The Role of IoT in Digitalizing Mining Sector of Bangladesh

Mining is expected to play an important part in Bangladesh’s economic development, regardless of the country’s economy, with potential outcomes in terms of business, manufacturing, and employment. Recent developments in technologies such as the Internet of things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have paved the way for digitalizing the mining sector. When these technologies are deployed in the mining industry, the results acquired may be used immediately to support process optimization, machine health, worker safety, and asset management. Similarly, mine digitization is expected to provide significant possibilities and benefit Bangladesh’s Industrial growth. However, digital mining is difficult to implement in reality owing to constraints in communication, data management, and storage infrastructure. Furthermore, the mining companies’ inclination to remain with outdated methods rather than depending on experimental novel technologies hinders development. This paper briefly describes the architecture of mine IoT, different applications, and potential challenges to enable mine digitalization from the perspective of Bangladesh.