State Minister of Information and Communication Technology Department Junaid Ahmed Palak said, "No one can keep us under control, Bangabandhu's eternal words are the success of this development of Bangladesh today. The mobile app and game industry is making a huge contribution to the global economy in this era of 4th industrial revolution. Our current export earnings in the IT sector are around $1.4 billion. The government is working to take that to $5 billion by 2025. Mobile app and game industry should be developed to suit the global market. At present, 8 universities of the country are providing training for app developers. CUET wants to spread the spirit of entrepreneurship among the young generation by organizing this kind of festival. We believe that the mobile app and game industry can contribute to the country's economy as well.”
“Mobile App, Game and Job Festival-2023” was organized at Chattogram University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) on Saturday under the initiative of Skill Development for Mobile Game and Apps Project of the ICT Department of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to create skilled human resources in the mobile application and game industry and to enter the international market in this sector. He said these things in the speech of the chief guest in the day-long program on the subject.
CUET Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul Alam was the invited special guest at the festival held at CUET Central Auditorium. Social activist and young leader Faraz Karim Chowdhury, Deputy Secretary of ICT Department Mohammad Monir Hossain, Head of Department of CUET Computer Science and Engineering Professor Dr. Md. Mokammel Haque were present as special guests on the occasion. Muhammad Anwar Hossain, project director of the mobile games and apps project of the ICT department will preside over the event. The program was moderated by Moumita Sen Sharma and Sadman Sakib, lecturers of CUET CSE department.
CUET Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul Alam said, “Mobile apps and games are now considered as one of the foreign exchange earning industries globally. Mobile apps and games can be an important sector in the country's economy. The government is taking and implementing several steps giving importance to this sector. If our students apply their talent and creativity to develop mobile apps and games, it is possible to become self-reliant as well as earn foreign currency.”
Social worker and youth leader Faraz Karim Chowdhury said, “Our economy has reached this stage based on the garment industry. But we have to think how much we are able to compete with the countries which are changing the whole system by making robots, who have acquired the ability to create substitutes for the human brain. The mobile app and gaming industry of the past decade has completely changed. Technology roots have now advanced far. We also have to move at that speed. That's why if we can keep talented people in the country, then the country will really improve. It is not desirable that foreigners will use the talent of our country to advance.
The day-long program consisted of five separate sessions titled “Smart Careers with App and Game”, “The Rise of Animation: Exploring the Career”, “People, Training and Technology”, “Animation Movie Screening” and “Presentation on Short Listed Game and App”. is In these sessions, skills development training was provided to young technicians and students with the aim of creating various types of mobile apps and games that meet the needs of the current global market. On the occasion, a competition was held with students of various colleges and universities with 200 ideas on mobile apps and games.
From there, three selected ideas are awarded. Besides, 20 reputed IT and software manufacturing companies of the country participated in the job festival. Where the institutions collect the resumes of students who bring different mobile apps, games and ideas.
There was an interesting raffle draw for the participants. About 1,000 people including university students, teachers, officials, employees and representatives of various institutions gathered in the festival.
