Shawdesh Desk:

Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said that prime minister Sheikh Hasina is working relentlessly to build a prosperous, knowledge-based and inclusive country based on the principles adopted by the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

‘Artificial intelligence, data-based analytics, and data visualisation systems will increase the need for future policy making. With that goal in mind, the newly established neural network will be able to provide necessary insights into any crisis, such as Covid-19 or Russia-Ukraine conflict through data-based analysis,’ he said.

The foreign minister made the remarks while inaugurating the Innovation Lab and Innovation Challenge Fund at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday.

Foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen, Information and Communication Technology Division secretary Md Shamsul Arefin, UNDP resident representative Stephan Lillier and senior officials of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Information and Communication Technology Division and a2i were also present at the event.

Bangladesh missions abroad participated in the programme virtually.

Foreign minister Momen said due to the pragmatic initiatives of the government, Bangladesh had now transformed into a vibrant economy with infinite potential.

He referred to the economic diplomacy-based activities undertaken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which had been initiated to provide better services to Bangladeshis living abroad to increase remittance flow.

Momen emphasised using indigenous resources and efficiently innovating cost-effective creative solutions to create smart citizens.

Foreign secretary Masud bin Momen presented the keynote speech at the event.

In his remarks, he emphasised using advanced technology to provide better public services.

The foreign secretary expressed optimism that the Innovation Lab would strengthen the ICT capabilities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and directly connect with the tech-capability of the future world.

The event was conducted by the director general of International Trade, Investment and Technology and ICT wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Syed Muntasir Mamun.