The work of the IT village, to be established on 47 acres, is expected to begin by this fiscal year, State Minister for Science, Information and Communication Technology Yafez Osman told BSS on Tuesday.
"It has been included as a new project of the current fiscal year's annual development programme (ADP)," he said, adding that with the completion of the project it will be possible to provide more developed software and IT-based services at home and abroad.
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To make ICT affordable for digitizing Bangladesh in implementing government's Vision 2021, the government is reviewing a tax programme by January next year, he said. All arrangements including fibre optic network, WiMax, Gateway have been made for access to Information Communication Technology (ICT), he said.
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Official sources told BSS that lack of expertise and training on the PPR by concerned officials creates major hindrance in the full implementation of ADP in the past years.
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The government has sought opinions from all ministries to finalise e-government procurement (e-GP) system, which is expected to minimise traditional meddling in bidding processes by musclemen.
The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) under the planning ministry has sent a letter to 45 ministries and entities to give input on the draft e-GP system in two weeks.
Telemedicine may be as simple as two health professionals discussing a case over the telephone, or as complex as using satellite technology and video-conferencing equipment to conduct a real-time consultation between medical specialists in two different countries. Telemedicine generally refers to the use of communications and information technologies for the delivery of clinical care.
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