State Minister forInformation Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak has called upon the winning teamsparticipating in the first-ever Blockchain Olympiad to turn the problem into anopportunity with new innovations.

The state minister madethe call in his keynote address at the \'Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh 2020\'program on digital platform on Sunday. The country will go a long way if theycombine sophisticated technology like blockchain with their innovative andcreative thinking and use it in various fields including agriculture,education, health.

He said that newinnovations are born out of necessity. In Corona, we maintain social distance,but with intellectual innovation, we are closer to each other in the virtualworld.

Habibullah N Karim,Coordinator, Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh, declared 10 of the participants aswinners. The winners were given a virtual check for the prize money.

The championship awardwas given in the name of the late National Professor Jamilur Reza Chowdhury,who was an advisor to Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh. The winners will also besponsored to participate in the Hong Kong Blockchain Olympiad.

Habibullah said a juryboard evaluated 62 projects of 62 participating teams and declared 10 winners. Thewinning teams are: Hyperactive Orange, Team Lead Chain, Team Lead Chain, Tor,Web Three Dot One, Brogrammers, Aviato, DU Hyplerger, Cosmic Crew.

 

A 57-judge boardsubmitted projects from participants in the Blockchain Olympiad in April. Avideo clip in memory of the late National Professor Jamilur Reza Chowdhury wasshown at the start of the online awards ceremony. Comptroller and AuditorGeneral Muslim Chowdhury, Information Technology Secretary M Ziaul Alam,Professor of Education. Zafar Iqbal, convener of Blockchain Olympiad Bangladeshand BUET Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. M Kaikobad andCoordinator Habibullah N Karim, BASIS President Almas Kabir, Hong KongBlockchain Society President Dr. Lawrence Ma, MIT Professor Alan Alderman, RezaulKarim of Bangladesh Computer Council spoke on the occasion.