SMS-BASED LIVESTOCK INFORMATION SERVICE DELIVERY

Md. Sohrab Hossain, System Analyst, Department of Livestock Services A full-free, SMS-based service delivery system (16358) using which different livestock-related queries can be answered using a smart database-powered query management system and also by the nearest Upazila livestock.

DIGITAL AGRICULTURE CALENDAR

Md. NurAlam, Upazila Agriculture Officer, Department of Agriculture Extension, Patgram, Lalmonirhat A digital calendar that will help farmers in planning and taking timely decisions on production, intercultural operation and other related issues to produce crop profitably.

360° SUPPORT SERVICE SOLUTION FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE “NOGORKRISHI”

Rezwana Rahman & Md. Abdullah Al Mahmud, Agriculture Extension Officers, Department of Agriculture Extension, Metropolitan Agriculture Office, Dhaka Online platform for the citizen, agriculture extension officers, vendors and advisory support providers to interact input items for the purpose of the roof.

LOW-COST POWER TILLER

Khandaker Rafiqul Huque, Agricultural machinery researcher An energy-efficient power tiller that is at least three times less costly than the conventional imported power tiller and able to break lumps and boulders on crop fields.

GREEN FERTILIZER FROM WATER HYACINTH

Md. Abul Hossain, Proprietor, M/S Abul Industries Low cost, fuel-efficient machine for converting water hyacinth that can naturally accumulate on any crop field into green manure that can be readily applied on to that same field speeding up the decomposition

AGRICULTURE CROP ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

Abadi Nature Farms Ltd. An easy-to-use, crop accounting system that allows farmers to accurately calculate the actual production cost for each of the crops that are being cultivated simultaneously and also do a smart cost comparison between different crop types.

RAINWATER STORING IN LOW-LYING, SUBMERGED LANDS FOR ROUND-THE-YEAR CROPPING

ANM Ruhul Islam, Engineer, Water Machineries Ltd. A solar-powered automatic irrigation system with the option for storing rainwater during the rainy season can be used in the dry season thus allowing round-the-year cropping activities.

ROBOTIC SEED, FERTILIZER AND SEEDLING APPLICATOR “SUCHONA”

Syed Al Mahmud, Engineer A wireless robot using which farmers can remotely apply seed, fertilizer and seedling on the field at a lesser time, lesser cost and in a more organized manner.

AGRICULTURE TASK SCHEDULER “FASALER MATH FASALERHAAT”

A H M Minhaz Reza, Software Engineer, Rabbit’s Hat A voice-based and SMS-based service to inform farmers about their crop-wise, day-wise important tasks using a dynamic notification alert system.

PESTICIDE PRESCRIBER

Sukalpa Das, Upazila Agriculture Officer, Sreemangal, Moulvibazar A mobile app that allows users to easily identify crop-specific pesticides with validated information on the generic name, available brands, pack size, application methods, and manufacturers.

MOBILE APP FOR CROP PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES “KRISHOKER DIGITAL THIKANA”

Muhammad Shahadat Hussain Siddiqui, Upazila Agriculture Officer, Chowhali, Sirajgonj A user-centric validated pictorial and text-based web app containing specific crop-related production techniques, pest and disease control methods, that can be accessed using a smartphone or through the nearest digital center.

AUTOMATION OF DATA PROCESSING AND DATA UPDATING IN ONLINE FERTILIZER RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM

Dr. Md. Moqbul Hossain, Chief Scientific Officer, Soil Resource Development Institute An enhancement to the Online Fertilizer Recommendation System (www.frs-bd.com) to allow for rapid processing and updating of data providing farmers with more up-to-date data at a quicker time.

PLANT PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM “KRISHOKER JANALA”

Md. Abdul Malek, Upazila Agriculture Officer, Department of Agricultural Extension, Fulbaria, Mymensingh A user-centric validated pictorial and text-based mobile and web-based app of plant diseases for easy and accurate identification and mitigation of important plant diseases by relevant actors.

PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT FOR BANGLA OCR SOFTWARE

Dr. Hasan Sarwar, Professor, United International University Developing a working prototype of Bangla OCR software that can convert any scanned image in Bangla language in the editable Unicode file.

ONLINE MARKETING OF COMMODITIES PRODUCED BY COOPERATIVES

Department of Cooperatives A tech-driven marketing network connecting the cooperatives with the cooperative Bazar consortium via union digital centers and cooperative offices at sub-district and district levels, and supported by an online database of cooperatives, their produce, and online transaction.

MICROCLIMATE DETECTION DEVICE NETWORK SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

Krishna Ray A device with sensors for temperature, humidity, wind speed & direction, etc. combined with a web application to display collected data and make accurate forecasts, and an application programming interface (API) with which real-time data can be.

LOW-COST IRIS SCANNER FOR CIVIL REGISTRATION AND AUTHENTICATION

Kiteplexit Ltd. An inexpensive Iris scanner will be developed which can be used for Civil Registration through Iris recognition.

A NOVEL APPROACH FOR DESIGNING AND MAKING JUTE CARDS

IRays Technology Ltd. Conversion of outdated mechanical staves making machine to fully automated computerized CNC Autodrill machine and development of the wood molding machine.

COMMUNITY FM RADIO STATION

Monisha Mohonto, Student, Viqarunnesa Noon College A community radio station will be established at low cost using locally available raw materials using which weather-related content, education and training can be easily provided to rural and remotely located communities.

DRAINAGE MUD, SAND AND WASTAGE REMOVING PUMP

Babla Invention A low-cost pump for removing clay, sand and waste from drains developed using locally available materials.

LOW COST DIGITAL AUTOMATIC CNC LATHE

Md. Ashraful Alam, CEO, 6axis Technology An automated CNC Lathe Machine developed using locally available materials with plug and play integrity and numerical command display for users.

REMOTELY OPERATED ONLINE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY

Naimul Islam Opu, Cygnus Ltd. Low cost and remotely operated astronomical observatory that collects, preserves and provides data and takes pictures automatically through mobile.

ELECTRONIC SPEAKING SYSTEM FOR PEOPLE WITH SPEECH IMPAIRMENTS: SPEAK UP

 Safayet Ahmed, Student, American International University Bangladesh A hand glove-shaped device that can convert sign language gestures into text and show that on a mini-LED display screen allowing ordinary people to communicate better with persons with speech impairments without having to.

BIRDS OF PARADISE NURSING CENTER

Maleka-Tuz-Zohra, Birds of Paradise A mobile app for autistic children’s schools, therapy centers, and parents to manage history, assess improvement, report, notify and do audio-video contact.

AUTISM SCREENING APP FOR MOBILE

National Foundation for Development of the Disabled Persons and AIMS Lab of UIU A mobile app for screening autistic children assessed by physicians and by the app, which will also include an online repository of suggestions, tips, and tools.

ANDROID CONTROLLED SMART WHEELCHAIR FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Tarun Debnath, Student, Pabna University of Science and Technology A locally developed, user-friendly, low-cost, high-performance wheelchair for the physically challenged, which can be controlled using both buttons and motion sensing by any Android-based device.

DEVELOPING ARTIFICIAL LIMBS USING 3D PRINTER

Md. Ashraful Alam & Md. Mojibur Rahman Sagar, 6 Axis Technologies Ltd. A locally designed and developed 3D printer which uses rapid prototyping technology to develop ultra-low-cost, customized artificial limbs and other objects using more than 29 types of raw.

SOUND OF SILENCE

Forhad Hassan Mithu, President, Center for Deaf Cultural Development An online interactive multimedia tutorial and an entertainment platform that will guide a deaf learner in using light and vibration to express feelings and give them step-by-step lessons in gesture-based grammar.

ASSISTIVE DEVICE FOR PERSONS WITH SPEECH IMPAIRMENTS

Kazi Bazlur Rahman, CEO, Bigcat Technologies A smart electronic device, powered by a rechargeable battery, preloaded with voice commands, and activated by the speech impaired helping them to easily communicate frequently used messages to the general mass.

ACCESSIBLE MAPS FOR PERSONS WITH VISUALLY IMPAIRMENT

Syed Ejaz Hossain, Cross-Disability Cultural Development A mobile application that detects location using GPS technology and provides direction to the visually impaired as audio messages referring to important landmarks and giving warning messages.

DAISY-STANDARD ACCESSIBLE DICTIONARY AND READING MATERIALS FOR ALL

Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) A full-text, full-audio, Bengali-to-English, Bengali-to-Bengali and English-to-Bengali multimedia dictionary with Unicode text that is compatible with an android phones, computers, and other media players.

DIGITAL REFRESH-ABLE BRAILLE DISPLAY

Arif Reza Anwary, Assistant Professor, United International University A low-cost, portable electronic device to convert written text into Bangla and English into Braille dots on the surface of the device which the visually impaired persons can then read by touching.

DAISY-STANDARD ACCESSIBLE READING MATERIALS “MULTIMEDIA TALKING BOOK”

Vashkar Bhattacharjee, Program Manager, Young Power in Social Action DAISY standard braille books and audio clips for all textbooks for classes 1 – 8 and for humanities only for classes 9 – 10 allowing the students with visual impairments.

E-SERVICE AND INFORMATION CENTRES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Valerie A. Taylor, Founder, Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed An entrepreneur-led model where people with physical impairments, can access medical services from Community Digital Information and Service Booths (CDISBs) both physically and using telemedicine support, and procure assistive equipment.

FLIPPED CLASSROOM technique

SIMPLIFICATION OF EXAM SERVICES OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION BOARD

Tanvir Jamal Sadique, Managing Director & CEO, Mukti Ventures Ltd. Developing an online system for creating questions, developing exam papers and publishing results for the written exams taken under the government’s technical education board.

ICT-ENABLED DEVELOPMENT OF DATABASE FOR CREATIVE QUESTIONS

Manash Kanti Biswas, Assistant Professor, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Piloting of a crowdsourcing technique of developing a validated online database of creative questions that can be used by students and teachers alike for relevant classes.

MULTIMEDIA MICROPHOTOGRAPHY

Mohammad Saddam Hossain, Innovator, Onushondhitshu Chokro Developing a low-cost, easily assembled multimedia projection technology useful to show scientific illustrations to a classroom full of students in the least possible time.

DIGITAL SCIENCE GAMES

Rashad Kabir, Managing Director, Dream71 Bangladesh Ltd. Developing an intelligent, story-based, animated strategy game on 18 difficult lessons of Science textbooks for classes 6 to 8 for use by students and teachers alike.

DIGITAL TOUCH-SCREEN WHITEBOARD

Muhammad Abdul Wahed Tomal, CEO, Comjagat Technologies Developing a low-cost, efficient, solar-powered smart board that allows its user to directly interact with a computer just through touching the board making the teaching experience more dynamic and entertaining.

LOW-COST OFF-GRID MULTIMEDIA CLASSROOM

Md. Rezaur Rahman, Proprietor, EcO Electronics and Engineering Developing a solar-powered multimedia projection device that equips teachers in creating access to local and international digital education and learning content by students in all communities.

ICT and SCIENCE IN THE GRIP

Shefatul Islam, COO, FourD Communications Ltd. Developing around 300 short-length animated videos on the ICT and Science related textbooks of classes 8 to 10 with Bangla commentary and subtitles for ease of usage and understanding in the larger student community.

FLIPPED CLASSROOM

SIMPLIFICATION OF EXAM SERVICES OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION BOARD

Tanvir Jamal Sadique, Managing Director & CEO, Mukti Ventures Ltd. Developing an online system for creating questions, developing exam papers and publishing results for the written exams taken under the government’s technical education board.

ICT-ENABLED DEVELOPMENT OF DATABASE FOR CREATIVE QUESTIONS

Manash Kanti Biswas, Assistant Professor, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Piloting of a crowdsourcing technique of developing a validated online database of creative questions that can be used by students and teachers alike for relevant classes.

MULTIMEDIA MICROPHOTOGRAPHY

Mohammad Saddam Hossain, Innovator, Onushondhitshu Chokro Developing a low-cost, easily assembled multimedia projection technology useful to show scientific illustrations to a classroom full of students in the least possible time.

DIGITAL SCIENCE GAMES

Rashad Kabir, Managing Director, Dream71 Bangladesh Ltd. Developing an intelligent, story-based, animated strategy game on 18 difficult lessons of Science textbooks for classes 6 to 8 for use by students and teachers alike.

DIGITAL TOUCH-SCREEN WHITEBOARD

Muhammad Abdul Wahed Tomal, CEO, Comjagat Technologies Developing a low-cost, efficient, solar-powered smart board that allows its user to directly interact with a computer just through touching the board making the teaching experience more dynamic and entertaining.

LOW-COST OFF-GRID MULTIMEDIA CLASSROOM

Md. Rezaur Rahman, Proprietor, EcO Electronics and Engineering Developing a solar-powered multimedia projection device that equips teachers in creating access to local and international digital education and learning content by students in all communities.

E-LEARNING PLATFORM OF BANGLADESH OPEN UNIVERSITY

Professor Mostafa Azad Kamal, Director (e-Learning Centre), Bangladesh Open Univerity Developing a web-based platform where e-learning content is being uploaded for courses, especially the high-frequency ones, to allow students from all across the country to get easy access to learning opportunities.

E-LEARNING PLATFORM FOR MIGRANT WORKERS

Dr. Engr. Md. Sakawat Ali, Principal, Bangladesh-Korea Technical Training Centre e-Learning platform for migrant workers where they can get registered and receive access to multimedia training contents and important information. Also, these contents can be made available through SD memory.

ONLINE ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE

Department of Environment (the head office of a government setup) Re-engineering the application process for Environmental Clearance Certificate to be accessed online 24/7 by anyone from anywhere making the service simple, accessible, transparent, accountable and responsive.

GIS-BASED ONLINE DATABASE FOR SMALL & COTTAGE INDUSTRIES

Abdus Sattar, Director, Bangladesh Small & Cottage Industries Corporation An online database for small & cottage industries located in the industrial clusters of BSCIC with relevant producer and product-related location specific information creating easier access to local and global.

LICENSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Dr. A T M Mahbub-ul Karim, ADC (Education & ICT), DC Office, Rangpur An online system for providing dealing licenses where application and payment can be done from anywhere anytime.

DIGITALIZATION OF TRADE LICENSE DELIVERY

ONLINE DIGITAL RECORD & PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR TRADE LICENSE

Md. Samsul Alam, Secretary, Comilla City Corporation An online system of payment and record of trade license in Comilla City Corporation (developed jointly with Dhaka South City Corporation) allowing for timely processing, easy payment, quick verification and hassle-free renewal.

ONLINE ONE-CLICK REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR TEXTILES

A K M Razibur Rahman, Assistant Director, Directorate of Textiles An online-based certification system that can save time and cost of receiving registration and certification services from the textile directorate ensuring accuracy, accountability, and transparency.

ONLINE ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE

Md. Raisul Alam Mondal, Director General, Department of Environment Re-engineering the application process for Environmental Clearance Certificate to be accessed online 24/7 (www.ecc.doe.gov.bd) by anyone from anywhere making the service simple, accessible, transparent, accountable and responsive.

AUTOMATION OF DATA PROCESSING AND DATA UPDATING IN ONLINE FERTILIZER RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM

Soil Resource Development Institute (a specialized wing of a government setup) Developing an enhancement to the Online Fertilizer Recommendation System (www.frs-bd.com) to allow for rapid processing and updating of data providing farmers with more up-to-date data at a quicker time.

MOBILE APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES

Md. Monsur Hossain & his team, eLITEs A mobile app containing updated phone numbers, addresses, map of police stations, fire brigades and public hospitals of entire Bangladesh that allows users to even make direct calls to the officer-in-charge.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF NARAYANGANJ CITY CORPORATION

Narayanganj City Corporation An online software for storing property-related information, receiving applications and online fee payment, and SMS notification to inform about application status, supported by a database for own land and ownership status.

ONLINE DELIVERY OF INHERITANCE CERTIFICATE

Moulvibazar Municipality A system for online application of inheritance certificate and SMS notification with e-Payment facilities and supported by a validated database created through field survey and crosschecked with National Identification authority and birth certificate database.

POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK’S CLIENTS’ APPLICATION WINDOW

Jessore Head Post Office, Jessore An online based user interface where relevant steps and necessary documents will be mentioned for particular types of issues, and clients can get application status update through user panel or SMS notification.

ELECTRONIC DRIVER LICENSE ISSUE

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority An online system for submitting applications, paying fees, receiving notifications through email and SMS where citizen’s accounts can be created to store past and present data for users.

MOBILE APP FOR BANGLADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION EXAMS

Bangladesh Public Service Commission A mobile application for registering, applying for exams, paying exam fees online, and receiving notification on exam schedule and results.

SMS-BASED JUTE PURCHASE AND SALES

Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation An SMS-based push-pull service system to provide relevant price information and location of jute purchase centers using which BJMC will have accurate and updated data on the national transaction amount of jute.

VIRTUAL GALLERY OF BANGLADESH NATIONAL MUSEUM

A virtual gallery for Bangladesh National Museum that can be accessed by anyone, anywhere with online facilities, for instance, through Union Digital Centres and Multimedia Classrooms.

EXPATRIATES CALL CENTER

Wage Earners Welfare Board A closely monitored Expatriates’ Call Centre for providing solutions through email, SMS, and website to expatriates’ problems posted by expatriates and their relatives at home.

AUTOMATION OF THE OFFICIAL WORK PROCESS FOR POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE

Jamal Pasha, Postal Life Insurance, Dhaka Online user interface with the application process, service profile, attachments with user panel and SMS notification option on application processing and case disposal status, and usage of postal cash card for installment payment.

SMART HOLDING ASSESSMENT AND TAX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Khulna City Corporation An online system linked to the National Portal with the option of storing and holding-related information, online application, SMS/e-mail notification on process status, e-Payment collection, and updating through bank/ mobile/ city digital center.

PROTOTYPING A CELL PHONE TOUR FOR MUSEUMS THAT WILL ENRICH THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF PUBLIC

Sikder Md. Zulkernine, Associate Professor, Jahangirnagar University A cell phone tour containing text, audio, visual image, music, etc. of museums and cultural heritage sites which are downloadable and usable in offline mode benefitting scholars, teachers, students and general people.

MAINTENANCE OF ORDINARY ACCOUNT OF POSTAL SAVINGS BANK USING SMART CARD

Department of Postal services Introduction of postal cash card using mobile with GPRS connectivity and connected with the central server.

MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT WEB PORTAL

S.M. Shohid, System Analyst, Roads Division A web portal where the citizens will have access to all the necessary details of the multimodal transportation services in Bangladesh including details of ticket pricing, transport quality, nearest booths and routes.

SCOUT SERVICES IN CITIZEN’S DOORSTEPS

PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT FOR BANGLA OCR SOFTWARE

Dr. Hasan Sarwar, Professor, United International University Developing a working prototype of Bangla OCR software that can convert any scanned image in Bangla language in the editable Unicode file.