Digital World 2015 Expo on the way
ICT division recently announced the date for the ‘Digital World Expo’ in BCC Bhaban at Agargaon. The upcoming event will be held next February 09-12, 2015. For those of you who don’t know: Digital World is the largest digital expo of Bangladesh. ICT divisions will be arranging this event in cooperation of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Service (BASIS).In the press conference chaired by ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak the formal announcement of partners of the event came out. Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), Association of Telecom Operators Bangladesh (AMOTAB), Internet Service Providers Association Bangladesh (ISPAB), Bangladesh Call Center & Outsourcing (BACCO), Bangladesh ICT Journalist Forum (BIJF), Bangladesh Women in IT (BWIT), & CTO Forum will be partnering up with ICT division in the upcoming Digital World Expo.
Also present during press meet were: ICT secretary Shyam Sunder Shikder, BCS Executive Director SM Ashraful Islam, Director of A2i Mr. Kabir Bin Anwar, BASIS Acting President Mr. Russel T Ahmed and other prominent IT figures.
ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, while addressing the press, said: “We want the world to know what we are doing, how we are doing it and what more can be done. And Digital World is a great way to showcase our achievement. Also we think this is a great way to entice business. So we want to make the event a successful one. Hence we are tying up with all the relevant associations and bodies.”
During the question answer session, State Minister revealed that last year’s Digital World spendins were around Tk. 9 Crore of which Tk. 7 Crore was provided by the government and Tk. 2 Crore were raised from private entities and sponsors. When asked about the upcoming Digital World’s budget, BASIS Acting President refused to share that information on such early stage of the planning- thus heating up the session. Financial involvement of BASIS with ICT Division was also questioned as government policy requires floating a tender for any project of more than Tk. 2 Crore budget. So far no such tender announcement was seen in any of the mainstream media.
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