File photo of Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen CollectedBangladesh will become a robot-exporting nation in near future, says PalakForeign Minister AK Abdul Momen has underlined the need for taking more initiatives under public-private partnership (PPP) in ICT sector, terming Bangladesh as a perfect platform of innovation. "Bangladesh's ICT sector has grown by 40% annually since 2010, thanks to public-private sector initiatives and facilitation from the government," he said. Emergence and advent of spread of ICT industry, tools and norms have truly uplifted lives and livelihoods of people across the country. He said the government was quick in identifying the ICT industry as a thrust sector. Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division, Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS), and Idea Project are jointly organizing the expo.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 14, 2019 17:37 UTC