Govt to buy software from local firms for projects: Palak

State minister for ICT division Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Tuesday said all the software for government projects will be procured from local firms, reports UNB.

"No software will be collected from any foreign company," he said while inaugurating the three-day SoftExpo-2019 organised by Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the city.

Palak said the government is working with the private sector to create jobs for 2 million youths by 2021 under the Establishing Digital Connectivity (EDC) project, said a PID handout.

He also said the government is setting up 28 high-tech parks and incubation centres in the country to create skilled manpower to build Digital Bangladesh.

"Besides, various programmes have been taken to crate young entrepreneurs."

The state minister said work is underway to ensure high-speed internet connections to all the unions across the country, including remote hilly regions, under the Establishment of ICT Network to Remote Areas (Connected Bangladesh) project while internet connectivity will reach every village under the EDC project.

He said some 100 million people are now using the internet in the country.

The three-day exposition features Japan Day, corporate hour, ICT career camp, gaming fest and B2B matchmaking session.

Thirty seminars will be held on ICT where over 100 experts from different countries will be presenting their deliberations.