Digital World-2016 to be held in October

The country's largest digital expo - Digital World 2016 - will be held in the capital on October 19-21 to showcase the technology-based innovations and achievements and facilitate a single platform for sharing ICT knowledge and idea, reports BSS.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the flagship annual event of the country's ICT sector at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the city, Mohammad Enamul Kabir, Secretary of the Digital World-2016 Secretariat told the news agency.
The ICT Division is organising the flagship annual event with assistance of the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) and A2I programme of the Prime Minister's office.
Kabir said the event would be the major focus for the government decision makers in the ICT sector, chief executives and high profile tech persons and thousands of spectators. 
Like previous years, the exposition would be based on the major targets of showcasing achievements of Bangladesh in ICT and offering a single platform for free-flow of ICT related ideas which would guide the country toward achieving Vision 2021, he said.
Kabir, also Director (Training) of the Digital World, said the three-day mega event would include seminars, IT career fair, soft expo, e-Governance expo, mobile innovation expo, e-commerce and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) programme.
Over 5,00,000 visitors including corporate, institutional and individual buyers as well as wide range of people including investors and entrepreneurs, government 
officials and policy makers, professionals, journalists, academicians and students expected during the three-day event, he added.
Around 400 local and foreign exhibitors including policymakers and senior government officials, industry leaders, civil society spokespersons, investors and multinational software vendors would participate in the event, 
Kabir added. 
He said representatives of ICT companies, international ICT associations, international development agencies, local software development firms will be present alongside multinational and local companies, government departments and agencies implementing successful ICT and e-Governance projects. 

Digital World-2016 to be held in October

The countrys largest digital expo - Digital World 2016 - will be held in the capital on October 19-21 to showcase the technology-based innovations and achievements and facilitate a single platform for sharing ICT knowledge and idea, reports BSS. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the flagship annual event of the countrys ICT sector at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the city, Mohammad Enamul Kabir, Secretary of the Digital World-2016 Secretariat told the news agency. The ICT Division is organising the flagship annual event with assistance of the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) and A2I programme of the Prime Ministers office. Kabir said the event would be the major focus for the government decision makers in the ICT sector, chief executives and high profile tech persons and thousands of spectators. Like previous years, the exposition would be based on the major targets of showcasing achievements of Bangladesh in ICT and offering a single platform for free-flow of ICT related ideas which would guide the country toward achieving Vision 2021, he said. Kabir, also Director (Training) of the Digital World, said the three-day mega event would include seminars, IT career fair, soft expo, e-Governance expo, mobile innovation expo, e-commerce and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) programme. Over 5,00,000 visitors including corporate, institutional and individual buyers as well as wide range of people including investors and entrepreneurs, government officials and policy makers, professionals, journalists, academicians and students expected during the three-day event, he added. Around 400 local and foreign exhibitors including policymakers and senior government officials, industry leaders, civil society spokespersons, investors and multinational software vendors would participate in the event, Kabir added. He said representatives of ICT companies, international ICT associations, international development agencies, local software development firms will be present alongside multinational and local companies, government departments and agencies implementing successful ICT and e-Governance projects.