RUET CSE Fest, one of the biggest tech carnivals for the enthusiastic mega minds of Bangladesh, attracts more than two thousand students this year. Among all those applications, the juries have selected more than 700 students as eligible participants from 70+ universities based on their projects and idea. Huawei, the leading ICT infrastructure provider, is the technology partner of the event.
This year, the RUET CSE FEST 2K22 consists of eight segments with total prize money of over BDT 3,50,000. The segments include Inter-University Programming Contest, Project Showcasing, Idea/Poster Contest, Line Follower Robot, Gaming Contest, Tech Photo Exhibition, Quiz Contest, and Workshop in association with IEEE. With utmost enthusiasm to learn and attain new skills, students from different universities across the country registered for the event that started on April 16, 2022.
Prof. Dr. Md. Al Mamun, Head of CSE Department, RUET, shares, “We are overwhelmed to have witnessed the spontaneous participation of students from across the nation. Their enthusiasm has surpassed our expectations, and the ideas they have entered with are full of possibilities. Youth are the future of the country, and it is our responsibility to properly nurture their talent and guide them in the right direction. RUET has always prioritized youth development and will continue to do so with similar initiatives with the support of companies like Huawei, who also share the same responsibility.”
Yuying Karl, Head of Public Affairs and Communications Department, Huawei Bangladesh, said, “Huawei believes in youth’s talent as they are the architecture of the better tomorrow. Hence, we have invested ourselves in developing the youth in the countries we operate. Bangladeshi youths, on numerous occasions, demonstrated their potential with innovative ideas and indomitable courage. Huawei’s vision is to build a fully connected, intelligent world, and youth can play an instrumental role in achieving this vision. Hence, we always strive to be a part of different programs that support the youth to gather knowledge and develop wisdom. This is why we have decided to be a part of RUET CSE FEST 2K22 as the technology partner. We hope that with our continuous partnerships and efforts, Huawei will be able to aid in the journey of transformation from Digital Bangladesh to Smart Bangladesh.”
Huawei has always contributed to the development of a sound ICT ecosystem in Bangladesh. Over the years, Huawei has also helped the country reap the benefits of digital transformation through different initiatives such as the Seeds for the Future and Bangladesh ICT Skills Competition. Apart from this, Huawei has been making a consistent contribution to the educational and ICT sector of Bangladesh through various initiatives. This time, as a technology partner to RUET CSE FEST 2K22, Huawei is aligning with its philosophy of fostering a digitized and healthy ICT environment for everyone.
The winners of this program will be announced on June 04 with an inauguration program where Prof. Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam Sheikh, Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology will be present as Chief Guest and many other renowned faculties from different universities are expected to be present.
iValue InfoSolutions, India’s premium technology enabler, today announced their partnership with Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company for Bangladesh and Nepal. This strategic expansion will further extend iValue’s solutions and services in the South-Asian countries. Founded in 2002, Aruba provides secure edge-to-cloud networking solutions using AI-based machine learning (ML) to deliver simpler, faster, and more automated networks.
“This is a very strategic time for iValue and Aruba to collaborate for a growing IT market in both Bangladesh and Nepal. The domestic IT-ITeS industry in Bangladesh is currently valued at US$0.9-1.1 billion and is expected to reach US$4.6-4.8 billion by 2025. The rapid financial inclusion in sync with the faster adoption of digital technologies in the country is creating favourable market conditions. With Aruba’s intelligent edge-to-cloud networking solutions and iValue’s partner-centric business approach, we can together chart new territories of IT expansion in the South-Asian market,” said Ramesh Umashankar, CEO for International Business at iValue InfoSolutions.
Aruba takes a cloud-native approach to helping customers meet their connectivity, security, and financial requirements across campus, branch, data centre, and remote worker environments, covering all aspects of wired, wireless LAN, and wide area networking (WAN). Aruba’s AI-based machine learning (ML) delivers simple, brisk, and more automated networks which analyse data to help businesses thrive.
“Edge to Cloud networking solutions will continue to succour businesses in connection with cost optimization, agility, resiliency, and innovation catalyst. As we witness the adoption of digital transformation at its all-time high, it has also proliferated security challenges. Aruba is delivering innovative built-in security solutions to enterprises which are the foundation for Zero Trust and SASE frameworks, improving and extending the security controls,” said Hossainul Gaffar, Country Manager – Bangladesh at iValue InfoSolutions.
iValue has always given preference to the Optimization & Transformation area, leveraging Customer Life Cycle and Product Life Cycle Adoption frameworks. Their integrated offerings that power Data, Network & Application (DNA) management for enterprises helps them reimagine their existing IT infrastructure smartly, efficiently & effectively. iValue’s penchant to select the right partner and aid its customers with niche and trustworthy solutions has helped them grow relentlessly fostering the trust of their 6,000+ customers across verticals in 13+ locations across multiple continents resulting in iValue being India’s fastest growing premium technology enabler.
A day-long training program on ‘L/C Procedure & Supply Chain Management for Export & Import Operation’ was held at Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) Innovation center in the city on Sunday.
ICT Business Promotion Council (IBPC) and Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) jointly organized the programme.
BCS Secretary General Kamruzzaman Bhuyian gave welcome speech in the function.
BCS president Engineer Subrata Sarkar presided over the function.
International Business Facilitator Habibur Rahman, International Relation Department of Dhaka University Chairman Professor Dr. Subodh Debnath were present as trainer in the training section.