UNB, Dhaka :
Thirty six IT companies from Bangladesh are participating in the prestigious ‘Japan IT Week’ that began on Wednesday at the Tokyo Big Sight with a view to expand business relation between the IT sectors of the two countries. IT companies from around the world are showcasing their latest IT products and services at the exhibition that will continue until May 10.
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan Rabab Fatima visited the stalls at the Bangladesh pavilion and exchanged views with the visiting Bangladeshi entrepreneurs.
She assured them of the necessary support from the embassy. Later a seminar on the prospects of Bangladesh’s IT sector in Japan was held at the same venue.
Many business representatives of Japanese IT firms joined the seminar, according to Bangladesh Embassy in Japan. Ambassador Rabab Fatima said the event was an outcome of the growing interest of Japan in Bangladesh as the next IT destination.
She pointed out that Bangladesh aims to achieve $ 5 billion of export from the ICT sector; employing at least 2 million; with its contribution to the GDP to be at least 5 percent.
Terming the IT sector as the mirror which reflects the overall development of Bangladesh, the Ambassador said that in line with the goal of ‘Digital Bangladesh’, the government of Bangladesh is encouraging investment in IT sector.
The government’s supports ranges from developing IT-skilled human resources, infrastructure development, connectivity establishment, and so on, she added.
The Ambassador hoped that the event would open new horizons for connecting and establishing business between two countries. She urged the Japanese IT entrepreneurs to invest more in Bangladesh.
Besides, Hosne Ara Begum, Managing Director of Bangladesh High-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA), former president of BASIS Mahbub Zaman and Yasuhiro Akashi of BJIT Inc were present.
The seminar was organized by the Embassy of Bangladesh in Japan in collaboration with ICT Division; BHTPA, Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and Bangladesh Association of Software & Information Services (BASIS).
Thirty six IT companies from Bangladesh are participating in the prestigious ‘Japan IT Week’ that began on Wednesday at the Tokyo Big Sight with a view to expand business relation between the IT sectors of the two countries. IT companies from around the world are showcasing their latest IT products and services at the exhibition that will continue until May 10.
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan Rabab Fatima visited the stalls at the Bangladesh pavilion and exchanged views with the visiting Bangladeshi entrepreneurs.
She assured them of the necessary support from the embassy. Later a seminar on the prospects of Bangladesh’s IT sector in Japan was held at the same venue.
Many business representatives of Japanese IT firms joined the seminar, according to Bangladesh Embassy in Japan. Ambassador Rabab Fatima said the event was an outcome of the growing interest of Japan in Bangladesh as the next IT destination.
She pointed out that Bangladesh aims to achieve $ 5 billion of export from the ICT sector; employing at least 2 million; with its contribution to the GDP to be at least 5 percent.
Terming the IT sector as the mirror which reflects the overall development of Bangladesh, the Ambassador said that in line with the goal of ‘Digital Bangladesh’, the government of Bangladesh is encouraging investment in IT sector.
The government’s supports ranges from developing IT-skilled human resources, infrastructure development, connectivity establishment, and so on, she added.
The Ambassador hoped that the event would open new horizons for connecting and establishing business between two countries. She urged the Japanese IT entrepreneurs to invest more in Bangladesh.
Besides, Hosne Ara Begum, Managing Director of Bangladesh High-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA), former president of BASIS Mahbub Zaman and Yasuhiro Akashi of BJIT Inc were present.
The seminar was organized by the Embassy of Bangladesh in Japan in collaboration with ICT Division; BHTPA, Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and Bangladesh Association of Software & Information Services (BASIS).
