The government organs include Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), National Board of Revenue (NBR), Economic Relations Division (ERD), Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD), Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and the Forest Department, which are neither maintaining nor updating their websites regularly, sources said.
It issued the latest directive in this connection on July 19, saying that many ministries and their organs were not offering the latest information and data, which has been preventing the government from reaping the benefit of e-governance.
The PMO office also directed all to update their websites within 15 days.
Though more than one month has already elapsed by after the latest directive, the key organs under some ministries have been found providing backdated information and data, sources said.
For example, there is no updated data on the website hosted by the BBS, sources said.
One of the most important departments under the Planning Ministry is not providing data on inflation, GDP and other related economic indicators, a source alleged.
The ERD website is still projecting the donations and grants made by the donors and development partners until 2001-2002 fiscal year. The statutory regulatory orders (SRO) by the NBR have not been updated after 2004.
The government is implementing a project worth Tk 8.31 billion (831 crore) under the planning ministry aiming to ensure e-governance and other information technology (IT)-related development.
The project Support To ICT Task Force Programme has been undertaken at the directives of the National ICT Task Force.
Quelle/Source: The Financial Express, 31.08.2006
