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Currently, there are 2,000 website-based entrepreneurs and nearly 50,000 Facebook-centric entrepreneurs in the country, a CPD researcher said.
Speakers at a cyber dialogue on Sunday said the rapid growth in internet connectivity along with some support measures for digital entrepreneurs over the past two years have made Bangladesh a potential player in digital platforms at scale. global.
A surprising result is that Bangladesh is now the second largest supplier of online labor in the world with 16% of the global workforce online, they observed.
The speakers said this during a virtual dialogue on the economy of digital platforms in Bangladesh, jointly organized by the Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and the Bangladesh office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), according to A press release.
Dr Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director of CPD, and Mr. Felix Kolbitz, Resident Representative of the FES Bangladesh Office, made the introductory remarks during the dialogue with Prof. Mustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Member of CPD, in the Chair.
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During the keynote presentation on “The Digital Platform Economy in Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges,†CPD Principal Researcher Syed Yusuf Saadat said, “Business opportunities are also increasing in this digital platform economy, which came to the fore during Covid-19. pandemic.”
He also mentioned that there are currently 2,000 website-based entrepreneurs and nearly 50,000 Facebook-centric entrepreneurs in the country and around 500,000 jobs are expected to be generated through digital platforms over the next year. .
“Although there are a lot of mobile apps coming to the market, policies related to monetizing mobile apps still do not exist,†he said.
Saadat said that if Bangladesh’s vast young population can be properly trained and equipped with market-relevant skills, then they could reap huge benefits through the digital platform economy.
The keynote speaker in his document presented a set of recommendations, including the formulation of a national five-year plan for the development of the economy of digital platforms.
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