DHAKA, Feb 28, 2020 (BSS)-The two-day long “National Hackathon on Frontier Technologies” began at Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) here today.
The Hackathon, being participated by 51 teams consisting of approximately 150 innovators, will strive to come out with possible technological solutions to solve the most citizen-centric 10 challenges of Bangladesh, a press release said.
Under the ICT Division, the “Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) project” with its Startup Bangladesh banner in association with “High Commission of India in Bangladesh” and “Tech Mahindra Limited (TechM)” are organizing this Hackathon, it added.
The Hackathon was inaugurated by the Project Director (Additional Secretary) of iDEA project Syed Mojibul Huq.
He welcomed everyone at the Hackathon and thanked “High Commission of India in Bangladesh” and “Tech Mahindra Limited (TechM)” for being a part of this initiative.
The Head of Global Innovation of TechM Nikhil Malhotra attended the opening programme.
He expressed his gratitude for organizing such an event with the youths and thanked the Bangladesh Government for holding such a timely programme for the development of the ICT sector of Bangladesh.
Akash Dolas, Customer Relationship Head- Makers; Umesh Kad, Head of Startnet and Campus Connect, Debashish Mitra, Country Manager (Bangladesh) on behalf of the team of Tech Mahindra Ltd and Deputy Director of iDEA Project Kazi Hosna Ara were also present on the occasion.
Officers from ICT division also attended the opening programme of the Hackathon.
From 349 shortlisted innovative solutions from all the applications across the country, the top 51 teams are participating in this Hackathon.
Forty mentors are here to guide all participants.
Finally, the top 10 participants will be awarded as the winners at the closing ceremony to be held tomorrow.
The winning teams will be provided mentoring and training with R&D support at “Makers Lab” of Tech Mahindra Limited (TechM), India.
At the same time, necessary investment will be made in maturing the innovative project.
After the maturity of the projects, they will be supported to bring their project to the growth stage by promoting the marketing channels of TechM in different countries of the world.
Besides, certificates will be given at the Hackathon among the winners. Necessary mentoring and grooming will also be ensured by the Startup Bangladesh-iDEA.