Governments across Europe are undertaking open-source software migrations, even though they can easily afford to pay for proprietary software. Bangladesh should also make this transition to save our hard-earned foreign currency.
Postponing LDC graduation won't help us unless we use the time to fundamentally turn things around.
The only way for Bangladesh to navigate the post-LDC graduation scenario is to invest in and promote the SME sector. SMEs are the lifeblood of economic growth and we continue to ignore them at our peril.
