Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS)

Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS)
Profile
The 402-member strong Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS), the premier
ICT association in Bangladesh.
Established in 1987 with 11 founding members, BCS represents the ICT
sector, including distributors, dealers, resellers of computer and allied
products, locally assembled computer vendors, software developers and
exporters, Internet service providers, ICT-based educational institutions and
training houses and other ICT-enabled services providers.
BCS safeguards the interest of ICT entrepreneurs, promotes and diversifies
effective use of ICT, renders expert business advice on ICT to the concerned
authorities, negotiates with various authorities and parties on ICT and related
issues, organizes mammoth ICT expositions, seminars, workshops, and
conferences, arranges training programs for ICT professionals, entrepreneurs
and users, publishes brochures and catalogues, supplements the
Government’s effort in the development of ICT and represents ICT
community of Bangladesh in local, regional and global forums.
BCS contributes to the country’s ICT policy making and takes part in the
implementation of national ICT action plans, along with public entities. It also
provides support and cooperation to NGOs in ICT related development and
services.
BCS joined ASOCIO in 1996 as an Associate Member and became a full
Member in 2001. As part of the association, BCS has been playing a vital
roles in expanding the regional ICT market. BCS and ASOCIO organized a
Multilateral Trade Visit Program in Bangladesh for the first time in 2001. This
has now become an annual feature on the ASOCIO agenda. BCS
successfully hosted the ASOCIO Officers’ Meeting 2004 in Dhaka recently.
Besides ASOCIO, BCS is also an active member of World Information
Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA).
For more information on BCS, please visit www.bcs-bd.org