The vision Of “Digital Bangladesh” is unique as it proposes ICTs as a pro-poor tool. In regard to this vision, Access to Information Programme is an e-governance umbrella initiative which plans and coordinates the ongoing and future activities across various ministries and agencies of the government to utilize ICTs as a tool to make government services hassle-free, faster,cheaper, more inclusive and at citizens doorsteps.
Weiterlesen: Digital Public Innovation Fair-2010 in Bangladesh
The event styled as "The Singapore Experience: Ingredients for successful Nation-wide eTransformation" was organised to mark the 'Singapore ICT Day event for South Asia'.
But it would not be realistic to think that all the 150 million people of the country could be linked to the information high way. Bringing the entire public sector under the network would not be easy either. But it is easier for the private sector to digitise.
"Digital Bangladesh has generated public excitement and support, challenged the government to new ways of working and thinking ... and solve problems through ICT," said Ellen Goldstein, country director of World Bank in Bangladesh.
Weiterlesen: World Bank asks Bangladesh to follow Singapore in ICT
The public demand for online services and information has became a driving force to increase democratic participation and the developed world have already made a good start of e-governance to benefit their citizens. Developing countries have also drifting towards introducing e-governance to cope with the change Bangladesh could not be an exception to that.