Work to bring ministries under e-governance begins next yr
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
The government has taken a three-year plan to bring all departments, agencies and associated organisations run by the ministries under e-governance, a state-of-the-art service delivery system.
Under the scheme, a central data centre (CDC) would be set up and it would be connected to offices of deputy commissioners (DCs), Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) in all 64 districts, sources at the science and ICT ministry said.
State Minister for Science and ICT Architect Yeafesh Osman told BSS that a project styled 'Development of National ICT Infra-Network for Bangladesh Government (Bangla.gov.net) had been taken.
The architect said the Korean government agreed to provide Tk 2.73 billion as soft loan with 0.50 per cent interest rate for the project that will be implemented during 2010-12.
The project would have inter-connectivity in all ministries with a special focus on the e-governance system, the minister said and expressed the hope that the project would help make a 'Digital Bangladesh'.
The main objective of the venture is to build a basic infrastructure to impart IT literacy to the officials and employees under all ministries resulting in developing a skilled manpower in Bangladesh.
Talking to the news agency, Executive Director of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCS), an organisation run under the Science and ICT Ministry, M Mahfuzur Rahman said they are expecting to take off the project next month as necessary preparations are now nearing completion.
He said district level ICT centre would be set up during 2010-11 while at upazila level in the period of 2011-12.
E-governance is an information and communication technology (ICT) enabled service delivery system that rocked the governing systems in the world to a degree by achieving good governance.
Under the scheme, a central data centre (CDC) would be set up and it would be connected to offices of deputy commissioners (DCs), Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) in all 64 districts, sources at the science and ICT ministry said.
State Minister for Science and ICT Architect Yeafesh Osman told BSS that a project styled 'Development of National ICT Infra-Network for Bangladesh Government (Bangla.gov.net) had been taken.
The architect said the Korean government agreed to provide Tk 2.73 billion as soft loan with 0.50 per cent interest rate for the project that will be implemented during 2010-12.
The project would have inter-connectivity in all ministries with a special focus on the e-governance system, the minister said and expressed the hope that the project would help make a 'Digital Bangladesh'.
The main objective of the venture is to build a basic infrastructure to impart IT literacy to the officials and employees under all ministries resulting in developing a skilled manpower in Bangladesh.
Talking to the news agency, Executive Director of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCS), an organisation run under the Science and ICT Ministry, M Mahfuzur Rahman said they are expecting to take off the project next month as necessary preparations are now nearing completion.
He said district level ICT centre would be set up during 2010-11 while at upazila level in the period of 2011-12.
E-governance is an information and communication technology (ICT) enabled service delivery system that rocked the governing systems in the world to a degree by achieving good governance.