bdSIG | Bangladesh School of Internet Governance

bdSIG 2019 will provide support to 45 fellows . In previous year, it announced 45 fellows name in the 2nd edition. Eminent experts from the Internet Governance community will address participants during the program. BIGF as the host for bdSIG with two days and offer a valid certificate for successful participants. The Bangladesh School of Internet Governance (bdSIG) is going to be held for the third time at 20-21 September, Dhaka in Bangladesh 2019.

bdSIG19 Agenda

1^st Day 20^th September
09:00 – 09:30 am	Registration
09:30 – 10:00 am	Opening Session, Special Guest, *Md. Emdadul Hoque, Secretary General, ISPAB & Ms. Afroza Haq Rina*, Member, BIGF, Purpose of the School by Mr. Mohammad Abdul Haque Anu,* Secretary General, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF)*
10:00 – 11:00 am	About Internet Governance by Mr. Samiran Gupta, Head in India, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
11:00 – 11:15 am	Tea Break & Knowledge Networking
11:15 – 12:00 pm	Social Media and SDGs by Mr. AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR, Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
12:00 – 12:45 pm	Artificial Intelligent (AI) by Mr. Shah Zahidur Rahman,* Fellow, APrIGF19*
12:45 – 02:30 pm	Prayer, Lunch & Knowledge Networking
02:30 – 03:30 pm	Blockchain by Mr. Khondkar Atique E Rabbani, Managing Director, The Computers Ltd (TCL)
03:30 – 04:30 pm	Data Protection and Privacy by Ms. Amrita Choudhury, Director, CCAOI and President, ISOC India Delhi Chapter
04:30 – 04:40 pm	Group Photo Session
04:40 – 05:00 pm	Tea Break & Knowledge Networking
05:00 – 05:45 pm	Machine Learning by Mr. Rakibul Hassan, Project Director at Ministry of Home Affairs, Bangladesh
2^nd Day 21^th September
09:30 – 10:30 am	Internet of Things (IOT) by Mr. Kazi Hassan Robin, Associate Professor of CSE, World University of Bangladesh
10:30 – 11:15 am	Cyber Security by Mr. Sumon Ahmed Sabir,* CTO, Fiber at Home Ltd.*
11:15 – 11:30 am	Tea Break & Knowledge Networking
11:30 – 12:15 pm	Digital Economy by Mr. M Nawat Ashekin, Head of E-Commerce Services, SSL Wireless
12:15 – 01:00 pm	Domain Name System (DNS) by Ms. Shaila Sharmin, Fellow, ICANN
01:00 – 02:00 pm	Prayer, Lunch & Knowledge Networking
02:00 – 03:00 pm	4^th Industrial Revolution (4iR) by Mr. Syed Tamjid ur Rahman, Vice President & Distinguished Fellow, Bangladesh Center for 4iR
03:00 – 04:00 pm	Impact on Fake News : Miss information and Rumors by Mr. Zain al Mahmoud, International Media Development Consultant
04:00 – 05:00 pm	Certificate Giving Ceremony, Chief Guest H. E. Hasanul Haq Inu, MP Hon’ble Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee for Ministry of Information Special Guest, *M.A. Hakim,* President, ISPAB
05:00 – 05:30 pm	Tea Break and Close

Some Stats

* Total Participants 45

* Male, Female & Other

* Age = 18 – 50

* Government Sector, Civil Society, Private Sector, Technical Community, Academia, Youth and Media

Facebook Page & Event Information:

https://www.facebook.com/bangladeshSIG/

Schedule:

Start:

20-09-2019 05:00

End:

21-09-2019 05:45

Location:

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Some Stats:

Total Participants: 45

Male, Female & Other

Age : 18-50

Government Sector, Civil Society, Private Sector, Technical Community, Academia, Youth and Media

Event Social Media:

Fellowship

Fellowship Application Opening : 10 June, 2019

Fellowship Application Deadline : 04 August, 2019

Fellowship Results Announcement: 19 August, 2019

Fellowship Acceptance: 30 August, 2019

The fellowship entails fee waiver to participate in bdSIG 2019.

Who can apply?

Any individual from Bangladesh, from any stakeholder community (Government Sector, Civil Society, Private Sector, Technical Community, Academia, Youth and Media), who has an interest in Internet Governance, and has in the past contributed or wishes to contribute to IG processes, may apply for this program as a Bangladesh Fellow. Any individual from any part of the world can apply as an International Fellow.

Award Package

The successful International applicant will be provided with a reasonable (local host standard) accommodation. This will include free registration. Dinners, when not in the school program are not provided.

Local Fellowship Package

Special Fellowship package of Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Barishal, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi and Rangpur in Bangladesh will be provided. This will include free registration to all bdSIG 2019 events.

Selection Criteria

Fellowship applicants will be selected by the Selection Committee based on different criteria such as background, experience and contributions, and keeping in mind parameters such as geographical and gender balance and diversity.

Apply Now to Get a Chance to win a bdSIG 2019 Fellowship:

https://forms.gle/ovmHZxpUHYEW6CtC6

Sharing of Teaching Material

bdSIG proposes to share teaching material (background papers, video recordings of sessions etc.) with other SIGs in the region based on a consensus at APSIG level.

bdSIG19 Fellowship Successful Candidates Announced

The following individuals had been selected to participate in bdSIG19

No.	Name
01	Swapnashis Bhattacharjee
02	Md. Zakaria Mahbub
03	Nawaf Chowdhury
04	Ahmad Sayeed Sayem
05	Rashedul Islam
06	Khundkar Ayesha Shahriyar
07	Dawa Namgay
08	Mst Mimmo
09	Roquia Salam
10	Nosheen Afroz
11	Mst. Shonia Aktar
12	Sayda Kamrun Jahan
13	Snigdha Rani Sarker
14	Tania Perven
15	Pollab Kumar Roy
16	Md. Syedul Islam
17	Dipenker Dey
18	Md Omar Mostafiz
19	Khairul Islam
20	Ripon Perves
21	Mohammad Tanvir Parvez
22	Ashrafur Rahman Piaus
23	Ahmad Ali
24	S I M Shahidul Kaisar
25	Md. Nasim Parvez
26	Jasim Alam
27	MD. Arman Hossain
28	MD. Sajidur Rahman
29	Md.Masum Abu Sayed
30	Md. Mahabubur Rahaman
31	Gnanajeyaraman Rajaram
32	Engr. Md. Hayder Ali
33	MD. Mahedi Hasan
34	Md. Safaet Hossain
35	Rokeya Aktar
36	Shahadat Hossain
37	Md Ashik Eqbal
38	Nasima Aktar Nisha
39	MD. Imran Hossen
40	Mesbha Uddin
41	Abdur Rahman
42	Zakir Hossain
43	Ahmed Ibrahim Rubayet
44	Engr. Md. Monzurul Alam Ripon
45	Md. Sazzad Hossain