Grameenphone has been honoured with The Digital Nation Award by the GSMA for democratizing connectivity and digitally empowering communities, a press release said Wednesday.
The company’s efforts to minimize the digital divide through vast, high-speed, affordable, accessible internet penetration and to empower communities across Bangladesh by accelerating their digital adoption were key reasons contributing to Grameenphone’s top recognition in the award.
On behalf of Yasir Azman, CEO Grameenphone, Hossain Sadat, Senior Director Corporate Affairs, Grameenphone, received the Digital Nation Award at the JW Marriott South Beach, Singapore.
Grameenphone CEO Yasir Azman said, “We feel humbled to receive this recognition by GSMA for our digitization efforts and we will continue to strive to enable the nation to get ready for a Smart Bangladesh.”
Mobile 360 Digital Nations Awards, hosted by GSMA, Mobile 360Asia Pacific, is an initiative to recognize the mobile industry’s vital role in providing access to critical information, delivering digital inclusion, connecting the unconnected and supporting economic growth. This year, 15 submissions were shortlisted, which were then adjudicated by a panel of judges with hands-on experience in this sector. Grameenphone also received Digital Bangladesh Award in 2021 by the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh.
The other nominations include, Celebrating #5yearsofJio; Creating a sustain-able Digital ecosystem, XOX Malaysia; Digital Malaysia #ProgressForAll, Telekom Malaysia Berhad; Ericsson’s Malaysian Journey, Ericsson Malaysia; HAPSMobile’s Mission, HAPSMobile Inc. (SoftBank Corp.’s subsidiary); Hope On A Hill, Digi Telecommunications; Di Sebalik Bencana (In The Wake Of A Disaster), Digi Telecom; Jio Leads India’s Digital Transformation, (#JioTogether), Reliance Jio; Journey of Change, Viettel Group; Mrs. Irma needs to innovate and Indosat Ooredoo has a solution Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison; On The Frontlines, Digi Telecom;-Robi’s most comprehensive powerful 4.5G network: The online partner to make dreams come true, Robi Axiata Limited; Super for Change- Jazz Super 4G, JAZZ and Transforming healthcare with 5G telemedicine, MOPH Thailand & Huawei.
