The state-run Bangladesh e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-Gov CIRT) and Cyber Wales in the United Kingdom signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) recently to mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s Independence Day.
The MoU will help reinforce the bilateral relations in various fields including economic, investment, protection against cyber-attacks and advisory, and pave the way for further cooperation with BGD e-GOV CIRT and Cyber Wales.
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The global community could hardly imagine the currently turbulent progress largely defined by technological revolution only 100 years ago. However, by this time, Bangladesh is no stranger to this new wave of technological advances and newer market forces. Industry 4.0 is knocking on the door, and by 2071, in the centennial of the country’s birth; we can expect some paradigm shift in terms of innovation.
Nobody is sure where it would go in the remote future. Bangladesh might become a super industrialised concrete jungle; it can adopt green architecture, ensure complete food security; or it can emerge as a completely networked, hyperconnected society by realising the internet of things and many more.
Read more: Bangladesh in 2071 - Envisioning a smart future through innovation
The number of internet users in Bangladesh expanded by 3.3 crore between 2010 and 2019, bringing another 20 per cent of the population online, according to a recent report.
Over the same period, India added 36.1 crore new users, or 26 per cent of its population and Pakistan added 4.8 crore new users, or 22 per cent of its population.
Bangladesh is a developing country and the concept of digital Bangladesh is a dream for us. Digital Bangladesh Day will be celebrated on 12th December and extensive preparations are being made for this.
In order to survive in this age of globalization, we must focus on information technology. It is almost impossible to keep pace with the current world without the development of information technology. Bangladesh is a developing country and the concept of digital Bangladesh is a dream for us.
Read more: Digital Bangladesh Day: Expectancy and implementation
Three law enforcement, security orgs score zero; organisers say they ‘observed’, didn’t participate
The first national level cyber-security drill, organised recently by a government agency and participated by 35 private and public institutions, has produced some rather quizzical results.
The government's e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT) hosted the drill -- held online remotely -- for 20 banks and 15 non-banking financial institutions, law enforcement agencies, and private entities on October 22. Each organisation was given six problems and a stipulated time to come up with solutions.
Read more: BD: First nat’l cyber drill brings strange results