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ICT Journey of Bangladesh
Presented by
Mostafizur Rahman Sohel
Joint Secretary General
Brief History of ICT in Bangladesh
• Year 1964 IBM mainframe 1620 series- the first computer in Bangladesh
• In 1979, a computer center was established at BUET
• In the late 1980s, The use of personal computers witnessed a rapid
increase
• In 1983, the Ministry of Science and Technology established a National
Computer Committee to create the required policies.
• In 1985, the first Bengali script in computers was invented
• In 1988, the committee was replaced by the National Computer Board.
• In 1990, the ministry reformed the board and reconstituted it as the
Bangladesh Computer Council to monitor computer- and IT-related
works in the country.
• In 1995, use of the Internet began and locally made software started to
be exported
• In 1997 BASIS as the national trade body for software and IT service
industry.
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Story of Transformation: Technology Adoption RateYear 2016
134 million
Mobile subscribers84% Penetration
56 million
Internet subscribers35% Penetration
98% Geographic &
99% Population
GSM Coverage
A staggering 400%
growth in power sector since 2009: 14,000 MW
Capacity
Major Investment from
The Industry is composed of
over 1500+ firms of which
1053 are BASIS
members
Market size
US$ 650 million last year (excluding the telecom sector)
40+ ODC(Offshore Development Centers) &
Joint Ventures started working
Software export is about
300 million in 2014-15
Export grew at a
CAGR of 25%in the last 6 years
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Endorsement by International Think Tanks
GartnerBangladesh among top 30Outsourcing destinations
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Fastest Growing Consumer Market
JP Morgan 1 of the Frontier 5
Elance–Odesk(October 2013) – 3rd most popular for outsourcing from the OECD countries
Goldman Sachs Next 11
after BRIC
AT Kearney GSLI 2016: 22nd rank among Top 50
(Ranked 2nd in financial attractiveness category)
Broad Objectives of BASIS
Domestic Market
Development
International
Market
Development
Capacity
Building
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Member service
development and
delivery
Advocacy
Social
Contribution
04
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Early successes of BASIS
• Policy reforms
• Skilled HR development and Job creation
• Capacity building of member companies
• Industry growth
• Improving governance and facilitating
inclusion
• Industry branding
NTF III in Bangladesh2014-2017
OUTPUT 1: Capacity of partner TSIs (BASIS and DCCI) inproviding services to SMEs in the IT and ITES sector improved
OUTPUT 2: Export capacities of SMEs (40 companies) in the ITand ITES sector improved
OUTPUT 3: Business linkages and technical partnerships created
and/or expanded
Challenges
• Lack Of Affordable IT Infrastructure
• Access To Finance
• Language Barriers
• Enforcement Of Policy
• Gap Between Industry-academia
• Industry Branding
Wait, why do I need to pay for Software? The computer seems to work fine without it!
Wait, why do I need to pay for Software? The computer seems to work fine without it!
Is it worth the money spent for automation? Annual turnover of my company doubled this year without going automated.
Applications Using
Basic Smart
phonesSocial
Media
mCommerce
Search
engine
Vehicle
tracking
Mobile
banking
Communication
eLearning
eCommerce
And many more…
As per a 2009 study by Boston Consulting Group and
Telenor, by 2020, there will be 18.3 million internet
subscribers in Bangladesh, equaling approximately 10
subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
As of February 2016, number of internet subscribers in
Bangladesh stand at 61.288 million.
Businesses based on Mobile and internet
mCommerce
13 million mobile finance accounts
bKash world’s second biggest mobile phone payment company
after Kenya’s M-Pesa
Handles over USD 1 billion transactions per month
With up to 20 million people
fCommerce
In Bangladesh, 1 subscriber is added to Facebook every 3.72 seconds
Rise of young entrepreneurs
Growing participation of women
Doing business in the comfort of home
Less or no investment needed
Market scenario
Annual Value of
Ecommerce 200 Crore
Monthly Growth
in e-transaction 30 %
500+ E-commerce
sites
2000+ F-commerce
platforms
Target Group
55% Female
45% Male
85% user
<30 Years
15% user
30 Years+
90%Lives in
Dhaka*The Daily Star E-commerce Report: March 2015*Pi Strategy Research
Support to SMEs and Micro Businesses
8 million registered SMEs
Countless unregistered SMEs are still untouched
80% of the population have mobile connections
Rooms of development• Integrate internet and mobile apps to make better decisions
about timing, marketing and management
• Apply and adapt IT to the SMEs in rural areas using mobile
• Induce automation using mobile
Bangladesh in Digital ChannelsCall to Action…
• Rural development with internet penetration
• Country wide IT training
• Promote internet income
• Language skills training centers across the country
Thank You!