The 2nd international conference on ‘Information and Communication Technology (ICT)for Sustainable Development’ was launched at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) on Thursday.
According to Md. Shahadat Hossain,Research Officer of the ISPR, Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni inaugurated the conference through online platform as the chief guest. Vice Chancellor of BUP Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam was present as the chief patron.
Dr. Kamal Zuhairi bin Zamli, Professor and Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Malaysia Pahang, Kamal Quadir, CEO bKash Ltd, Yasir Azman, CEO, Grameenphone Ltd, and Dr. Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, Director, Research & Policy Integration (RAPID) delivered keynote papers in the inaugural ceremony. BUP military and civil high officials, faculty members, students along with invited guests from home and abroad attended the ceremony.
It is mentionable that this three-day-long international conference has been planned to organize by the Department of Information and Communication Engineering of BUP.
Theme of the conference is ‘Shaping a sustainable future through advancement in information and communication technology’ which will ultimately support the government's vision of building a Smart Bangladesh.
The conference has already attracted 287 research papers from 15 different countries on “Scope of ICT in Healthcare, Education, Business, Agriculture, Industry, and Smart City”, amongst which a total of 100 papers would be presented in the conference.
To foster a congenial environment in exchanging scientific, technical, and engineering ideas amongst academia and industries, this conference has also included an industry exhibition. The closing ceremony of this highly treasured international conference will be held on 23 September.