ICT Sector in Bangladesh- The rise of an emerging industry (Part-04)
After launching part-3 of this article, which was on the Competitive Edge of the ICT industry, now this time I would like to represent the part-04 of the article which is all about the involvement in terms of growth of this sector. Since the ICT sector of Bangladesh is growing rapidly, therefore the demand for the human content is vital in realizing this sector into success. The Government of Bangladesh takes some important steps in order to create more congenial atmosphere for this sector. As a relation to that, Human Resources for the IT industry have been growing rapidly since the Government had declared this industry as a thrust sector and had embarked on a mission to make the industry a substantial part of the USD $36 Billion economy. The vital statistics for this sector are:
- More than 300,000 IT professionals are engaged in the industry.
- 26 universities offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science and engineering.
- More than 1000 private and public sector computer-training institutes offer IT skill development of various levels.
- True to its commitments, the govt. has cut through a lot of red tape to ensure the right kind of environment for IT entrepreneurs to thrive in this country.
These are some of the important points which highlighted the opportunity that can be explored with the ICT human resources. If the country is adopting with the pace, then certainly as a country, very soon Bangladesh will achieve the competitive advantage in this region next to India.
