Govt giving utmost importance to innovation: State Minister

State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Friday said the government is giving utmost importance to innovation and inspired the youth generation to rip its benefit.

He made the remark while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Bangladesh Innovation Summit-2020 on a virtual platform.

More than 30 local and international speakers are attending the conference this year under the chairmanship of Ariful Hasan Apu, founder of Bangladesh Innovation Forum.

Aside from these, around 20,000 people are supposed to join the summit from different corners of the country.

State Minister Palak assured the participants of extending assistance if their innovations are submitted to the ICT Division.