Published on 05:56 PM, October 27, 2022

Digital World 2022 to kick-off this December 

'Digital World 2022', one of the biggest events of the ICT sector of Bangladesh is going to kick off in December. In continuation of the previous years, this event will be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) located in Agargaon Shere-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka on 8-11 December 2022. 

In light of this, on Wednesday night, October 26, 2022, the ICT Division organised an "Ambassador Night" at the capital. It was attended by Ambassadors from Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Morocco, Brunei, Turkey, UAE, Sweden, South Korea, European Union, Australia, Bhutan and many more countries.

Foreign Minister Dr A. K. Abdul Momen spoke as the chief guest at the program. In the speech of the special guest, the State Minister for the ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak said, "We have been organising this international event since 2011. We invite global leaders, researchers and investors to participate in this event. We want them to visit our market, and see our capabilities. We want to be self-sufficient in the digital sector. Also want to work in partnership with other countries of the world."

Palak also said that we have created more than two million employment opportunities in the ICT sector so far. About 1.5 billion in the ICT sector's export earnings. The target is to increase employment to three million and ICT exports to five billion by 2025.

In addition to the opening and closing ceremonies, this year's Digital World 2022 will also feature startup summits, ministerial conferences, BPO summits, e-governance expo, digital devices and innovation expo, mobile and innovation expo, software showcases, e-commerce expo and concerts.

The theme of this year's Digital World is "Be Innovative & Smart".