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A two-day National Telecentre Conference began at the Rural Development Academy in Bogra yesterday with a view to reducing the gap between urban and rural communities.

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary to science and ICT ministry S M Wahid-uz-Zaman said the government has taken up a number of initiatives to integrate information communication technology (ICT) into the national economic development strategy.

He said his ministry has already developed an ICT roadmap and e-government strategy and revamped its ICT policy.

Weiterlesen: Bangladesh: 'Telecentres to reduce urban-rural gap'

The government policymakers' ICT awareness and knowledge development are crucial for successful implementation of e-government in Bangladesh, according to a study.

The four-year academic research styled 'e-Government for Bangladesh: A Strategic Pathway to Success' was launched on October 18 in Dhaka.

Weiterlesen: Bangladesh: Policymakers' ICT know-how key to e-govt - Study says

The ICT roadmap in Bangladesh has been a much talked-about issue in recent times. Although the country has been using these technologies since the 1960s, broader use started in 1986 with the formation of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC). Afterwards, the 1997 recommendations on ICT development and the 2002 ICT policy were formulated. More recently, the government formed an e-government cell at the chief advisor's office, and completed an e-government horizon scan report last December.

Although a national policy on ICT was adopted in 2002, the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology had not been able to achieve the goals set out for e-governance in the policy. This led the present government to appoint Spinnovation and DNet (together with an international partner, Gov3 Limited) to develop a short, medium and long-term national ICT action plan or roadmap for Bangladesh on the basis of the National ICT Policy 2002.

Weiterlesen: Bangladesh: Better skilled manpower holds the key

ICT Management workshop for government officers of Bangladesh designed by National Centre for Information Systems Research (NCISR) of the Australian National University (ANU) came to an end through the completion of last and third batch of the workshop on October 20.

A total 99 officers including the ICT focal points of the various ministries, joint secretaries and deputy commissioners attended the two-day long workshop during the three offerings at Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC).

Weiterlesen: Bangladesh: ICT management workshop for govt officials held