Commenting about the overall preparation of the event, Russel T Ahmed, Convener of the Organizing Committee of Digital World 2015 said: “This year nearly 85 persons from various tech giants have agreed to join Digital World so far. In addition to that Ministerial delegates from 5 countries will be attending Ministerial Conference, Women in IT will be holding a special conference, and we will be having Conference on IT Career of students, Titanium Conference for Mobile Developers. We will also be having a Digital Experience Zone.
For the first time ever, a ‘National ICT Award’ will be presented at this convention. For individuals and companies who have made a significant mark in the industry, 47 public, 7 private and 4 in special category; in total 58 awards of recognition will be given.
From the 7 divisions of the country, the best DC, OC, TNO, Deputy Commissioner (land), Upozila Digital Center, Digital Educational Institution, along with a Best Digital City, Digital Municipal, Digital Hospital, Bank and e-Initiative and e-Entrepreneur will be awarded. In the private sector, 5 best IT inventions, one female tech personality and one technology personality will be presented with lifetime achievement awards. Aside from this, 4 companies from the ones that participated in this conference will also be awarded in the last day of the expo.
Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMOTOB), Bangladesh Association of Call Center & Outsourcing (BACCO), Bangladesh Computer Shamity (BCS), Bangladesh ICT Journalist Forum (BIJF), Bangladesh Women in Technology (BWIT), CTO Forum, Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh & Silicon Valley based ICT organization TiE Bangladesh are working as the partner for this Expo.
-Ittefaq