GP wins Digital Nation Award by GSMA

Grameenphone (GP) has won the Digital Nation Award by the GSMA for democratising connectivity and digitally empowering communities.

The company’s efforts to minimise the digital divide through vast, high-speed, affordable, accessible internet penetration and to empower communities across Bangladesh by accelerating their digital adoption were key reasons contributing to Grameenphone’s top recognition in this award, said a statement.

On behalf of Grameenphone CEO Yasir Azman, Corporate Affairs Senior Director Hossain Sadat received the prestigious award at the JW Marriott South Beach in Singapore recently.

Grameenphone CEO Yasir Azman said, “We are on a mission to digitally empower Bangladesh over the last 25 years. As a digital connectivity partner, our role has become imperative in transforming lives and contributing more to minimizing the digital divide.”

“In order for us to become a smart nation, we must continue enabling communities with our rural & youth-first approach and unleash potential further. We feel humbled to receive this recognition by GSMA for our digitization efforts and we will continue to strive to enable the nation to get ready for a Smart Bangladesh,” he added.

The ‘Time is now’ campaign which secured the winning nomination was a visual demonstration of how Grameenphone’s mobile technology has advanced the digital transformation of communities across Bangladesh.

The mango seller example shared showed how supporting one entrepreneur with their shift into a digital world, enabling them to best utilize e-commerce and transform their business through high-speed connectivity and digital solutions, can empower whole communities.

Mobile 360 Digital Nations Awards, hosted by GSMA, Mobile 360Asia Pacific, is an initiative to recognize the mobile industry’s vital role in providing access to critical information, delivering digital inclusion, connecting the unconnected and supporting economic growth.

This year, 15 submissions were shortlisted, which were then adjudicated by a panel of judges with hands-on experience in this sector. Grameenphone also received Digital Bangladesh Award in 2021 by the government of Bangladesh.