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GS, Smart Communications tie opens new door to Japan
Masaki Abe (L) and Kazi Islam (R)
Grameen Solutions (GS), an info-tech wing of Grameen Bank, recently teamed up with Japan based Smart Communications Ltd. with a vision to increase nation's contribution in the Japanese hi-tech market. In this regard, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the two companies at the Grameen Solutions head office on December 2. "It is indeed a unique opportunity for us to work with Smart Communications to enrich our knowledge and experience as a whole to explore the Japanese market. I am confident that our new initiative will creates a breakthrough in the native IT industry and at the same time produce global standard IT skilled manpower", said Kazi Islam, chief executive officer (CEO) of Grameen Solutions. "We are also optimistic that we will be able to attract Japanese leading IT players to outsource their activities to local IT companies and turn this land into an outsourcing destination in this region", Kazi added. Due to this agreement Grameen Solutions will now enjoy the opportunity to be associated with large Japanese tech companies, understand their requirements and organise special training programs to prepare local talents for them. On the other hand, GS will also provide strategic support to Smart Communications to extend its operations in Bangladesh. "I am impressed on the present advancement of Bangladesh IT industry and it is a high-time for the country to utilise this experience in global domain for a durable success", said Masaki Abe, chief executive officer (CEO) of Smart Communications. While talking to StarTech, Abe said, "In Japan, Bangladeshis are doing well in academic area but we need more IT skilled people to meet the uprising demand of our hi-tech industry". He also requested media to disseminate relevant information to the people so that they can get a clear view about the existing scopes in Japan.
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