Bangladesh has won the ‘World Summit on Information Society Award-2021’ for introducing SIM registration process using biometric system. The award is considered as one of the most prestigious awards in the world in the field of information technology, said a press release.
The award was presented at a virtual event hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Tuesday. After receiving the award, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Information and Communication Technology and Mustafa Jabbar, Minister for Posts and Telecommunications spoke thanked all involved in the SIM registration project.
The project is initiated and supervised by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). Central Biometric Verification Monitoring Platform project is supervised by BTRC and executed by renowned ICT service provider “Synesis IT Limited” which provides comprehensive technical support, from the creation of international standard software to the implementation and maintenance, using all domestic technology.
The main goal of the WSIS forum is to bridge the digital divide between rich and poor countries by increasing internet usage in the developing world.
In the WSIS competition government, private, general public, international organizations and various organizations submitted projects as well as WSIS partners also took part in it. Out of a total of 90 projects from a range of countries, 18 projects in 18 categories were declared final winners. BTRC participated in this competition for the first time this year. The CBVMP project got more than 15,000 votes.
Rupayan Chowdhury, Group CEO, Synesis IT Limited said, “With the tireless works and overall cooperation of every mobile company in the country and under the leadership of BTRC, we have been able to overcome this challenge easily. As a result, CBVMP is a model in the world today.”
He said Bangladesh comes first when it comes to mobile identity solutions, which is a matter of pride for Bangladeshi company like Synesis.
It is worth mentioning that the Central Biometric Verification Monitoring Platform project had earlier won the ‘The ITU Telecom World Award 2019 Certificate Appreciation’ for its successful initiative in building a digital Bangladesh.
