Labor Market and Skills Gap in the ICT Sector in Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study

Event: ADB-Asian Think Tank Development Forum 2018

Labor Market and Skills Gap in the ICT Sector in Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study

22 August 2018
Author / Speaker: 
Monzur Hossain, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies - Other materials by the author

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ICT is emerging as a promising sector in Bangladesh; it employs more than 200,000 people. The market size of ICT services is about $2 billion and aims to reach $5 billion in 2021. The challenge is to train and prepare human capital, as most IT graduates are deemed not ready to start a job.

Geographical Focus: 
Bangladesh
Type of Content: 
Learning Event

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