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Build digitally educated youths to build digital Bangladesh: experts
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 6, 2018 (BSS) – Experts at a function here today observed
that digital literacy among young people is a must to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) and make Bangladesh a progressive state.
They came up the observation at the event titled ‘Digital Khichuri
Challenge’ in the city.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the
ICT Division and Facebook organised the event to collect ideas from youths
with a view to building a more peaceful and tolerant society and promoting
cultural diversity in the country.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the seminar, Chattogram City
Corporation (CCC) mayor Abu Jahed Mohammed Nasir Uddin stressed the need for
digital literacy among the young people to prevent cybercrime and propaganda.
“In terms of numbers, Bangladesh is a young nation. A hundred million of
its current population are aged 30 or below. But, the youth population is
heterogeneous. Platform like Digital Khichuri can bring this heterogeneous
group together and find a common solution to promote the cultural diversity
in Bangladesh,” he said.
The CCC mayor said facebook can be a strong tool to be self-employed, but
at the same time if Facebook is used inappropriately, it can be a dangerous
tool for the youths.
After four successful Digital Khichuri Challenges in four divisions,
Chattrogram version of Digital Khichuri Challenge was organised to find new
solutions from the youths of this division that can promote the strength of
Bangladesh’s diversity and promote peace and tolerance.
UNDP Deputy Country Director Kyoko Yokosuka said platform like Digital
Khichuri will help Bangladesh achieve SDGs 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong
Institutions.
Mahmuda Afroz, Robert Stoelman and Shidartho Goushami from UNDP and Tina
Jabeen from the ICT Innovation also spoke at the event.
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