Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar said that manual labor would be transformed into mechanization due to remarkable technological development of the fourth industrial revolution.
Everyone, including BGME, must be prepared to face this challenge of transformation so that those involved in conventional manual labor are not harmed by the power of artificial intelligence, robotics, IoT and blockchain or big data technology.
The minister attended the event virtually and made the statement while speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of mobile app for the members of the organization, organized by BGMEA in Dhaka on Saturday.
Emphasizing on the adoption and implementation of proper plans to keep them functional, he said that Bangladesh will not lag behind even in the age of technology of the fourth industrial revolution. He remarked that Bangladesh is in its heydays.
Senior Policy Advisor of a2i programme, Anir Chowdhury and BGMEA Vice President SA Samad spoke at the event presided over by BGMEA President Rubana Huq.
Expressing satisfaction over the digitalization process of BGMEA, the post and telecommunication minister said that every government as well as non-government organization should be made digital and trade bodies should play a prominent role in this regard.
Mentioning the incredible advancement of garment industry in digital technology with the help of local companies as a matter of pride he said that our workers have been able to achieve the skills.
Despite missing the three industrial revolutions in the past, under the far-sighted and wise leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the last 12 years, Bangladesh has gained the capacity to lead the fourth industrial revolution. Our Digital Bangladesh program has set an ideal example for the world, he added.
Mustafa Jabbar, a pioneer of computer revolution in the country, said that 72 percent patients in the country have received treatment through digital services at home during the pandemic.
Through the expansion of digital highways, digital services have been provided to the common people in remote areas in the last 12 years. By 2021, high speed internet will be made available to every person in the country, he added.
