A prominent industry leader has urged Bangladesh to adopt a G2B++ cooperation model to boost innovation and grow the economy, a clear call to move university research into real products and jobs. The call asks government, businesses, universities and global partners to work together so new ideas reach markets faster and help ordinary people. The model sets out simple roles for each partner so that ideas do not stay on paper but reach farms, factories and clinics. The government can make rules that support research, offer funding for promising projects, protect inventions and use public buying power to back local solutions. Businesses can turn lab ideas into real products, invest in factories and train workers to use new tools. Universities can focus more on practical research, teach skills that industry needs and set up offices to license technology. Global partners can bring finance, learning and access to markets so local firms can grow beyond their towns. The piece points to past examples where companies helped build university labs and local mills teamed with scientists to test better methods, showing how small moves can lead to steady progress and new work for young people. The writer outlines a step by step plan that starts with a national framework and a mapping of university research, patents and incubators so gaps are clear. Early steps would include pilot funds to test prototypes, shared training programs and forums where researchers meet business leaders to match problems with ideas. As trust grows, the plan calls for regional innovation hubs to connect local firms, small producers and research teams in cities across the country. The middle years would bring tax incentives for companies that fund university work, public procurement that favors local solutions and a digital marketplace for patents and licenses so ideas can be bought and used easily. A later phase would aim to make the system self sustaining with an innovation fund. The plan also asks for regular reviews to track joint patents, startups created and jobs supported by new tech so progress is visible. It urges simple tools for continuous work, such as quarterly roundtables, a shared online portal and clear measures to watch results. The goal is practical: more jobs, stronger local firms, better products and a steady route for research to reach people. The approach is meant to be fair and open so small firms and young innovators can join without big up front costs. If the plan works, it could help Bangladesh move toward a knowledge driven economy that keeps learning while making goods for home and export. The writer believes steady cooperation will lift skills, protect natural resources and make communities more resilient to change. Leaders are asked to try the steps, learn from pilots and grow the programs so research benefits people across the country. The G2B++ model offers clear choices that aim to link ideas to markets in ways that last and help many citizens. Begin with local pilot projects now.
G2B++ Model: Roadmap to Turn Bangladesh Research into Jobs, Innovation and Growth
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