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A BASIS team led by its President Russell T. Ahmed met Planning Minister MA Mannan at his office in Agargaon in Dhaka on Tuesday. Photo: Collected
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A BASIS team led by its President Russell T. Ahmed met Planning Minister MA Mannan at his office in Agargaon in Dhaka on Tuesday. Photo: Collected
The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) has asked all ministries and their affiliated agencies to allocate 10 percent of their annual budget to the purchase of software and IT-enabled services (ITES).
BASIS’ newly elected Executive Council, led by its President, Russell T. Ahmed, made an appeal today at a meeting with Planning Minister MA Mannan at his office in Agargaon, Dhaka.
For all the latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. At the meeting, Ahmed said that all ministries and their affiliated agencies have adequate budgets for their internal development. At least 10 percent of their budget should be dedicated to buying software and ITES, he said.
He said that BASIS makes a big contribution to the economy. “We implement fintech, edutech, healthtech, e-commerce and almost all government e-governance projects. In addition, our activities in the international sphere contribute to the government’s goal of $5 billion in ICT exports to earn.”
At the meeting, the planning minister assured the BASIS leaders to provide all necessary support to develop the ICT industry and implement their recommendations.
