Bangladesh less prepared for catching up with frontier technologies
Published 25 Feb,2021 via The Financial Express - To catch up with the frontier technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and biotechnology, Bangladesh has to go a long way as the country is ranked 112nd among 158 countries in a global index.
Titled as 'Readiness for Frontier Technologies Index', the index was released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Thursday. UNCTAD included the index in its Technology and Innovation Report 2021.
The index ranked 158 countries to understand their preparedness for adopting and using the frontier technologies. The report defined those technologies as frontier that can give people certain capabilities to function like improved decision, strength, move objects across long distances and become free from disease.
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