Project Proposal

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION IN BANGLADESH: ROLE OF ICT Course Title- Managing People at Work (H501)

Submitted to: Syed Alamgir Jafar Professor IBA, University of Dhaka Submitted by: Name Afm Riasat Hossain Md. Raihan Shourov Wazedur Rahman Imrul Huq Md. Shamim-Ul-Alam Md. Mahmudur Rahman Majumder Roll 134 139 143 145 151 154 Batch 46D 46D 46D 46D 46D 46D

Date of Submission: March 08, 2012

Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Introduction
When it comes to creating job opportunities, alongside the typical manufacturing sector, service sector is taking centerstage quite fast and in this regard, the use of ICT is increasingly finding its niche. Apart from hardware based services, services like software solution, online solution service, outsourcing are coming to the fore. Hence, the ICT sector has turned into another lucrative avenue for job seekers as well as budding entrepreneurs.

There is no denying the fact that one of the prime indicator or growth factor for the software industry is technical people. Similarly, in order to retain and groom these technical personnel, the concerned firms need to bag revenue on an increasing scale. To date that has proved to be quite difficult. However, in recent times, with the growth of the ICT training centers, availability of skilled people has been enhanced. Also, more and more software business houses are grabbing orders from abroad. Hence, it is expected that within a decade, ICT sector will claim a predominant role in our economic growth.

A few years ago, the predominant area of operations in the ICT sector was the hardware sector. It is probably one reason why we still have such a huge number of hardware houses compared to software vendors. However, in spite of this, quite understandably owing to our belated entrance into the ICT field, our PC penetration is one of the lowest in the world (4.5 per 1000). Furthermore, its growth has been limited to the capital city and few metropolitans in our country.

As expected, recently our country business has shown a gradual shift in focusing on software solution services rather than simply hardware ones. With each passing day, more and more firms are coming to the fore in order to provide IT-based solution services to not only local firms, but international ones as well. At present, the ICT sector can be classified into four areas : Hardware, Software Solution, Network Solutions, and IT enabled service.

Nowadays, there are only a few firms providing dedicated software services, and even fewer having adopted any form of quality standards. However, like any learning curve, more and more firms are coming into this fray; systematic procedures and practices are being implemented so that quality software houses are being produced. It is true that the growth of the ICT sector is being hampered by lack of proper telecommunications infrastructure; Bangladeshi companies continue to make the best out of what is being provided to them. With the infrastructure situation improving, the software market is bound to increase.

Scope of the Report

In the course, Managing People at Work, traits of typical working environment are assessed. In contemporary business world, employment trend has radically been transformed to automation. This impact of change in IT is no more different in Bangladeshi corporate houses, though it is trivial. This report strives to identify the predominant factors regarding this change and plots further analysis which will combat challenges in this regard through suggestions.

Objective of the Study

Primary Objective To explore the strategic opportunities in employment generation within Bangladesh through spontaneous adaptation and utilization of ICT. Secondary Objectives To present and analyze the condition of ICT industry in Bangladesh. To present and forecast employment condition in Bangladesh. To forecast the role of ICT in employment generation within Bangladesh To match the employment condition with business theories in Bangladesh

Methodology
To prepare this report the following steps will be followedData Collection Secondary sources will be used such as books, articles, newspapers, online journals and so on. Data Analysis Scrutiny of the collected data will be practiced to ensure timely inflow of accurate information.

Limitations of the Study

Lack of time will make it to prepare such a comprehensive report. Secondary sources are not always accurate therefore the results may not portray what the scenario actually is.