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DENMARK TO GIVE TK10 CRORE IN AID FOR INTERNET COVERAGE IN REMOTE AREAS
Denmark to provide Tk10 crore to be used for providing internet coverage in remote areas of the country. Denmark will provide this money under its proposed ‘Digitization of Islands Along Bay of Bengal and Haor Area’ project. Danish ambassador to Bangladesh Winnie Estrup Petersen announced this decision when she met with
‘WE STRIVE TO BUILD A POTENTIAL TRAINEE TO TAKE LEADERSHIP IN HAND AT GLOBAL MARKET’
25 Years of IEEE Bangladesh-The Glorious Journey continues
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world's largest association of technical professionals with more than 423,000 members in over 160 countries around the world. IEEE is dedicated to advance innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity; and designed to serve professionals involved in all aspects
ARE BANKS READY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION CUSTOMER?
Today, the significant percentage of the world population, or approximately 7.4 billion,is under the age of 30. Over the next10 years, Gen-Y should constitute the majority of ‘wealth accumulators’ in developed economies and will look for financial products to maximize their wealth. This segment is expected to have a higher
BUSINESS REQUIRES IT WHEREAS IT REQUIRES BUSINESS ACQUAINTANCE
The Role of Information Technology in Business Success Innovation is the great way to success in this digital age. The path of innovation in business means doing something different, smarter or better that will make a positive difference in terms of value, quality or productivity by using emerging or proved technologies
BANKING IS BROKEN AND WE MUST START FROM SCRATCH
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ICT: the challenges in 2017
Coming year will have many challenges for IT management and staff. The issues include new technology, cloud, big data, virtualization, BYOD and BYOA, shadow IT, boomers, energy efficiency, user systems, interoperability, creating value and social networks. The industry will need huge additional manpower in cyber security. Skills challenges in all segments
The age of digitally transformed banks
With the advancement of disrupting technologies, from mobile wallet to social media, tablets, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and 'de-banked' digital consumer, one argues if banking is a place we go to, or rather something we do. Bill Gates, former chairman of Microsoft, surprised many, saying, 'Banking is necessary, banks
