On November 11, for the first time ever, Bangladesh hosted the Global Finals of the 45th International College Programming Competition (ICPC) powered by Huawei, one of the most prestigious international competitions for solving programming problems. computer science for university students.
Around 1,000 undergraduate students, from 137 universities, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to University of Dhaka, participated in the wonderful congregation aimed at advancing humanity through their coding skills.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) won this year’s ICPC finals with a total score of 11, among university students from 69 countries, while BUET (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology) placed 51st in the world.
According to Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, the competition, more than the problems it solves, is indeed a true recognition of a new Bangladesh and its many new capabilities – where digitization is embedded in the State policies and priority actions to enable the creation of a prosperous digital world with simple, accessible and fair solutions for all.
Minister of State for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak also believes that programming is the language of the future as it can help bridge the gap between cultures, languages and societies – thanks to the various technological innovations that the can be seen in the world today.
CourtesyProgrammers are seen as the problem solvers of tomorrow and Bangladesh, as one of the fastest growing economies in South Asia, has made tremendous progress in all sectors using ICT.
The Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Advisor, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, also recently announced the goal of building a cashless society in Bangladesh within the next three to four years based on the growth of digital finance in the country.
“We have built digital Bangladesh now. Our next goal is to build a cashless society,” said Sajeeb Wazed Joy, a key driver of Digital Bangladesh, citing that 50% of government services have already been digitized, and I hope this will be increased to 100% here a few. years.
More than 170 countries, including Bangladesh, have announced digital strategies, and digital transformation is now known to be the key to improving the economies and lives of millions of people around the world, as well as ensuring the sustenance of the planet.
This is a key focus for industries including ICT, finance, manufacturing and agriculture.
The emergence of a digital first world is forcing countries to prepare for a digital first economy, and economies around the world are developing digital plans and policies, investing in key digital technology sectors and ICT infrastructure to rebuild/achieve a new expanded GDP, just like Bangladesh.
However, the talent shortage will be one of the world’s biggest concerns, with the World Bank predicting a talent gap of 10 million people by 2027 as the need for an increasingly rapid pace of transformation is compelling. digital in the world.
The talent shortage is most pronounced in Asia, but is also an international concern for the ICT community, governments, employers and workers.
Adding to the problem is a gap in the training of ICT professionals, which means that their skills do not meet industry standards. This has resulted in a lack of talent to fill the positions and has put pressure on the existing workforce.
“The emergence of companies like Walton developing technology locally has created a demand for skilled labour, but there is a gap between industry and academia among graduates from colleges,” said the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Asia-Pacific (APU) and Director. of the ICPC World Finals in Dhaka, Prof. Qumrul Ahsan told Dhaka Tribune.
According to the International Labor Organization, “lack of skilled labor will limit future growth and job creation in the sector, but with the right policies in place, the digital economy could make a significant contribution to promoting decent work and inclusive economic growth globally”. , regional and national.
This is where market leaders in the technology sector, such as Huawei, come in.
Impact
At the forefront of digital transformation, Huawei understands that the standards of delivery are only as good as the talent executing them and that the workforce required is large.
The leading global ICT company also knows the importance of cultivating talent and has worked globally, including in Bangladesh, to dynamically develop a talent ecosystem that addresses the skills shortage. , the lack of education and the needs of ICT professionals.
Huawei supports the creation of a talent ecosystem by sponsoring the world’s top competitions such as ICPC, IMO, ICHO, IMC, etc. The ICPC competition offers high-quality global issues and challenges, broadens the horizons of competition students, and identifies and cultivates top talent
Top players and talents are helped by Huawei to realize their individual fulfillment for the future through industry participation in discipline design, school-enterprise joint training, science and technology competitions and others. high-level and multi-level discoveries and cultures. -level talents.
For example, before the last contest this year, the students attended a Huawei presentation titled “Road to Intelligence”, a technical conference that attracted huge interest from the students.
A total of 126 teams and 39 coaches successfully submitted their solutions for this challenge.
In 2021, Huawei invested over $375 million in university cooperation, cooperating with over 300 universities and over 900 research institutes around the world.
Over the past two years, Huawei has hired around 26,000 new graduates, more than 300 of whom were part of our “top minds” program. It will continue to attract exceptional people – they are essential to help overcome the challenges we face.
Huawei’s end-to-end talent development solution was designed in collaboration with government and industry bodies to facilitate the career development of individuals and promote digital transformation.
Huawei ICT Academy, another program now trains more than 150,000 students a year in collaboration with approximately 2,000 universities and colleges in more than 100 countries, offering courses and hands-on training in disciplines such as routing and switching, storage, cloud, WLAN, cloud computing and big data as well as next generation technologies including IoT, big data and cloud computing.
More than 2,000 Huawei ICT academies have been established and more than 17,000 students have passed Huawei certifications.
As part of its mission to bridge this gap and promote sustainable social development, Huawei offers a talent development system through 120 authorized learning partners.
Each year, 85,000 trainees are Huawei certified to help the public improve their digital skills. More than 17,000 people have entered the global job market as Huawei Certified ICT Experts (HCIE) since the start of the certification system.
Huawei’s annual ICT competitions are an integral part of the talent cultivation lifecycle, providing aspiring ICT professionals with exposure to industry best practices and trends.
ICT Academy students who complete their training and complete internships are eligible to participate in ICT competitions where the brightest minds compete to create innovative digital applications and products.
Huawei also offers its Seeds for the Future program to STEM students, who travel to the company’s Chinese headquarters to study cutting-edge ICT technologies in a cross-cultural setting.
Huawei will continue to build this ICT talent ecosystem with the goal of educating more than one million ICT professionals and experts by 2024, working with governments, industry organizations and universities to develop a hand -future-ready global workforce that creates new value for the industry.
By the end of 2021, Huawei had over 195,000 employees working in over 170 countries and regions. Huawei ranked 8th best employer in the world in 2021 according to Forbes.
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“Huawei is committed to creating opportunities for the next generation of problem solvers as they explore challenging areas that advance science and technology and propel the industry to meet the needs of tomorrow,” said Vicky Zhang. , Vice President of Corporate Communications at Huawei.
He said Huawei’s mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected and intelligent world.
“To this end, we will foster ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access to networks to lay the foundation for a smart world; provide diverse computing power to deliver ubiquitous cloud and intelligence; build powerful digital platforms to help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient and dynamic; redefine the user experience with AI, giving consumers a more personalized and intelligent experience in all scenarios, including home, travel, office, entertainment, fitness and health.
“In the next decade, information technology will increase 100 times. People and society will accelerate digital development, and connected intelligent machines will be everywhere.
“We believe that tech-savvy and change-resilient young talents deserve every opportunity to succeed in the future, the seeds of which need to be sown now,” Zhang said.
