📅 February 2025 – First Half Highlights
🧠 Building Bangladesh’s AI Future
🗓 February 1 | Historic Meetup
JaduPc participated in a landmark gathering of Bangladesh’s top AI minds to begin charting a national direction for Artificial Intelligence policy. As a contributor to local tech infrastructure, JaduPc emphasized:
- The necessity of open-source AI development.
- Ethical frameworks for AI use in education, governance, and mobility.
- Alignment of AI goals with ShopnoOS’s mission of accessible computing.
This meeting laid the foundation for continued advocacy in AI policy.
⚖️ Emergency Roundtable for AI Governance
🗓 February 5 | 📍 Naveed’s Comedy Club, Dhaka
In response to growing concerns around unregulated AI deployments, JaduPc hosted a spontaneous roundtable with researchers, civic tech leaders, and comedians (!) to stress the importance of:
- Democratic AI development practices.
- Creating national infrastructure that supports Bangla-language AI and local datasets.
- Long-term planning for job-friendly automation.
This event sparked wide online engagement, blending humor with serious civic discourse.
🚀 SELISE Startup Bootcamp
🗓 February 7–8
JaduPc took part in the SELISE Startup Bootcamp, validating its R&D roadmap around ShopnoOS-powered kiosks and XenOS for mobility.
During the sessions, JaduPc was recognized for:
- Deep Linux systems expertise.
- Practical design-to-deployment capability.
- Product integrity and purpose-driven innovation.
The sessions reinforced confidence in scaling custom kiosk R&D, powered entirely by ShopnoOS — our in-house Linux OS tailored for public services.
🧩 AI Policy + Civic Tech Committee
🗓 February 8–9
In a dual-track effort:
- JaduPc joined the Citizens’ Committee IT Wing, discussing technical strategies for civic empowerment, particularly through open-source tools.
- Simultaneously, it engaged in national ICT roadmap discussions with senior industry stakeholders and policymakers.
Themes included:
- Supporting civic movements through ShopnoOS-driven kiosks.
- Nationalizing AI + Skill Development platforms for underprivileged youth.
- Responsible AI training embedded in school labs.
🔧 Rixla Project Launched
🗓 February 9
A major milestone: Project Rixla kicked off — JaduPc’s smart electric rickshaw initiative.
The vision:
- An EV-first platform for smart, efficient urban transport.
- Integration with XenOS for real-time diagnostics and route tracking.
- Built on CAN Bus protocols with a custom driver interface and HUD.
JaduPc aims to transform traditional rickshaws into a fleet of intelligent, data-aware vehicles for modern cities.