BSS-48 ‘Emporia’ will act as a bridge between disabled and employers: Palak

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‘Emporia’ will act as a bridge between disabled and employers: Palak

DHAKA, Mar 28, 2021 (BSS)- State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak today said that the digital platform “Emporia” has been created for the disabled people, with an aim to establish a non-discriminatory society to materialize the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

“Our brothers and sisters with disabilities and special needs have come to Dhaka from different parts of the country to give interviews at the job fair organized by the ICT department. ‘Emporia’ will play a vital role in reducing their time, cost and ease out their interview process,” Palak said.

The state minister was speaking as the chief guest at the virtual inaugural function of ‘Emporia’, a software specially developed for the use of persons with disabilities in the country under the ICT Department’s ‘Empowerment of All Disabled Persons with Neurodevelopment Disorders (NDD) through Information Technology’ project.

He emphasized the need to use technology as a powerful tool to ensure equal rights for all citizens, adding that the present government is implementing various measures to ensure equal opportunities for every citizen of the country, including the able-bodied and the disabled.

He said that, “The ICT department has taken initiatives to provide various IT trainings to enable the disabled to meet their needs.”

He called upon all able-bodied persons to come forward to ensure equality and rights of persons with disabilities.

Later, the state minister officially launched the ‘Emporia’ software.

In the program, it was informed that the ‘Emporia’ software was created with the inspiration of renowned autism expert Saima Wazed Putul.

Bangladesh Computer Council Executive Director Parthapratim Dev presided over the function.

Senior Secretary of the ministry NM Ziaul Alam, BCC Director Enamul Kabir and CSID Executive Director Khandaker Zahurul Alam also spoke, among others.

The link to access the ‘Emporia’ software is- https://emporia.bcc.gov.bd/

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