State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said that all the public services will be smart in Smart Bangladesh envisioned by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
"None will need to go to government offices for getting public services. All concerned will get services in Smartphones," he added.
State Minister Palak came up with the remarks while addressing the closing ceremony of the ‘Micro-Course on Intellectual History of Startup’ at Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubation Centre auditorium at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-tech Park as the chief guest on September 14.
Around 240 learners from five universities in the district joined the course for developing start-ups.
Zunaid Ahmed Palak said the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-tech Park has been established to flourish the latent talents of intellectuals and generate new employment scopes. He urged the new generations to best and proper use of the scopes for the cherished development of the nation.
Palak told the meeting that a target has been set to build Smart Bangladesh based on four pillars- Smart Citizen, Smart Government, Smart Society and Smart Economy-by 2041.
Managing Director of Bangabandhu Hi-tech Park GSM Jafarullah, Commissioner of Rajshahi Division Dr Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir, Project Director of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-tech Park Fazlul Haque and Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi Shamim Ahmed also spoke on the occasion.
State Minister Palak also hinted that the government is ready to facilitate impact innovation on localisation of search engines, social media, communications and streaming apps to secure public data on the internet.
He said. “The life and works of Bangabandhu have to be upheld among youths as they can develop the future of the country with an indomitable mind to innovate ideas for social changes.”
