Speaking at the two-day conference on e-Democracy, which began on Friday, ICT experts and stakeholders opined that implementation of IT Policy would open new opportunities and also increase work efficiency in public sector.
Internet Society Nepal and Computer Association of Nepal are organizing the event on the sideline of Midas CAN Info-Tech 2013.
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Internet Society Nepal Chapter President Babu Ram Aryal said discussions between international experts and high-ranking government officials during the conference could come to aid while updating ICT policies embraced by the country.
The purpose of WCIT-12 is to review a global treaty of the
International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), said director at Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) Ananda Raj Khanal in a programme organised by Internet Society Nepal Chapter.
The country has been producing more than 3,000 ICT graduates every year, he said in a programme organised by Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) here in the capital today. “It is the responsibility of the government and private sector to provide employment opportunities to these graduates.”
The government has expedited preparations with an objective of distributing electronic ID by the end of the FY from any one constituency of the country having internet services. It has presented the framework for distribution of ID with thumb print to 100,000 citizens as a pilot project with aid from the Asian Development Bank at the Council of Ministers for approval. The National ID Management Centre will distribute ID within the next five years in three phases, centre’s executive director Narendra Dahal said.
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