ICT Division’s iDEA project holds training on Blockchain Technology
A special online training session on Blockchain Technology was conducted on Saturday by the “Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) project” of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) beneath the ICT Division.
Senior Secretary of ICT Division NM Zeaul Alam PAA was present as the chief guest at the inauguration of the training and exchanged encounters on different achievements of ICT division and blockchain technology.
“Blockchain is an important technology that should be used properly. There’s considerable interest among our youth on frontier technology. The ICT division is working as a 'front line soldier' using frontier technology, however in this case, we need trained manpower the most,” Zeaul said.
He also expressed the view that blockchain technology would further improve the overall management of the united states and also ensure transparency.
Person in University Grants Commission (UGC) Professor Dr Md Sazzad Hossain attended the session as its special guest, said: “Because of coronavirus, we’re now in a hard time. We need to ensure transparency and accountability in this epidemic. This blockchain technology can ensure transparency, so that it needs to be used properly. As there’s no option to education and research, most of us have to pay special focus on science and technology, research, and ICT skills.”
The executive director of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) Parthapratim Deb conveyed his gratitude to those who helped make the event a success. Also a special guest, he said that the BCC really wants to create an ground breaking environment through which you'll be able to create an entrepreneurial culture, and the council will continue trying to give everyone a concept about the prevalence of frontier technology on the planet.
The session was presided over by the project director (Additional Secretary) of the theory Project Syed Mojibul Huq, who said that it'll be challenging to make decisions for different activities later on without the frontier technology. If the country really wants to make progress through digital marketing, it must take assistance from Frontier Technology and then the blockchain technology is a very necessary medium and if the near future generation will not gain knowledge on these technologies, the country must fall behind during the 4th Industrial Revolution.
PhD research fellow of Graduate School of Simulation Studies of University of Hyogo of Japan Rubaiyat Islam, Dhaka University’s Institute of Information Technology (IIT) Associate Professor BM Mainul Hossain and Blockchain researcher, Managing Director of The Computers Ltd (TCL) and Chief Consultant of Atique Rabbani (Financial and ICT) Consulting Khondkar Atique-e-Rabbani were the trainers of the initiative who also shared their experience with trainees.
Through this training, the fundamentals and Evolution of Blockchain Technology, Blockchain for Supply Chain Management, and Understanding Blockchain Technology were the issues covered to a lot more than 60 trainees from the Barishal region who joined working out through Zoom.
Regional Director of Barishal Division of the BCC Md Monirul Islam, the Deputy Project Director (Deputy Secretary) of iDEA Project Kazi Hosna Ara, the project's senior consultant RHM Alaol Kabir, the technology Management Specialist of the project Mehedi Hasan Bhuiyan, Consultant of iDEA Project Monirul Islam, Shohag Chandra Das, teachers from Barisal University of Science and Technology and Patuakhali Science and Technology University, BCC and other officials of ICT division were also present online at the time.
Source: www.theindependentbd.com
