She said this while inaugurating the Digital Innovation Fair at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre in the capital.
She expressed the hope that the ICT would help to ensure transparency and accountability of the government and establish rule of law, stamping out corruption from the country.
The fair have been organised in order to reach the government services to the people’s doorsteps in short time, the prime minister said.
She further said people will not have to go door to door of the administration for getting government service. "Service will reach at the people’s doorsteps".
Sheikh Hasina said the government has taken up measures to bring the entire country under e-governance to strengthen the telecommunication system of the country.
She asked the bureaucrats to discharge their duties sincerely so that the people can get necessary government service in time and warned of stern action if found any negligence in their duties.
The prime minister said computer labs would be installed in all educational institution across the country and community centers at upazila level.
She said the government is making arrangement to provide videoconferencing facility between PM's office and the cabinet division, deputy commissioners of 64 districts and 7 divisional headquarters.
She said e-centre for rural community will also be set up at 8,500 post offices of the country to ensure proper management in the postal services.
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Yafes Osman and UNDP resident coordinator Renata Lok Dessalien were, among others, present at the programme.
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Quelle/Source: The Daily Star, 04.03.2010
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