ICT Division wants software, IT firms be treated as emergency services
“IT-related services are crucial to run official activities during lockdown.”
Staff Correspondent
10th April, 2021 11:51:20
ICT Division of the government requested the Cabinet Division to include software, IT-enabled services and outsourcing firms in the list of emergency services during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The letter was sent on April 4. The country is on a seven-day lockdown from April 5 as the number of infections surge.
The ICT Division said the categorizing of the IT-related services as “emergency” will help the economy run.
“IT-related services are crucial to run official activities during lockdown. The IT and ITeS sector provides services to both the government and private organizations. For this, the government should consider including the IT and ITeS in emergency services list,” said the letter.
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UNB
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With the digital economy and e-commerce seen as a potent sector for employment and income generation in Bangladesh, the business insiders underscored the need for specific guidelines for doing fair business here.
They said the business has grown immensely thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. But there are a lot of challenges including policy, infrastructure, internet and logistic barriers, fraud sellers and customer mindset in Bangladesh.
The president of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services Syed Almas Kabir shared that the e-commerce business experienced a significant 166 percent growth in 2020 as consumers moved online for their shopping due to the pandemic.
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