BTRC Chairman Shyam Sunder Sikder on Monday said the ambitions of a Digital Bangladesh set by the government becoming a reality and the digital resilience has allowed us to quickly adopt health guidelines during this pandemic to keep our citizens safe and maintain our economic momentum.
He was addressing an interactive event at GP House on Monday organized by Grameenphone to unveil the Telenor Research that has recently identified five different technology trends that will shape 2021,
He said The technology trends that are being forecasted will play a crucial role in guiding innovators, enterprises and experts in creating solutions that matter to citizens.
In 2021 Telenor Research predicts the emergence of new technology to aid remote learning and changes to the virtual education eco-system. As we move down 2021 where working from home is already the new normal, organizations will now focus on building capacity to use new digital tools, upskilling and data &cybersecurity. Ensuring mental well-being using advanced technologies like Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and advanced AI-based chatbots for those experiencing prolonged isolation will also come into play.
The Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC), Shyam Sunder Sikder attended the occasion as Chief Guest. Bjørn Table Sandberg, Head of Telenor Research virtually presented the keynote speech during the session and said, "The pandemic has triggered us and nearly every industry around the globe to adapt at a rate once thought impossible. The past year has proved that digitalization will be key to tackling major societal issues and to facilitate new ways of working and living in 2021."
Yasir Azman, CEO, Grameenphone reemphasized, "Bangladesh on a united front has progressed significantly in the digitalization journey and helped us navigate COVID 19 pandemic lately. We have experienced a massive shift in our behaviors, minimizing the physical and virtual world's boundaries.”
AnirChowdhury, Policy Advisor of a2i, Sonia Bashir Kabir, Founder of SBK Tech Ventures & SBK Foundation, Dr. MehtabKhanam, Counselling Psychology, University of Dhaka also took part in the panel discussion.
For the sixth consecutive year, Sandberg and the Telenor Research team have analysed and reflected on the year that passed, in order to predict what’s to come in five tech trends for 2021:
The trends include Tech supplements touch to tackle mental health maladies, a digital spring for green tech, !]¤Password%@panic!#=? emerges as symptom of cyber security challenges, Society-as-a-service offers much-needed flexibility and Mind the educational gap.
While the Covid-19 lockdowns have led to a wave of innovations and important progress in digital learning, it has done less to reduce the global education gap. Millions of children and young people who currently lack internet access at home suffered the loss of education in 2020 when schools went into lockdowns.
In 2021, we expect to see an escalating number of new and creative methods of remote, digital learning to emerge from the rapidly advancing virtual learning sphere. Those equipped with network access and internet-capable devices will be able to take part in this digital leap and reap the rewards. The unconnected will however lose ground.
“If this urgent issue is not properly addressed, both internationally and within nations, we risk significant setback and a widening educational gap in the coming years. In order to bridge this
