Land ministry wins WSIS Prize

The Digital Land (Development) Tax system of the land ministry has won the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2022.

ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao handed over the trophy to Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury at Popov Conference Hall of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday, reads a press release.

"This recognition will inspire us to work better," said Saifuzzaman.

A total of 360 projects from different countries, under 18 categories, were nominated for the awards.

The Digital Land Tax System won in the "ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life -- e-government" category.