PM inaugurates Digital World-2017 in Dhaka

Digital World 2017, a four-day mega ICT event of Bangladesh, has begun at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital from today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with world’s first robot ‘citizen’ Sophia inaugurated the mega event around 12.10 pm.

The ICT Division and the BASIS in association with several IT organizations organized the digital world-2017 with the theme of "Ready for Tomorrow". This year's theme signifies the readiness that Bangladesh has achieved over the past 9 years in ICT sector.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the eve of the event.

The President in his message said, "The present government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has undertaken massive development programmes aimed at implementing Vision-2021 and to turn our country into 'Digital Bangladesh'."

The Prime Minister in her message said, "We started materializing Digital Bangladesh in 2009 using digital technology as the key driving element. The people have welcomed the philosophy and the nation soon experienced all sorts of positive changes, especially in connectivity, service delivery, banking, communications, education, healthcare and many other socio-economic areas. These efforts have strengthened our global position in ICT sector."

In alignment with Vision 2021, both public and private sectors are continuing their efforts to leverage ICTs for creating opportunities and solutions for our society. I admire the efforts and engagement of ICT Division with its stakeholders to this effect, she said.