KT and KOICA Promote E-commerce Business Revitalization Through IT and Social Marketing Training for Young Entrepreneurs
Local teachers and students receive basic IT education and IT experience classes including drones and VR.

KT announced that the KT Group IT Supporters will provide IT education to local young entrepreneurs, teachers, and students on Moheshkhali Island, a Giga Island in Bangladesh, from the 22nd to the 26th.

Bangladesh Giga Island was launched in April of this year based on a partnership established in 2016 between KT, the Bangladesh ICT government, and the International Organization for Migration. KT is supporting the utilization of ICT solutions based on Giga infrastructure in various fields, including education, healthcare, and agriculture.

KT, in partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has jointly invested in an e-commerce project on Moheshkhali Island in Bangladesh to revitalize the region and increase income. This project aims to boost income by improving the distribution structure to enable direct transactions between rural producers and urban consumers using high-speed networks, and by branding local products.


This IT training targets young entrepreneurs who will serve as a channel for sourcing Moheshkhali Island's specialty products and registering and selling them on e-commerce sites. They plan to conduct business targeting consumers in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, through an e-commerce site.

Considering that Dhaka, Bangladesh is the second-largest city in the world for Facebook usage this year and that Facebook and YouTube are actively used in most shopping and gaming industries, training on the production of promotional materials and marketing techniques will be conducted with a focus on the use of social media.

KT IT Supporters conducts internet usage education for teachers and students at schools on the island and visits five public schools equipped with gigabit networks to hold IT experience classes where they can experience the latest technologies, such as drones and virtual reality (VR) devices.

Lee Seon-ju, Senior Vice President and Head of KT’s Sustainable Management Center, stated, “Bangladesh’s Giga Island was a place with almost no communication with the mainland due to poor network infrastructure. Through KT’s Giga Island project, more people have been able to communicate with the world via high-speed internet connectivity,” adding, “KT will continue its global initiatives to transform the lives of marginalized residents with innovative technologies for people.”