DHAKA, Jan 14, 2020 (BSS) – Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb
Wazed Joy today urged ICT officials to be devoted in innovation, not to
replicate the innovations of others in the ICT sector.
He came up with the call while addressing a view-exchange meeting on
activities, achievements and progresses of different agencies of ICT Division
held at ICT Tower here.
State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak handed over the
Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization’s (ASOCIO) ICT Education Award
to Joy at the function.
“We’ve to be dedicated in innovation without following others.
Bangladesh is becoming a role model of ICT across the world and the award is
an acknowledgement of this,” the ICT adviser said, calling upon the ICT
officials to adopt the best global practices in the country’s ICT sector.
He greeted State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak and the
ICT officials for achieving the ICT award.
Joy observed the ‘Digital Opinion Monitoring System’ introduced recently
by the ICT Division following the instruction of the Cabinet Division. “This
system will play an important role in improving the services of the ICT
Division,” he added.
ICT Division Senior Secretary NM Zeaul Alam and project director
(additional secretary) of the Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy
(iDEA) Project Syed Mujibul Haque were, among others, present at the meeting.