT knowledge.
They also highlighted the issue of IoT (internet of things), saying it can bring a significant change in the day to day life-activities, leisure time and taking medical help.
Director of Bangladesh Association for Software and Information Services (BASIS) Ashraf Abir spoke on the occasion, among others.
Another seminar titled “Transforming Education to Digital” was also held yesterday.
The three-day ICT-Expo 2015, concluded yesterday, showcasing immense potentials of the Bangladesh ICT industry, especially in the hardware sector, and upheld the vision of manufacturing segment.
Meanwhile, Access to Information (a2i) Programme on Tuesday signed agreements with 29 winning projects separately, aiming to implement innovative ideas to further boost the efforts to smoothen public services.
Project Director of the a2i programme Kabir Bin Anwar, and innovators of the winning projects signed the agreements on behalf of their respective organisations at the PMO.
Under the agreements, the organisation and individuals concerned will be able to implement their innovative ideas to popularize ICT-based public services to the people.
The a2i programme sources said the 29 innovative projects under the fourth and five rounds of the Service Innovation Fund have been selected from 1,000 projects. Of the total, 19 projects are public organisations, five private organisations, and two individuals.
An official of the a2i programme said ‘Service Innovative Fund’ have been introduced to provide quality public services to reduce both time and hassles as well as to promote innovative ideas.

ICT Expo-2015 draws huge crowd

A2i signs agreements with 29 projects to implement innovative ideas

The three-day ICT Expo-2015, concluded in the capital yesterday, it saw huge crowds, especially the young ones, in its seminars as experts shed light on new technologies of the most modern innovation of science for everyday use, reports BSS. Yesterdays seminar was titled Future Technologies, where, among others, experts spoke on battery technology, security and protection and 3D printing. While speaking on the 3D printing, an IT expert, also Deputy Managing Director of Project Builders Limited Sirajul Islam narrated how the technology can play a vital role in the medical sector, especially for manufacturing artificial organs. On th4e occasion Sirajul Islam stated, It is not a dream anymore. It is a reality, it is happening right now. This technology may bring a fundamental change in the manufacturing industry. He also laid emphasis upon paying greater attention on security and protection, saying, For catching the bad guys, we first need to learn their technology. For catching hackers, we have to have knowledge on hacking. For preventing someone from putting virus on the system, we need to learn the process of doing it. Other experts also stressed upon employing people in managerial posts, having the IT knowledge. They also highlighted the issue of IoT (internet of things), saying it can bring a significant change in the day to day life-activities, leisure time and taking medical help. Director of Bangladesh Association for Software and Information Services (BASIS) Ashraf Abir spoke on the occasion, among others. Another seminar titled Transforming Education to Digital was also held yesterday. The three-day ICT-Expo 2015, concluded yesterday, showcasing immense potentials of the Bangladesh ICT industry, especially in the hardware sector, and upheld the vision of manufacturing segment. Meanwhile, Access to Information (a2i) Programme on Tuesday signed agreements with 29 winning projects separately, aiming to implement innovative ideas to further boost the efforts to smoothen public services. Project Director of the a2i programme Kabir Bin Anwar, and innovators of the winning projects signed the agreements on behalf of their respective organisations at the PMO. Under the agreements, the organisation and individuals concerned will be able to implement their innovative ideas to popularize ICT-based public services to the people. The a2i programme sources said the 29 innovative projects under the fourth and five rounds of the Service Innovation Fund have been selected from 1,000 projects. Of the total, 19 projects are public organisations, five private organisations, and two individuals. An official of the a2i programme said Service Innovative Fund have been introduced to provide quality public services to reduce both time and hassles as well as to promote innovative ideas.