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🇧🇩🌍 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐂𝐓 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐢𝟑) 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝! 🌍🇧🇩 We're thrilled to announce the 𝐢𝟑 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝, introduced to drive 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Developing Countries. By replicating the successful ICT-based practices of the Aspire to Innovate (a2i), we are making strides in global development. Over the past few years, a2i has been championing South-South Cooperation (SSC), resulting in the replication of our best practices in over 10 countries, including 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂, 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 (𝑩𝑨𝑹𝑴𝑴), 𝑭𝒊𝒋𝒊, 𝑱𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒏, 𝒀𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏, 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒂, 𝑮𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒂, & 𝑺𝒂𝒐 𝑻𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒆. The i3 fund was launched at a high-level side event during UNGA 2023, awarding five countries in its first cohort: 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂, 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒂, 𝑮𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒂, 𝑼𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂 & 𝑺𝒂𝒐 𝑻𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒆. 🌟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬! The application for the second cohort is now open. Don't miss this opportunity – the deadline is 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟕𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒. Join us in advancing digital innovation and transformation globally. 🌍🇧🇩 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧🔗https://lnkd.in/g9evvS69 a2i #SmartBangladesh2041 #IamtheSolution #CircularCashless #Govepreneur #ZeroDigitalDivide #GlobalDigitalCompact #ICTInnovationMatchingFund #i3 #SSC #LDCs #LeaveNoOneBehind #SDGs

🗨️Russell T. Ahmed, President, Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), addressed at the ‘𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆-𝒐𝒇-𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌', co-organized by a2i and International Telecommunication Union (ITU). 🇧🇩🌏 a2i #SmartBangladesh2041 #ZeroDigitalDivide #eQualityCentre #DigitalTransformation #SmartGoverment #GovStack #ITU #GovTech #SmartGovernance #eGovernment #GlobalDigitalTransformation #TechForGood #DigitalGovernment #DigitalTransformation, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, International Telecommunication Union, GovStack, Forum on Policy and Regulation, ICT Division, UNDP Bangladesh, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Anir Chowdhury, Atsuko Okuda, Ph.D, Nabhonil 'Neil' Roy Chowdhury, Hani Eskandar, Rounak Nayak, Aare Lapõnin, Austin Menyasz, Steven Matainaho

𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐱’𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.  Organized by the a2i in collaboration with the 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 (𝑫𝒀𝑫), Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada, BRAC and 𝐈𝐋𝐎 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡. Explore 4,000+ job openings and meet 30+ employers from Dhaka, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. 𝑅𝑒𝑔��𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛 𝑢𝑠! 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gF7N9aS8 a2i #SmartBangladesh2041 #IamtheSolution #CircularCashless #Govepreneur #ZeroDigitalDivide #GlobalDigitalCompact #FoW #NISE3 #GACanada #ILO #DYD #ISEC #SmartJobFair #CoxsBazar, H.M Asad-Uz- Zaman

📅 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞. Join us on July 20, 2024 (9 am - 4 pm), at Sea Palace Hotel, Cox's Bazar, for the #SmartEmploymentFair; organized by the a2i as part of the #ISEC project in collaboration with the 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 (𝑫𝒀𝑫), Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada, BRAC and 𝐈𝐋𝐎 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡. Explore 4,000+ job openings and meet 30+ employers from Dhaka, Cox's Bazar, and Chittagong. Secure your spot—register now! 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gF7N9aS8 a2i #SmartBangladesh2041 #IamtheSolution #CircularCashless #Govepreneur #ZeroDigitalDivide #GlobalDigitalCompact #FoW #NISE3 #GACanada #ILO #DYD #ISEC #SmartJobFair #CoxsBazar

The three-day training on ‘𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧’ concluded successfully on July 13-15, 2024. This event, organized jointly by the 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, a2i and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), was part of the ‘𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒆𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕’ initiative. In this training, 25 officials from various government departments, including the 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒉, 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (#SPARRSO), Bangladesh Water Development Board, #Department_of_Environment, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) and the 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, participated. They received hands-on training on fundamental concepts of 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, risk assessment using #GIS in coastal areas, 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬, and the development of web applications for hazard and #risk_mapping in Bangladesh. a2i #SmartBangladesh2041 #IamtheSolution #CircularCashless #Govepreneur #ZeroDigitalDivide #GlobalDigitalCompact #Data #DataLeadership #SmartDashboard #DataPolicy #DataGovernance #SDGs #Governance #DisasterManagement #GIS #RemoteSensing, Md. Anowarul Arif Khan, Md. Ashraful Islam

🔎A '𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭' event was organized to enhance skills and provide #employment opportunities for unemployed and disadvantaged youth. Held on July 14 and 15, 2024, in Panchagarh, the event targeted the youth of 𝑻𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒂, 𝑨𝒕𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒊, and 𝑺𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒓 𝒖𝒑𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒉 district. The occasion was honored by the presence of Mr. 𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐤𝐭𝐚, Member of Parliament for Panchagarh-1, as the Chief Guest. From over 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 participants, 350 youth (200 women and 150 men) were selected through a rigorous assessment process and awarded '𝐘𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬'. These selected individuals will undergo a three-month residential training program under the 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 (BITAC) and will be offered employment in industrial establishments upon completion. a2i #SmartBangladesh2041 #IamtheSolution #CircularCashless #Govepreneur #ZeroDigitalDivide #GlobalDigitalCompact #FoW #NISE3 #BITAC #TalentHunt #Panchagarh

🔎Under the #ISEC programme, the a2i is organizing #SmartEmploymentFair on July 20, 2024, at the 𝑺𝒆𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑯𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒍, 𝐂𝐨𝐱'𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫 from 9 am to 4 pm. Approximately 4,000+ job opportunities and 30+ employers from Dhaka, Cox's Bazar, and Chittagong are set to join the event Register today to participate in the fair. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gF7N9aS8 a2i #SmartBangladesh2041 #IamtheSolution #CircularCashless #Govepreneur #ZeroDigitalDivide #GlobalDigitalCompact #FoW #NISE3 #GACanada #ILO #DYD #ISEC #SmartJobFair #CoxsBazar, Ruchika Bahl

🎯𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲? Don't miss the #SmartEmploymentFair on July 20 at Hotel Sea Palace in Cox's Bazar, organized by the a2i as part of the #ISEC project. In collaboration with the 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 (𝑫𝒀𝑫), Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada, BRAC and 𝐈𝐋𝐎 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡, more than 30 employers will participate in the fair. Register today to take part in this event. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🔗 https://lnkd.in/gF7N9aS8 a2i #SmartBangladesh2041 #IamtheSolution #CircularCashless #Govepreneur #ZeroDigitalDivide #GlobalDigitalCompact #FoW #NISE3 #GACanada #ILO #DYD #ISEC #SmartJobFair #CoxsBazar

🗨️𝐌𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐮𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧, Secretary, Information and Communication Technology Division, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, delivered his remarks at the ‘𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆-𝒐𝒇-𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌', co-organized by a2i and International Telecommunication Union (ITU). 🇧🇩🌏 a2i #SmartBangladesh2041 #ZeroDigitalDivide #eQualityCentre #DigitalTransformation #SmartGoverment #GovStack #ITU #GovTech #SmartGovernance #eGovernment #GlobalDigitalTransformation #TechForGood #DigitalGovernment #DigitalTransformation, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, International Telecommunication Union, GovStack, Forum on Policy and Regulation, ICT Division, UNDP Bangladesh, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Anir Chowdhury, Atsuko Okuda, Ph.D, Nabhonil 'Neil' Roy Chowdhury, Hani Eskandar, Rounak Nayak, Aare Lapõnin, Austin Menyasz, Steven Matainaho

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, in collaboration with a2i, hosted an engaging session titled ‘𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦’. This inaugural event is the first in a series focused on crafting a robust global branding strategy for Bangladesh. The session brought together experts and stakeholders to explore and develop strategies that align with our vision for #SmartBangladesh2041. The primary goal is to elevate Bangladesh's international profile by highlighting our advancements in innovation, technology and development. 🔗https://lnkd.in/gjkUWa9B a2i #SmartBangladesh2041 #IamtheSolution #CircularCashless #Govepreneur #ZeroDigitalDivide #GlobalDigitalCompact #BangladeshBranding #BDBranding #InternationalBrandingBD #BangladeshInnovation #BangladeshPride #ExploreBangladesh #InvestInBangladesh #BangladeshStack #IDXPlatform #Innovation #Collaboration #FutureOfBangladesh #PrideInBangladesh #GlobalBrandingBangaldesh #BangladeshVision #GlobalBrandingBD #MoFA, ITIT/ICT: MOFA, Anir Chowdhury, Dr. Syed Muntasir Mamun, Purabi Matin, Ashfaq Zaman, CPA