Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Textile Value Chain. | IEEE BUBT SB
Channel: IEEE BUBT Student Branch
Date: 2021-08-07

On  7th August 2021, IEEE BUBT Student Branch and BUBT ICSCT organized an event about “Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Textile Value Chain”. The speaker of the event, Dr. Engr. Ayub Nabi Khan  Pro-Vice-Chancellor. BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT), Bangladesh.

The main reason for organizing the webinar is to introduce the topic “Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Textile Value Chain”. ICT is used for all aspects of fabrics, the design and the simulation of the behavior, for the calculation and the transfer of machine settings, in the development of complex 2D and 3D structures, and for the integration of complex parts such as heaters and sensors. The speaker started with the topic Information and Communication Technology (ICT), which plays a significant part as developing countries regulate to the new era. The paper that the speaker was talking about focuses on the uses of ICT in the Textile Value Chain and the success of industries to transformation and it can improve textile business practices and increase the efficiency and affordability of developing countries. He gave an overview of the topic and said that the wide range of ICT applications in use within the textiles and garments industry encompasses everything from advanced Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and virtual prototyping packages, to the online handling of routine customs and export bureaucracy. Then he showed a chart about “Development of Textile and RMG Sector” and the contribution of it to the national economy and statistics of the textile sector in Bangladesh. He also talked about Electronic Resource Planning (ERP), Internet-based data transmission system, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Logistics “e”-Information, design and virtual prototyping, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), RFID technologies, and many more. He described how ICT affects the value chain and for a developing country company should assess what opportunities can be created for moving into higher-margin, more profitable areas of the Value chain by utilizing appropriate ICT. In the end, the question-answer session had begun. The speaker was very interested in the questions and answered them thoroughly.  

The noticeable achievement was that above 80 people gave feedback on the webinar and more than 100  people attended the webinar and the number of female participants was 30. Through this virtual webinar, the participants got a chance to know about the topic briefly and how it works, and why it is important for future aspects. And also got a chance to know about ICT in the Textile value chain. It was indeed a successful webinar.

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