Indian Minister for Railways, Communications, and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday appreciated Bangladesh’s “outstanding achievements” in the ICT sector under the “dynamic leadership” of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Both the neighbouring countries can further bolster cooperation and collaboration in reaping mutual gain from emerging technologies and digital economy, he said.
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak held a meeting with the Indian minister at the latter’s office in New Delhi and discussed issues of mutual interest.
Palak shared with the Indian IT minister four priority areas of Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy towards building a developed and tech-savvy Bangladesh, according to the Bangladesh Mission in New Delhi.
The priorities are artificial intelligence, special robotics, microprocessor chip design and cyber security.
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During the meeting, the Bangladesh state minister highlighted the success of the Digital Bangladesh initiative which was the brainchild of the prime minister.
Two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between Bangladesh and India were also renewed with an extension for five years to continue the bilateral cooperation in the areas of IT and cyber security.
The MoU on IT and electronics focuses on strengthening cooperation in various areas, including e-governance, m-governance, e-public service delivery, research, development and innovation, developing Start-Ups, capacity building and sharing best practices.
The other MoU deals with exchange of information on cyber-attacks and cyber security incidents, cyber security technology cooperation, cyber security policies and human resource development in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of each country and on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefits.
Muhammad Imran, high commissioner of Bangladesh to India, and K Rajaraman, telecom secretary of India, signed the MoUs in the presence of the two ministers.
Palak is visiting New Delhi to attend a few sessions of the seventh edition of the Raisina Dialogue as a panelist.
