State Minister for Information and Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak has called for the inclusion of e-commerce in the curriculum of primary, secondary and higher secondary students for acquiring knowledge of e-commerce.
Palak made the call at the 10th master class of the Women Entrepreneurs and e-Commerce Forum (weeforum), a popular Facebook group for women entrepreneurs, on Saturday (April 24th). The main theme of this year’s master class was ‘Business Sustainability, From Platio to Peak’.
Education Minister Dipu Moni was the chief guest in the masterclass.
Calling on the Minister of Education to include e-commerce in the textbooks, Palak opined, “If we can include the basic knowledge of e-commerce in curricula or co-curricula for 4 and a half crore students, then we can present e-commerce as a part of digital lifestyle”.
During the last 12 months, it has been possible to provide various emergency services through e-commerce, which has resulted in people getting the benefits of e-commerce at home. E-commerce has surpassed the growth of the last 12 years in 12 months, said Palak.
Soumya Basu, Chairman and CEO, Silk Global Limited and Nasima Akter Nisha, President, WEEForum were also present at the event.