Huawei, in partnership with Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA), is going to launch four ICT programmes with the vision to accelerate the growth of the ICT industry and to facilitate ICT talents in Bangladesh.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday between these three parties at BCC auditorium at Agargaon in the capital, said a press release.
State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak was the chief guest in the signing event chaired by Md Rezaul Karim, Director General, DSA and Project Director, LICT Project.
Zhang Zhengjun, CEO, Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited, inaugurated the event with a welcome speech and Hosne Ara Begum, Managing Director (Secretary), BHTPA; N M Zeaul Alam, Senior Secretary, ICT Division; Parthapratim Deb, Executive Director, Bangladesh Computer Council were present, among others.
The core purpose of the MoU is to initiate four programs namely ‘Bangladesh ICT Competition 2020’, ‘ICT Joint Innovation Center’, ‘Huawei ICT Academy’, and ‘Curating Bangladeshi Startups’.
Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister, ICT Division, commented, “All of our initiatives and projects are focusing on youth, ICT and employment. This agreement will be able to provide proper trainings to the young students, our researchers, and our innovators in the university level. At the same they will have the opportunity to experience world’s latest technologies, invented by Huawei. And also will be able to bridge the gap between industry and academia under this agreement.”
Among these projects, BCC will be working together with Huawei on Bangladesh ICT Competition 2020, ICT Joint Innovation Center, and Curating Bangladeshi Startups.
Huawei ICT Academy will be conducted by BHTPA and Huawei. The responsible parties will be managing these projects for at least three years from the days of its inauguration.
Zhang Zhengjun, CEO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited, said, “Digital infrastructure is the basis for any industry and economy in the modern age. Hence, to adapt to this new, intelligent world and boost the nation's growth, it has become critical for the youth to enhance their skills and become experts in the ICT field.”
“Our programs will motivate the youth of Bangladesh to excel in the ICT field, which will ultimately help Bangladesh fulfill the vision of Digital Bangladesh. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with the ICT Division to play a role in accelerating the digital transformation of the country,” he added.