Bangladesh can meet the shortage of technology professionals in the Netherlands

Bangladesh can meet the shortage of technology professionals in the Netherlands, a technology-rich country in Europe. Bangladesh has a great opportunity to export its human resources and services to meet the demand for about 40,000 skilled technology professionals every year.

This was stated by experts at a special seminar organized by the Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DBCCI).

DBCCI organized this seminar to create job opportunities for skilled workers with the business organizations, startups and entrepreneurs in the Information Technology (ICT) sector of Bangladesh and the technology organizations of the Netherlands.

Last Thursday evening, at the Syndicate Hall of the North South University (NSU) in the capital, the seminar titled 'Unlocking International Opportunities: Bangladesh-Dutch ICT Industry Cooperation' was held at the university's Marketing and International Business Department, headed by Assistant Professor Dr. Khandaker Nahin Mamun said, who said that Bangladesh can meet the shortage of technology professionals in the Netherlands.

There are more than 75,000 IT institutions there, where more than 700,000 skilled workers work and there is a need for 40,000 skilled workers every year. The country invests 8 to 10 billion euros in technology research every year, which is 2 to 3 percent of the country.

Bangladesh can take advantage of the facilities of this technology-rich country. In addition to exporting skilled human resources there, we can also export various technology services.” At the same time, NSU Vice Chancellor Dr. Abdul Hannan Chowdhury said, “NSU is working with various domestic and foreign organizations to create skilled human resources according to demand. We are successfully implementing various projects.

"If any such initiative is taken targeting the Netherlands market, NSU will be by our side." In a special dialogue session organized at the seminar, Rejoanul Haque Jami, CEO of technology company Digibox, said, "Unfortunately, the technology sector is not promoted the way our ready-made garment sector is promoted abroad. The resources, talent, and skills we have are not known in the outside world in that way."

In the seminar, other discussants spoke to this chamber about the opportunities for increasing trade relations between Bangladesh and the Netherlands, the development of the IT sector, training, investment, and the development of business relations. The speakers emphasized on creating a Bangladesh-Netherlands business network.

They also discussed the respectable job opportunities for skilled IT youth in Bangladesh. At the same time, the issue of creating business relations with IT companies of the two countries under the joint initiative of the Bangladesh Embassy in the Netherlands was given priority.

The seminar, chaired by DBCCI President Shakhawat Hossain Mamun, was also addressed by North South University Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, Professor of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the university Dr. Roknuzzaman, Managing Director of Nexcraft Limited, Engineer Mohammad Shahriar Khan, IoT Sales Channel Lead of Cisco, a technology company in the Netherlands Murad Muhouti,

CEO of MindShaper Shahinur Islam, Trustee Member of ICT Olympiad Bangladesh Newton B. A. Wahid, Professor of the Department of Economics of Miyazaki International University, Japan Dr. Mohammad Abdul Malek, President of Data Soft Md. Manjur Mahmud, IT Chapter Lead of ABN AMRO, Netherlands, Imran Hashi,m and others.