System Solutions and Development Technologies Limited (SSD-Tech), a renowned software development company operating in Bangladesh and in various countries across the globe has won the “Bangladesh Innovation Award 2018”. SSD-Tech received the award for its initiative titled ‘ChakriBazar’ in the ‘Social Innovation’ category. The award ceremony was held recently at the Grand Ballroom of Le Méridien, Dhaka.
Bangladesh Innovation Award is designed to recognize innovational breakthroughsby startups and established companies. This award program aims topromote present innovations that have the potential to enrich the future of Bangladesh, helping people understand the wider perspective of innovation and paving the way for the next generation of innovators.
With ChakriBazar, SSD-Tech came up with an interactive voice response based telecom network-driven solution that offers hassle-free blue collar employment opportunity to underprivileged people. It requires low data usage and search literacy and can be accessed by just dialing a number on the phone. Withover 300,000 job seekers, 20 Industrial job providers and more than 100 Individual recruiters already on the platform, ChakriBazar offers 2,000 job vacancies at any point of time, which is making a great impact on the employment sector.
On behalf of SSD-Tech, Syed KamrulArefinZihad, Head of Service Operations; Ahmad Ibn Arif, Manager, Product Innovation, VAS and Digital Services;Mahbub Muctadir, Manager, Key Accounts; Imtiaz Noor Saadi, Manager, Marketing Communications and Mahmud Hasan Alvi, Specialist, Marketing Communicationswere present at the award giving ceremony.
Hasan Mehedi, CEO of SSD –Tech said, “As a company, we always focus on innovating and contributing to the overall development of the country. This award is an exciting recognition for us. SSD-Tech works for common mass, to give them education, Exposure and Economic freedom.Chakribazar was initiated as a part of that objective.ChakriBazar has made job search easily accessible by thousands of people with no technological knowledge. Our goal is to reach more people and keep broadening our service for them.”