Take bold initiative to re-skill workforce
Bangladesh should sort out the problems facing the industrial sector, ensure wider use of technologies, and take a bold initiative to re-skill the workforce to address the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution, speakers said yesterday.
"Bangladesh is going to be a developing nation. For this, we have to prepare ourselves to identify the problems of the industrial sector and ensure wider use of innovative technology and research," said Prof Satya Prasad Majumder, vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet).
Rizwan Rahman, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), echoed Majumder.
"Considering the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), it is the best time to take the initiative of re-skilling and upskilling our workforce," Rahman said. They came up with the comments at a virtual signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the DCCI and Buet, said a press release of the chamber.
Speaking at the ceremony, industry people and academia put emphasis on developing technologies and sector-specific research that met the demand of the industry.
They said Bangladesh was set to encounter a lot of challenges on its way to transformation.
"Buet will also focus on industry-driven research," Majumder.
The industry-academia collaboration will foster skill development as per the needs of industries, Rahman said. DCCI Senior Vice President NKA Mobin, Vice President Monowar Hossain and Buet's Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Abdul Jabbar Khan were also present.
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