New chairman for APTN

Shahid Uddin Akbar has recently been elected as the new chairman of Asia Pacific Telecentre Network (APTN) for the next three years.

Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID) will be the host organisation for this regional network, APTN said in a statement yesterday.

APTN is a regional network of information and communication technologies for development practitioners and organisations from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

The network was initia- ted by UNESCAP and Telecntre.org Foundation to promote information and communication technologies for development in Asia pacific region.

Akbar is the chief executive officer of BIID, according to the statement.