The International Conference on 4th Industrial Revolution and Beyond (IC4IR 2021) is being organized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh to be held through both physical and virtual online formats from 10 & 11 December 2021. On the 100th Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50th anniversary of independence of the country, the UGC is planning to create a premier international forum for bringing together researchers and practitioners from diverse domains to share cutting-edge research results obtained through the application of artificial intelligence, the internet of things, data analytics, and cloud computing to solve problems in the industrial domain. To minimize the gap between the academia and the industries, IC4IR 2021 has launched the collocated event.

• Creating an unparalleled platform for industry-academia collaboration
• Creating strategies to bring industry problems to the academia for productive and effective solutions
• Creating a database for student internship opportunities
• To formulate a policy for the implementation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution through industrial-academia collaboration
• Introduce innovative education systems to bridge the gap between industry and academics
• Industry-Academia Collaboration-ES
• Engage in the IAC process by enhancing the skills of academic and industry personnel
• Creating strategies to bring industry problems to the academia for productive and effective solutions