Don’t allow 4IR to undermine humanity: PM

UNB  :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said it must be ensured that the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) tools are not used to hurt or undermine humanity.

“We must make sure that the 4IR tools are not put to use to hurt or undermine our humanity,” she said.

The prime minister said this while responding to a question in a programme titled A talk at the event on New Economy and Society in Smart Bangladesh organised by the World Economic Forum at its office here. PM’s speech writer M Nazrul Islam briefed reporters after the programme.

The PM put emphasis on putting safeguards against cyber-attacks, disinformation and other vices.

“We have to collectively keep protection against cyber-attacks, disinformation and other vices,” she said.

Hasina also called for ensuring that 4IR does not create further divides within the society.

“We want to make sure that 4IR does not create further divides within our society. We must build effective public-private partnership at the international level for this purpose,” she said.

In this connection, she said that her government has started preparing youth of the country for 4IR and the future of work.
“I am confident that our boys and girls will not just follow 4IR trends but will actually lead them,” she said.

She said that she feels encouraged to see the kind of innovative work the country’s students are doing in robotics.