CAN Infotech attracts young generation

By A Staff Reporter

Kathmandu, Apr. 24: The fourth day of IME Pay CAN Infotech 2022 witnessed a massive inflow of students and youths. The 27th edition of CAN Infotech, which started on Wednesday, was more crowded with government and non-government employees and students on Saturday than any other day.

Those who came to the fair on Saturday said that they found out that the Infotech exhibition, which was postponed from January this year to now due to COVID-19 pandemic, offered many excitements in Information and Communication Technology sector. 

According to Nawaraj Kunwar, President of Federation of Computer Association of Nepal (CAN Federation) – organiser of the event, this year's Infotech is very different from the past events as people are searching for knowledge and skills to make the use of information and communication technology more systematic and more effective in the post-pandemic scenario. Branding, fintech and startups are more popular than ICT accessories, he said. 

According to him, there is a significant participation of observers in products including robotics, emerging technology, WiFi and internet. Stalls of software, networking and cloud solutions, electric and electronics, security solutions, laptop and desktop computers, printers, antivirus and banking solution software were also crowded with observers.

Vice President of CAN Federation and coordinator of the event, Ranjit Kumar Poddar informed that thousands of people have come to Infotech by buying tickets daily through IME-Pay, instead of buying physical ticket at Rs 100. 

Popular singer Sushant KC, rapper Giris Khatiwada, singer Swapna Suman, PUBG player Indu Malla and other celebrities were present at the exhibition on Saturday. Dish Home has unveiled a new product 'Campus WiFi' on the occasion. 

The exhibition attracted the attention of the observers at the first-ever Mobile Information Access Center available in the country. The facility was developed by the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) with the support from Korean government. 

According to Dr. Rabindra Dhakal, Head of the Faculty of Technology at the NAST, the IT-friendly bus has been developed targeting the areas and groups that do not have access to information technology and it has been exhibited for the information of the public.

Necessary facilities like WiFi, laptop, projector, screen, electronic podium, printer, visualizer, sound system, speaker, toilet etc. are available for 

the students inside the air-conditioned bus. 

The ICT mobile bus is designed to accommodate 18 passengers at a time.

The NAST aims to reach the rural areas of the country through a mobile bus and help bridge the gap between the educated and the uneducated in the field of ICT.  

Narayan Thapa, General Secretary of CAN Federation, said that CAN and NAST will work together to increase the training programme within NAST's bus for students and other curious people deprived of urban facilities through mobile information access centers with trainers up to local level in all 7 provinces with transportation access through its network in 74 districts outside the valley.

The exhibition will run till Monday.