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Freitag, 22.11.2024
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  • 54% Bangladeshi rural households lack internet access: survey

    Despite the government's pro-digital approach, 54 percent rural households in Bangladesh do not have access to internet, a new study shows. And experts fear this 'digital divide' could hinder e-governance progress.

    According to the research findings unveiled today, 59 percent in rural households do not have access to a smartphone and 49 percent have no access to computers.

  • Advancing Bangladesh with 5G and state-of-the-art networks

    Bangladesh’s communication service providers (CSPs) can help deploy high-performance networks required to turbo-charge their growth

    Bangladesh is placing innovation at the heart of its socioeconomic transformation.

    Guided by Digital and Smart Bangladesh initiatives, the government is now driven to turn the country into a high-income nation under Vision 2041.

  • Assessing Awami League’s manifesto towards building a Smart Bangladesh

    The political landscape of Bangladesh has been marked by the ambitious vision put forth by the Awami League (AL) in its election manifesto for the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election. Central to this vision is the transformation of the nation into a “Smart Bangladesh” by the year 2041. This futuristic concept draws inspiration from the smart city concept popularized by IBM, aiming to create a high-tech, advanced country where digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are seamlessly integrated into various aspects of economic, political, and cultural life.

  • Bangladesch fährt auf der globalen Daten-Autobahn

    Der südasiatische Staat Bangladesch, mit 144 Millionen Einwohnern das siebtbevölkerungsreichste Land der Erde, ist seit dem gestrigen Sonntag an das Unterwasser-Glasfasernetz des SEA-ME-WE-4-Konsortiums (South-East-Asia Middle-East Western-Europe 4) angebunden. Das rund 20.000 Kilometer lange optische Seekabel (10 GBit/s) führt von Marseille (Frankreich) zunächst durch das Mittelmeer bis nach Ägypten. Nach einem kurzen Landstück errreicht es das Rote Meer und zieht von dort über das Arabische Meer bis in den Golf von Bengalen. Das letzte Stück führt durch die Straße von Malakka bis nach Singapur. An das unter der Führung von Fujitsu und Alcatel Submarine Networks verlegte Kabel sind insgesamt 14 Länder angeschlossen (Frankreich, Italien, Algerien, Tunesien, Ägypten, Saudi-Arabien, die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate, Pakistan, Indien, Sri Lanka, Bangladesch, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapur).

  • Bangladesh adds 3.3cr internet users in a decade

    The number of internet users in Bangladesh expanded by 3.3 crore between 2010 and 2019, bringing another 20 per cent of the population online, according to a recent report.

    Over the same period, India added 36.1 crore new users, or 26 per cent of its population and Pakistan added 4.8 crore new users, or 22 per cent of its population.

  • Bangladesh can now join ICT revolution

    A historic event that took place near the shore of the Bay of Bengal on 22 May will have a far-reaching effect on the progress and prosperity of Bangladesh. On that day Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia inaugurated the long awaited fibre optic submarine cable system at the landing station at Cox's Bazar and thus connected Bangladesh to the global information super highway. This event will remain as a land mark in the field of economy and technology in Bangladesh. The ICT sector will suddenly boost up as the capacity for data and information transfer will be much higher, the speed of transfer will be much faster, voice transfer will have much better quality, the internet and telephone charge will fall abruptly. As a result a host of possibilities for IT activities will open up in Bangladesh.

  • Bangladesh e-Gov CIRT signs agreement with Cyber Wales in the United Kingdom

    The state-run Bangladesh e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-Gov CIRT) and Cyber Wales in the United Kingdom signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) recently to mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s Independence Day.

    The MoU will help reinforce the bilateral relations in various fields including economic, investment, protection against cyber-attacks and advisory, and pave the way for further cooperation with BGD e-GOV CIRT and Cyber Wales.

  • Bangladesh e-Governance Project to Start in One Month

    The government of Bangladesh will begin a project to bring all government ministries, departments and organisations into one single e-governance system within one month.

    Last week, the Cabinet Committee approved a Tk 2.81 billion (US$34.2 million) proposal for the procurement of equipment and services to start connecting all government entities to one state-of-the-art service delivery system.

    This five-year project, called ‘Development of National ICT Infra-Network for Bangladesh Government (BanglaGovNet)’, was launched earlier as part of the ‘Digital Bangladesh’ action plan proposed by the Bangladesh Awami League in 2009.

  • Bangladesh edges 9 notches up in UN e-gov’t survey

    Bangladesh has been ranked 115th in the United Nations E-Government Survey 2018 among the 193 countries moving nine notches up from its previous 124th position in 2016.

    According to the UN survey report, Bangladesh is the highest ranked least developed country (LDC), an official of Access to Information (a2i) programme told UNB on Sunday.

  • Bangladesh gets onto information superhighway

    Bangladesh embarked onto the global information superhighway today with Prime Minister Khaleda Zia inaugurating the submarine cable at its landing station here.

    The commissioning of the new submarine cable is a landmark in the country’s telecommunications and information communication technology sectors as it will tremendously enhance the performance and capacity in this field.

  • Bangladesh gov't to adopt e-governance strategy by June

    The government will adopt an electronic governance strategy by June this year to help change the work-practice of bureaucrats, enabling them to serve citizens in a more effective way, leading English newspaper The Financial Express reported on Sunday.

    Science and information technology ministry has assigned Price Waterhouse Coopers, a global consultancy, to draft the e-governance strategy, which is expected to modernize the functions of the state machinery.

  • Bangladesh in 2071 - Envisioning a smart future through innovation

    The global community could hardly imagine the currently turbulent progress largely defined by technological revolution only 100 years ago. However, by this time, Bangladesh is no stranger to this new wave of technological advances and newer market forces. Industry 4.0 is knocking on the door, and by 2071, in the centennial of the country’s birth; we can expect some paradigm shift in terms of innovation.

    Nobody is sure where it would go in the remote future. Bangladesh might become a super industrialised concrete jungle; it can adopt green architecture, ensure complete food security; or it can emerge as a completely networked, hyperconnected society by realising the internet of things and many more.

  • Bangladesh launches online registration system for Taxpayers

    The National Board of Revenue recently launched an online web portal that gives citizens a more convenient way of acquiring their Taxpayer Identification Number.

    With the new portal in place, citizens can simply go online and log on to the NBR’s website and provide the necessary details which include the following: national identity card number, mobile phone number and e-mail address, to get their TIN online.

    “This is a massive step towards the online tax payment system,” said Finance Minister AMA Muhith, adding that the move would help them clean out the existing database thereby preventing incidences of fraud.

  • Bangladesh Lays out its 2041 Vision to Become a Top Smart Regional Tech Hub

    Bangladesh is rapidly becoming a central regional tech hub, with a growing number of startups and a focus on digital innovation. With over 6,500 startups and over 300,000 new jobs created, the IT sector has contributed 1.3% to Bangladesh's GDP. It has already become South Asia's second-largest source of IT freelancers and is considered the region's second most promising technological hub.

    According to the President of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services, Russel T. Ahmned, the country's IT-Information Technology Enabled Service (ITES) sector could grow to $30 billion by 2031. To accelerate this growth, the government has approved building nine new high-tech parks; six more are currently under construction.

  • Bangladesh logs on to information highway

    Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, inaugurated the SEA-Me-WE-4 submarine cable at the landing station at Jhilonza in Cox’s Bazar connecting Bangladesh with the global high-speed information super highway.

    At the inauguration, Khaleda Zia said it was necessary for Bangladesh to join the submarine cable for speedy development of information and communication technology in Bangladesh.

  • Bangladesh making progress in global e-government readiness

    The United Nations E-Government Survey 2008, published by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, brings some good news for Bangladesh. Ranked 142nd this time, the country has done well on 2004 and 2005.

    However, the ranking is not still satisfactory as other Saarc countries, except for Nepal, averages well than Bangladesh.

  • Bangladesh moving slowly up in ICT

    Analysts say weak regulatory regimes cast a blight on the sector

    Bangladesh is moving slowly up in ICT advancement, ranking 113th in the "networked readiness index" this year among 142 countries.

    In the previous three years, Bangladesh progressed from 130th to 118th to 115th, according to the Global Information Technology Report: Living in a Hyperconnected World, prepared by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

  • Bangladesh nears 100% ‘Virtual’ mobile penetration rate

    By any measure, Bangladesh is a country with one of the world’s lowest levels of access to telecommunications. And yet following a recent tour of the country which included visits to a number of cities as well as some of the most remote and inaccessible areas, it is clear that Bangladesh has, in a sense, already achieved near 100% ‘virtual’ market penetration rate for mobile communications services. So how do we reconcile this contradiction?

    Mobiles have even reached the most rural areas of BangladeshLet’s first look at the facts. According to the latest statistics issued by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), there were 65 million mobile subscribers at the end of September 2010. This represents an impressive gain of over 10 million subscribers since the start of 2010.

  • Bangladesh portal: 'not a priority'

    According to one of Bangladesh's leading think tanks, the country's current national portal is not comprehensive and not genuinely user-friendly in assisting users to access necessary information and services.

  • Bangladesh ranks 124th in UN e-government survey

    Bangladesh has ranked 124th in the United Nations E-Government Survey-2016 among the 193 countries advancing by 24 notches.

    "This year, Bangladesh has been ranked 124. In 2014, and 2012 Bangladesh was ranked 148 and 150 respectively," an official of Access to Information (a2i) programme told BSS today.

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