How the arts can help make AI better
We need to seriously think about the effective integration of “arts” into our education system.
12 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Time to adapt to AI
Did you know that Bangladeshi girls and boys won four gold medals at the International Robot Olympiad (IRO) last month?
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM
How can we start the open data revolution?
How well do we know ourselves? What is the best way to even measure the country’s progress? How can we practise evidence-based public policy?
3 December 2021, 18:00 PM
BTRC’s independence is key to innovative telecom marketplace
The draft of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulation Act, 2021 does not have the word “independent” in relation to the BTRC, according to a report by The Daily Star published on September 7, 2021.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM
MAN AND MACHINE / Do we care about digital privacy?
Recently the Chinese government ordered online platforms not to offer ride-hailing giant DiDi’s applications.
16 July 2021, 18:00 PM
MAN AND MACHINE / What are the priorities of the BTRC during the pandemic?
The Covid-19 pandemic has created unprecedented havoc around the world. However, a crisis of this extent also creates opportunities to test and resolve issues that seem unsolvable at other times.
30 April 2021, 18:00 PM
A spectacular spectrum auction vs. a thriving telecommunications marketplace
On the eve of March 8, 2021, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) officials were smiling—the 2021 4G auction brought a lot of money to the public exchequer! After 81 rounds, the auction ended with USD 46.75 million/MHz for 15 years, making it a record in recent years.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Faceoff with Facebook: What have the regulators learned?
Last week, the world media was flooded with the news of the faceoff between Facebook and the Australian parliament.
5 March 2021, 18:00 PM
How the arts can help make AI better
We need to seriously think about the effective integration of “arts” into our education system.
12 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Time to adapt to AI
Did you know that Bangladeshi girls and boys won four gold medals at the International Robot Olympiad (IRO) last month?
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM
How can we start the open data revolution?
How well do we know ourselves? What is the best way to even measure the country’s progress? How can we practise evidence-based public policy?
3 December 2021, 18:00 PM
BTRC’s independence is key to innovative telecom marketplace
The draft of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulation Act, 2021 does not have the word “independent” in relation to the BTRC, according to a report by The Daily Star published on September 7, 2021.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Do we care about digital privacy?
Recently the Chinese government ordered online platforms not to offer ride-hailing giant DiDi’s applications.
16 July 2021, 18:00 PM
What are the priorities of the BTRC during the pandemic?
The Covid-19 pandemic has created unprecedented havoc around the world. However, a crisis of this extent also creates opportunities to test and resolve issues that seem unsolvable at other times.
30 April 2021, 18:00 PM
A spectacular spectrum auction vs. a thriving telecommunications marketplace
On the eve of March 8, 2021, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) officials were smiling—the 2021 4G auction brought a lot of money to the public exchequer! After 81 rounds, the auction ended with USD 46.75 million/MHz for 15 years, making it a record in recent years.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Faceoff with Facebook: What have the regulators learned?
Last week, the world media was flooded with the news of the faceoff between Facebook and the Australian parliament.
5 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Man and Machine
This column is about humans and the interactions that this intelligent mammal have with machines. Humans have been using tools since the dawn of civilisation.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Really smart cities ignore Smart City rankings
September’s publication of the IMD Smart City Index 2020 led to the usual flurry of news reports with cities variously preening or wringing their hands at the results, such as Dhaka, Helsinki, and Budapest, to name just a few.
20 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Policies without proper data are doomed to fail
For all of us who are passing through this pandemic, whether sheltered in our cosy homes or crummy shanties, or on the street and markets serving people, or at the hospitals caring for the ailing patients, one thing is clear: We are not on the decision-making side.
21 July 2020, 18:00 PM