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The MoU was signed at a function in the auditorium of Bangladesh Computer Council

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ministry of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Ethics Advance Technology Limited (EATL) and Multimedia Content and Communication(MCC) to promote mobile application aiming at earning huge foreign currency.

The MoU was signed at a function in the auditorium of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), reports BSS. ICT Secretary Md Nazrul Islam Khan, Managing Director of EATL Mubin Khan and Managing Director of MCC SM Ashraf Abir signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organisations.

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The online electronic procurement system has been introduced in the country, thanks to the government's pro-active move. But it has failed to gain popularity because of absence of mass awareness as well as necessary technical training. A FE report published on October 26 said, these factors have slowed down online electronic procurement. What is surprising is that the stakeholders in both public and private sectors are yet to be made aware of the new system. Only 19 organisations have so far been enlisted for the e-Government Procurement (e-GP) system, despite the fact that it was introduced 15 months ago. Moreover, the use of the system has not yet been made compulsory on consideration of the low level of computer literacy, less than required skill to use the electronic system and limited access to the Internet.

Read more: BD: Promoting e-GP for streamlining government procurement system

Information and Communications Technology Minister Mostafa Faruque Mohammad yesterday said the entire Bangladesh would come under high speed internet connectivity by January.

The connection would come to Bangladesh from Pashchimbanga and Assam in India, he said, adding that the Indian project would also cover Nepal and Bhutan.

The minister said this while talking to reporters during a visit to the development work of hi-tech park in Kaliakoir of Gazipur.

Read more: BD: Entire country will be connected by January, Says ICT minister

Some 4,000 fast track future IT leaders (FTFLs) will get job in Information Technology (IT) and IT Enabled Service (ITES) companies soon as a government project has agreed to provide support to the companies for building up the FTFLs with training as per their skills demand, reports UNB.

The project titled 'Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance project' (LICT) of Bangladesh Computer Company (BCC) under ICT Ministry will offer a package of incentives for the IT and ITES companies against recruitment of FTFLs and their training, officials said.

Read more: BD: 4,000 fast track future IT leaders to get job