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BASIS SoftExpo 2009 begins Jan 27
Country's largest software and IT enabled services showcase 'BASIS SoftExpo 2009' will be held on January 27-31, 2009, at the Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC). BASIS (Bangladesh Association of Software & Information Services), the apex body of software and IT services, announced this at a press briefing on October 11 at a local hotel. Following successes in the past years, BASIS SoftExpo has earned the reputation of being the biggest ICT event of the country. The exposition creates a platform of interaction among different groups including software providers, buyers, IT users, professionals, media, policy makers, development partners, students as well as a wide range of people across the society. The theme of SoftExpo 2009 has been set 'Linking Technology with People and Branding Bangladesh as the Country with Immense ICT Potentialities". BASIS officials at the press conference said that BASIS SoftExpo 2009 will be an event that will help create a global platform of showcasing the immense potentials, resources and skills available in Bangladesh, increase the share of ICT in Bangladesh's GDP, create job opportunities and placement of skilled ICT professionals locally and internationally, facilitate the matchmaking of local and global clients with Bangladeshi IT companies.
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