‘Digital World- 2014’ Set To Begin On June 4

ICT Division under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology and Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Service (BASIS) are jointly organizing the ICT event in order to achieve the goal of "Digital Bangladesh".

The Digital World-2014 aims to learn from its global peers and provide a forum for free-flow of ideas and concepts enriched in current thoughts on ICT for development, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu told a press briefing in the conference room of the Press Information Department(PID) here today.

State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak, BASIS President Shameed Ahsan and senior officials, among others, also addressed on the occasion.

Innovations and achievements on the ICT sector, potentiality of software experts and ICT based public service will be project at the exposition, the minister said.

Describing the event of the Digital World as a millstone initiative for the journey of ICT based Bangladesh, he said, adding, nearly 200 software companies from 30 countries including Bangladesh, e-governance- based organizations, IT companies, internet and web portal companies and ICT training universities will participate in the exposition.

As many as 30 seminars and three plenary sessions will be held in the four-day event, where policy makers and IT experts of different countries are expected to attend, Inu added.

Palak said, "We have taken initiatives to engage renowned IT experts and leading IT companies in the digital world to encourage visitors."

The Digital Bangladesh-2014 is the ground to showcase the accomplishment of Bangladesh, he said, adding, it intends to learn from global IT specialists through sharing ideas and thoughts.

The organizers of the Digital World said over 6000 visitors are expected in the exhibition. There will be three main categories, they said, adding, those are digital e-Governance Expo, BASIS Soft- Expo and Mobile Innovation Expo.

- Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)