SHAPING THE 4IR: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF TOMORROW’S CITIZEN Md. Anower Hossin
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Right now, 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is one of the most discussed issues in Bangladesh. Seminars, conferences and round table discussions are organizing by different stakeholders on 4IR & its problems and prospects. Scholars are trying to make stakeholders aware about 4IR concept and inspiring entrepreneurs to adopt newer technologies to get advantages out of it. They are reminding that businesses are to adopt 4th & 5th generation technologies to remain them up-to-date with concurrent market demands. Recently a fascinating Bangladeshi couple, Rini Ishan and Rakib Reza have quietly been manufacturing commercial robots in Bangladesh, including a 3D concrete-printing robot. So far in 2018, their company Planetary Limited has exported 11 robots to South Korea. We can now proudly say that Bangladesh is also in the age of robotics and 3D printing. Thousands of young Bangladeshi people have already put the country on the global IT freelancing map. We feel gratitude to the passion, imagination and steady work of a few, ‘Digital Bangladesh’ is now a reality, contributing to the transformation of our social and economic landscape at the grassroots. For instance, 4,554 Union Digital Centers, more than 100 simplified public services, e-procurement and smart health cards, digital job platforms, online open course wares are leading Bangladesh down the 4IR path. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR): Global society is undergoing dramatic and transformative changes driven by the rapid evolution of technology in, what is sometimes called, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).We are a nation of innovators. Throughout our history, we have seized the day to create a better future for ourselves. The First Industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanize production. The Second used electric power to create mass production. The Third used electronics and information technology to automate
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production. Now, a Fourth Industrial Revolution is building on the Third, the digital revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the last century. It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres. Shaping the 4IR: Millions of young people around the world are unemployed or underemployed, while employers have jobs, they cannot fill. It is a challenge partially rooted in the growing mismatch between youth’s skill and employer needs. If unaddressed, the problem will likely intensify as the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) characterized by the marriage of physical assets and digital technologies-transforms society, Economies, Jobs and people’s personal lives. The possibilities of billions of people connected by mobile devices, with unprecedented processing power, storage capacity, and access to knowledge, are unlimited. And these possibilities will be multiplied by emerging technology breakthroughs in fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles, 3-D printing, nanotechnology, biotechnology, materials science, energy storage, and quantum computing. Already, Artificial intelligence (AI) is all around us, from self-driving cars and drones to virtual assistants and software that translate or invest. Impressive progress has been made in AI in recent years, driven by
