Call for expanding ICT facilities to remote areas
Friday, 31 October 2008
The nine-day BCS City IT Fair-2008 began in the city Thursday with a call for expanding the information and communication technology (ICT) facilities to remote areas of the country, reports BSS.
"The ICT facilities are limited only to towns. But it should be expanded to remote areas in the greater interest of people of the country as well as ICT industry", BRAC University Vice-chancellor Prof Jamilur Reza Chowdhury said so while inaugurating the fair as the chief guest.
Multiplan Centre Shop Owners' Association has organised the fair at the Multiplan Centre at Elephant Road in the city with the theme 'Let Computer Be a Tool for Flourishing Talents'.
The BRAC University VC said, "We would become a middle-income country within the next 10 years, if proper attention is given to the ICT industry."
There is no lack of talents in the country, he said and called upon all concerned to take initiatives for flourishing the talents.
Thanking the organisers, the renowned IT expert expressed the hope that such type of fair would certainly help expand ICT industry in the country.
Besides displaying and selling ICT products, the main features of the fair included painting competition for children, debate and quiz competitions for students, seminar, symposium, free voting on internet about electing Cox's Bazar and the Sundarbans in the New7Wonders list, free internet browsing and guarantee service on sold goods in the fair.
A total of 400 organisations are taking part in the fair that will remain open from 10 am to 8:00 pm every day until November 7.
The entrance fee has been fixed at Tk 10. However, school students can visit the fair without any fee, organisers said.
"The ICT facilities are limited only to towns. But it should be expanded to remote areas in the greater interest of people of the country as well as ICT industry", BRAC University Vice-chancellor Prof Jamilur Reza Chowdhury said so while inaugurating the fair as the chief guest.
Multiplan Centre Shop Owners' Association has organised the fair at the Multiplan Centre at Elephant Road in the city with the theme 'Let Computer Be a Tool for Flourishing Talents'.
The BRAC University VC said, "We would become a middle-income country within the next 10 years, if proper attention is given to the ICT industry."
There is no lack of talents in the country, he said and called upon all concerned to take initiatives for flourishing the talents.
Thanking the organisers, the renowned IT expert expressed the hope that such type of fair would certainly help expand ICT industry in the country.
Besides displaying and selling ICT products, the main features of the fair included painting competition for children, debate and quiz competitions for students, seminar, symposium, free voting on internet about electing Cox's Bazar and the Sundarbans in the New7Wonders list, free internet browsing and guarantee service on sold goods in the fair.
A total of 400 organisations are taking part in the fair that will remain open from 10 am to 8:00 pm every day until November 7.
The entrance fee has been fixed at Tk 10. However, school students can visit the fair without any fee, organisers said.