Just as the world was abuzz with ChatGPT, Bangladesh’s trade association of software manufacturers and technology service providers welcomed the new world. The ‘absolutely new and smarter’ ‘Smartverse’ hits the screens on Thursday. Visitors can get acquainted with all the impossible technologies like driverless cars, brain computer interfaces, voice activated machines and many more.
In order to highlight their capabilities, various IoT-based technology services and solutions including software, applications, games made in Bangladesh have been installed at the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in Purbachal of the capital. 204 organizations are participating in the 17th edition of BASIS Soft Expo, the country’s largest software and service product exhibition. In addition to the country’s export-oriented technology services, there are 7 big shows in 4 days including innovation, new initiatives, e-sports career festival. Every day there is a concert of Coke Studio. The online registration to participate in the event touched the milestone of 50,000 before nightfall. The fair will run from 10 am to 8 pm every day.
The organizers said that this event is to attract the youth to this sector as well as to find a way out of the country’s economic recession. 20 in one is becoming organized in multidimensionality. They think that no one will be disappointed when they come to the fair.
It is known about the details of the fair. This time the Google Street View makers will also be present in the fair. Blogchain, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Metaverse will all be seen in the fair premises spread over 3 lakh 55 thousand 200 square meters. More than 200 domestic and foreign information and technology experts will take part in the fair. In addition to 20 information and communication technology-related seminars and cabinet meetings, there is a business leaders’ meet with the participation of more than eight hundred officials. More than 50 university students are participating in the innovative project exhibition; Robot exhibition by students of 5 universities. On the second day of the fair, Ashnir Grover, the founder of Bharatap and famous for Shark Tank, will be present at the startup conference. Actress Bandhan joins the Women in IT program this time after Shomi Kaiser.
In the morning, the speaker of Jatiya Sangsad Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury is going to inaugurate the fair. The Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar and the State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak will also be present at the opening ceremony. MLBB, CSGO, Volarent, and FIFA games will start from day one. This e-sports with a prize pool of 70 lakh taka is drawing the attention of the youth. PS5 can be won by participating in the quiz competition. On the last day, the biggest ICT career camp in Bangladesh will be held in the Big Tent with more than 2,000 students. It is expected that this year’s soft expo will be in a new form at a new venue.
