World congress on IT begins Thursday

The 25th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) will begin in Dhaka on Thursday to bring together the global leaders in business, government and academia in the IT sector.

The four-day conference will be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city. The IT sector leaders will attend the summit both in person and virtually.

State Minister for ICT Affairs Zunaid Ahmed Palak confirmed the matter in a press conference at Bangladesh Computer Council’s auditorium on Wednesday.

This year’s theme of the WCIT will be “ICT, the great equaliser”.

With the initiative of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division and Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and Bangladesh Computer Samity are jointly arranging the event.

The event will be inaugurated by the President Abdul Hamid virtually as the chief guest where Prime Minister's ICT Adviser and CRI Chairperson Sajeeb Wazed Joy will also present virtually.