State Minister for ICT Division, Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Tuesday inaugurated Digibox, the first entirely “Made in Bangladesh” IoT Smart delivery solution.
“Digibox developed by the ekShop of a2i offers seamless last-mile delivery, storage, and pick-up experience. It champions ICT Division’s motto of ‘Made in Bangladesh’ for hardware and software solutions,” the state minister said in the chief guest's speech at the inauguration event held at the ICT Tower, Agargaon, Dhaka.
“With the looming global economic crisis, we need to focus on local innovation and trade to boost our economy and reduce unnecessary foreign currency expenditure,” Palak added.
Along with him, the Chair of the event Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir, project director (Joint Secretary), Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Programme of the Bangladesh government, Special Guest Bjarke Mikkelsen, CEO of Daraz Group, and several high officials from the public and private sector were present at the event.
Rezwanul Haque Jami, head of digital business of a2i, presented how DigiBox works as a solution to secure and efficient last-mile delivery.
“Digibox is designed in such a way that one single installation can serve up to 300 customers a day without spending 50-100 taka per delivery, saving Tk 5 lakh to 9 lakh a month,” Rezwanul Haque said.
“It is a pleasant surprise to see a Bangladeshi-made solution for end-mile logistics incorporating IoT and next-generation technology,” Daraz’s Global CEO Bjarke Mikkelsen said.
Daraz is proud to partner with the ekShop-Digibox initiative for its last-mile delivery solution and hopes to expand or multiply its reach in the near future,” he added.
