IT education to be compulsory at secondary level by 2013: Azad
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Reiterating the present government's commitment to building Digital Bangladesh, Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad Saturday said that IT education would be made compulsory at secondary level by 2013, reports BSS.
"As per its election manifesto, the government is pledge- bound to build Digital Bangladesh by 2021. To this end, information technology (IT) education will be made compulsory at the secondary level by 2013 and at primary level by 2021," he said while inaugurating the nine-day Digital ICT Fair-2009 in the city.
The information minister also said that the ICT taskforce formed by the previous Awami League government would be reactivated and high-tech parks and IT villages would be set up in the country for flourishing the ICT sector.
"To keep pace with the present time, the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already taken various steps for flourishing the ICT sector to build a happy and prosperous Bangladesh," he said.
"As per its election manifesto, the government is pledge- bound to build Digital Bangladesh by 2021. To this end, information technology (IT) education will be made compulsory at the secondary level by 2013 and at primary level by 2021," he said while inaugurating the nine-day Digital ICT Fair-2009 in the city.
The information minister also said that the ICT taskforce formed by the previous Awami League government would be reactivated and high-tech parks and IT villages would be set up in the country for flourishing the ICT sector.
"To keep pace with the present time, the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already taken various steps for flourishing the ICT sector to build a happy and prosperous Bangladesh," he said.