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Digital Bangladesh to build a knowledge-based societyThe term ‘Digital Bangladesh’ has created renewed interest in government and commercial organizations in utilizing Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in governance and service delivery. In the light of the lesson learnt from our past ventures in establishing e-government the definition of Digital Bangladesh must be clearly understo...

Amount of remittance used in development sectorThree sectors have contributed a lot to the economic growth of Bangladesh, namely the garment, services and remittance sectors. Generally, we identify garments as the highest foreign exchange earning sector. Excluding the cost of importing raw materials for the garment sector, net foreign exchange earnings from remittances sent by migrant workers are...

Reduce pressure on foreign reserveAccording to international safety standards, there should be a reserve equal to at least three months of import expenses in normal times. If food products are to be imported then there should be at least five months’ worth of import expenses. A reserve of at least 7 months’ worth of import costs should be maintained in case of volatility in global essential commod...

Focus more on Research to Ensure Quality EducationAccording to the University Grants Commission (UGC) 2020 report, at present there are 64 public and 107 private universities in the country. Among them, 27 public and private universities have not allocated any kind of money for research. Higher education certificates have been disseminated in these higher education institutions without research pr...

BASIS Standing Committee on Games, XR and NFT and the Department of Multimedia and Creative Technology (MCT) of Daffodil International University jointly organized a series of a seminar titled 'State of Gaming and Metaverse Industry of Bangladesh' on Monday, 4 September 2022 in Daffodil International University International Conference Hall, Ashulia, Dhaka. Dr. Mohammad Fakhre Hossain, H...

Software Piracy : Bangladesh ScenarioThe total piracy even assumed to be US$137 million will not be 90% as depicted by BSA.Piracy in the ICT industry is not a new phenomenon. The movie ‘Pirates of Silicon Valley’ dramatizes the piracy by Microsoft and Apple Computers. The film follows the subsequent development of the IBM-PC with the help of Gates and Microsoft in 1981. Meanwhile, Apple has develo...

ব্যান্ডউইডথ কন্ট্রোলারআউটসোর্সিং, ফেসবুক, ইউটিউব, অনলাইন গেমিং, লাইভস্ট্রিমিংয়ের জনপ্রিয়তা বেড়ে যাওয়ায় ইন্টারনেটের গতির প্রয়োজন বর্তমানে অনেক বেড়ে গেছে। গ্রাম থেকে শুরু করে শহরের অনেকেই মোবাইলে বা কমপিউটারে বা ল্যাপটপে ইন্টারনেট ব্যবহার করছেন। কিন্তু এসব ব্যবহারকারীর বেশিরভাগই হচ্ছেন মোবাইল ইন্টারনেট ব্যবহারকারী। এছাড়া বর্তমানে ইন্টারনেটের খরচ তুলনামূলকভাবে অনেক কমেছে। ফলে মোবাইলের পাশাপাশি বাসাবা...

A roundtable dialogue on mitigating the ICT skill gap was held on 30 July 2022 in BASIS moderated by AKM Ahmedul Islam Babu, Director of BASIS in collaboration with TechnTalents. Discussants expressed to have a different pay scale with a unique hierarchy for tech professionals and a separate law for knowledge-exercising human resources engaged in the ICT sector while addressing a meeting at B...

Country’s top and most loved brand Walton has launched its ‘Laptop Exchange Offer Season-2’ campaign. Under the campaign, Walton is providing special discount to its customers on computer products including laptop, desktop, all-in-one PC, Tab etc. in exchange of used or old (active or dead) IT products of any brands.  Walton has announced this facility in a bid to create awareness about...

Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) has won “The Award of Distinction in Digital Innovation” in the category of TOGAF standard / Enterprise Architecture from the Open Group, India for the year 2022 for establishing National e-Service Bus.  The Open Group India Awards recognizes organizations and teams in the Southeast Asia region that have reached the pinnacle of achievement in...