Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA)

The innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) Project implemented by the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division is moving forward with a firm belief in building a startup culture in Bangladesh since 1 July 2016. The main objective of the project is to establish an innovation ecosystem and entrepreneurship culture in Bangladesh. Creating an organizational structure to identify, nurture and promote great ideas, etc. are additional aims of the project. In order to serve this purpose, the project is providing financial and technical support to startups. The project is awarding grants up to BDT 10 lakh in the pre-seed stage of the startups. The iDEA project is also providing training, mentoring, business development support, co-working space, legal support, intellectual property rights, partnership support, etc. iDEA project is working to create skilled manpower and entrepreneur through training and mentoring in the ICT sector, besides making a significant...