Post and Telecommunications Minister Razi Uddin Ahmed Raju yesterday said Bangladesh will launch satellite into space by 2013 for development of the country's telecommunications sector.
“The homemade laptop computer worth Tk 15,000 will be available by June next,” he said at a seminar at Mirpur cantonment in the capital in the afternoon.
Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) organised the seminar titled 'Roadmap to Digital Bangladesh: Role of ICT Education'.
PM's Personal Secretary Nazrul Islam Khan read out a key-note paper on the session.
Army Chief General M Abdul Mubeen and MIST commandant Major General M Habibur Rahman Khan, among others, addressed the seminar.
Razi Uddin Ahmed Raju said the government is committed to reach the service of ICT at thresholds of all people in the country.
Referring to the government's initiatives, which were taken over the last couple of years to expend the telecommunications, he said the present government believes in works, not in words.
Prof Mohammad Kaykobad, Department of CSE, BUET and Prof M Lutfar Rahaman, Dean, Faculty of Science and Information Technology, Daffodil International University also presented papers on “Roadmap to Digital Bangladesh-Role of ICT Education” and “Roadmap to Digital Bangladesh-WEB Security Attacks: Analysis of Incident” respectively.
The speakers emphasised on the role of Information and Communication Technology Education for the attainment of Digital Bangladesh and realising the present Governments Vision-2021.
The speakers expressed their concern on the information security in using the ICT facilities.
Senior military & civil officials, academicians and students of MIST participated in the seminar.
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The Daily Star