He made the call while formally declaring open a two-day launching programme of Mission 2011, organised by Bangladesh Telecentre Network (BTN) at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre.
Many countries have embarked on a new era of economic development by widespread implementation of ICT in their societies. Unfortunately, Bangladesh still lags far behind in aligning itself with this technological revolution due to her antiquated approach to the technology.
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Good governance defines an ideal which is nearly impossible or difficult to achieve in its totality. However, to ensure sustainable human development, actions must be taken to work towards this ideal. Major donors and international financial institutions, like the IMF or World Bank, are emphasisizing good governance.
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How computerisation can speed up administration is evident from the working of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and a number of departments like the LGED. Even in the eighties, the BRTA did its work manually. Mountains of paper at each BRTA office was the common scene. This understandably bred delays and corruption for even the simple work of registration of a car after its purchase. Now registration and other documentation are done much faster within one working day or only some hours and also with less hassle.
The ICT (Information Communication Technology) system will be built to automate some government process at the Planning Division, Economic Relations Division (ERD) and Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED).