"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.
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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.
He noted that to fulfill the dream of Digital Bangladesh, digitization process should be ensured in every sphere of life, which would lead to the establishment of e-commerce and e-governance.
"The ultimate outcome will be good policy and good governance," Muhith said while speaking as chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of City IT 2010 Computer Fair at the BCS Computer City in city's IDB Bhaban.
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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.
The universal role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is vital for socio-economic development of a developing country like Bangladesh. Availability of information helps increase productivity, ensures fair and competitive market and empowers marginal people. Digital technology makes doing things easily from any place -- using mobile phone as a medium of money transfer and payment of utility bills, for example.