Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) held an inception workshop on developing and maintaining a Knowledge Management System (KMS) under the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming Project (CRIMP), aiming to strengthen climate-focused data use and institutional capacity.
The workshop, organised by the Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC), took place at the seminar room of the LGED headquarters on Sunday.
LGED Additional Chief Engineer and CReLIC Director Engr Md Azharul Islam chaired the session, while LGED Chief Engineer Engr Md Belal Hossain attended as chief guest.
The chief engineer said the KMS would mark a significant step in enhancing LGED’s institutional capacity by ensuring effective use of accurate climate-related data and information.
He said the system would enable faster knowledge sharing among engineers and researchers and support the development of sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure.
Representatives from ADDIE Soft Ltd presented the system’s framework, outlining its objectives, implementation approach and future action plan.
The presentation was delivered by ADDIE Soft Ltd Software Developer Md Shahnewaz Russell, AGM Md Shariful Islam and Project Manager Md Niamat Ullah.
The workshop aimed to gather feedback from participants to improve the system’s effectiveness and long-term sustainability.
Other participants included LGED Additional Chief Engineers Syeda Asma Khatun, Kazi Saiful Kabir and Md Wahiduzzaman, along with Superintending Engineers Md Akhtar Hossain and Md Golam Yazdani.
Project directors from various initiatives, executive engineers, senior assistant engineers and officials from CRIMP-CReLIC also attended.
Among them were CRIMP-CReLIC Project Director Md Abdul Khalek, Senior Executive Engineer Md Latif Hossain, Executive Engineer Fatema Ismat Ara, Assistant Engineer Arpan Paul and expert consultants from CReLIC.
