Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Despite massive construction of high-tech and software technology parks across the country and rising budget allocations, the expected outcomes have remained elusive, speakers said at a webinar on Saturday.

Advertisement They said a wide gap has emerged between the objectives and reality of the high-tech parks, with excessive emphasis placed on physical infrastructure rather than developing the ecosystem needed to support technology businesses.

The speakers identified a lack of skilled human resources, weak industry-academia linkages, inadequate training programmes and ineffective business support systems as major reasons behind the poor performance of the parks.Business Consulting Services

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