Former president of Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) Abdullah H. Kafi has been awarded the honorary title of ‘Lifetime Chairman of Association’ of Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO), the largest information technology organization in the Asia-Oceania region.
Abdullah H Kafi, who is the life chairman of the association, served as director, treasurer, general secretary, vice president and president of BCS for various terms.
At the Association World Summit held at Resorts World Sentosa Convention Center in Singapore on October 28, Association Chairman David Wang, newly elected Chairman Bernak, WITSA Chairman Dr. Shaun Seah, Executive Director Dr. Den and Chairman of IT Federation of Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam presented the ‘Lifetime Chairman of ASOCIO plaque to Abdullah H. Kafi.
Also, Bangladesh won awards in four categories at the ASSOCIATION World Summit 2022. FIFOTECH was honored in the 'Outstanding Tech Company' category. Department of Information and Communication Technology (DOICT) in Digital Government category, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh in Health Tech category and Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in Environmental, Social and Governance category.
BCS President Eng. Subrata Sarkar said, “The achievements of former BCS President Abdullah H Kafi in the association are extraordinary. BCS will gratefully acknowledge his achievement. Achieving awards in four categories announces our capabilities in ICT to the world. Digital Bangladesh is now all over the world. BCS has been dedicatedly conducting activities in building Smart Bangladesh. I congratulate each organization that won the award and hope that the projects will be accelerated by winning the award.”
Information technology sector organizations of 22 countries in Asia and Oceania region are members of this organization. Bangladesh Computer Society (BCS) is the only member of the association. Every year BCS nominates various projects for 'Association of Honours' which plays a special role in IT.