Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited is going to supply 3.95 lakh pieces of tabs and 72 pieces of air conditioners to the government’s Population and Housing Census Project 2021.
On Sunday, an agreement was inked in this regard between the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and Walton at a program held at the BBS conference room in the capital’s Agargaon, according to a press release.
Population and Housing Census 2021 Project Director Dildar Hossain and Walton Digi-Tech's Deputy Managing Director Engineer Md Liakat Ali signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations.
At the agreement-signing ceremony, Secretary of Statistics and Information Division Dr Shahnaz Arefin, Director-General Mohammad Tajul Islam, Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited's Managing Director SM Monjurul Alam Ovee, and Chief Business Officer Md Touhidur Rahman Rad were among others present.
Mentionable, the agreement was signed between the two sides after the tab supply proposal was approved by the government procurement committee.
It will execute device monitoring activities using VMware MDM software to implement this project.
Dr Shahnaz Arefin said: "BBS is going to arrange the country’s first digital population census and we are delighted to use Walton's Tab in this significant project. Our country and local industries will greatly benefit from this initiative."
SM Monjurul Alam Ovee said: "Beside hardware products, Walton is also producing and marketing its software as Bangladesh has now reached a new height in manufacturing technology products. Walton is exporting products to different countries. Government and non-government projects do not need to rely on imported products for electronics and digital devices. We can manufacture and supply customized devices in the local market as needed.
Engineer Liakat Ali said: "Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has already successfully produced and supplied international standard products to various public and private projects. This industry has reached another milestone with this agreement. Our factory can produce 20,000 tabs daily and we expect that we will be able to deliver the products within the time frame given by the project authorities."
According to concerned sources, using electronics and technology products from Walton for the population and housing census projects in 2021 is a time-bound and praiseworthy decision as Bangladesh is now self-reliant in this industry.
With this initiative, the government can save money when the local technology manufacturing industries are boosted, which will make a significant contribution to the country’s economy.