Promising Developments Provide Opportunities for Nepal-Bangladesh Partnership in IT Sector: Ambassador Bhandari
Nepal's Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari addressing the event. via Nepal Embassy Dhaka/Facebook
The Embassy of Nepal in Bangladesh organized an event on ‘Strengthening Nepal-Bangladesh Tech Relations’ in Dhaka on Thursday to assess the ongoing bilateral collaboration in the IT sector and explore new areas for partnership in the future.
As many as 90 participants, including the Secretary of the ICT Division of the Government of Bangladesh, Shamsul Arefin, IT experts, entrepreneurs, and academics from both Nepal and Bangladesh, attended the program, according to the Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka.
On the occasion, Nepal's Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari, said Nepal’s booming IT sector is generating numerous career opportunities, promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, and contributing to the overall economic growth of the country. "The development of the sector is driving innovation and digital transformation across various areas, such as healthcare, education, tourism, and finance."
Ambassador Bhandari mentioned that it is attracting international clients, leading to an increase in the country’s exports of IT products and services.
Given the pace of innovation and rapid diffusion of technology, the field of information and communication technology has changed for countries like ours, where the digital divide and access to technology remain formidable challenges, he observed.
He stated that Nepal’s IT industry is poised to create up-and-coming employment opportunities in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity, among others, with the right investments in education, training, and infrastructure.
Ambassador Bhandari viewed that encouraging youth-centric policies provide a solid foundation to harness talent and foster homegrown growth to ultimately help the country in its transition from labor export to service export.
In his statement, Ambassador Bhandari highlighted the importance of the Nepal-Bangladesh partnership in the field of technology, which has been steadily growing in recent times. "There are also engagements at various levels connecting the IT industries of both countries. Lately, there has been an increasing interest of investors and entrepreneurs from Bangladesh to explore new avenues in this area," he remarked.
Bhandari was of the view that these promising developments provide opportunities for our two countries to forge a mutually beneficial partnership in the IT sector.
The event was held in association with the Nepal Association for Software and I.T. Service Companies and Genese Solution.
On the occasion, the Secretary of the ICT Division of Bangladesh, Md. Shamsul Arefin shared the policies and initiatives of Bangladesh in the field of ICT and innovation.
Likewise, the Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of the Government of Nepal, Anil Kumar Dutta, joined the event virtually from Kathmandu.
The event is expected to bring a fresh outlook and perspective for mutual benefit and promote cooperation and collaboration in the IT sector between the two countries.
