DHAKA: Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) jointly organized a workshop for the stakeholders.

The workshop, under Leveraging Information, Communication and Technology (LICT) for Growth project of BCC, was recently held at a city hotel.

It was arranged in a bid to aware the stakeholders for achieving the vision of ‘One Bangladesh’ for the development of Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology Enabled Service (ITES) sector in the country, said a press release on Monday.

Moreover, research institute Tholons and Aon Hewitt have also associated with this project, the release added.

The trainer, however, emphasized the participators on preparing a reliable report on the ICT sector of Bangladesh. It also put importance on the need of collective effort of all stakeholders of the sector at the workshop titled “One Bangladesh Uniting Vision”.

According to the release, BASIS president Shameem Ahsan, in his speech, declared that BASIS is now advanced in making the ‘One Bangladesh Vision’ into reality.

“Digital World 2014 and BASIS Softexpo has been organized in Public Private Partnership through which the development of ICT sector of Bangladesh is shown throughout the world,” he said.

“Fenox Fenture Capital has already invested in Bangladesh,” Ahsan added.

Moreover, he said Investment AB Kinnevik of Switzerland, SNT Classified, Roket Internet of Norway and many other renowned companies of the world have invested in the ICT sector of Bangladesh.

“The companies are earning 4/5 times profit benefit,” he mentioned. “BASIS Institute of Technology Management and LICT project of BCC has started to train 23 thousand IT professional.”

On the other hand, the executive director of BCC Ashraful Islam said that the present government aims to develop Bangladesh as a middle income country emphasizing the ICT sector.

“Earning USD 1 bn will be possible with the collaborative effort of ICT Division, BCC, BASIS and all stakeholders of this sector,” he expected in his speech.

The former presidents of BASIS AKM Fahim Mashroor and Rafiqul Islam Rowly, senior vice-president Russell T Ahmed, executive director Sami Ahmed, joint secretary of ICT division Shyama Prasad Bepari and project director of LICT Rezaul Karim, among others, were also present at the workshop.

BDST: 1641 HRS, JAN 19, 2015