Digital Bangladesh

Bangladesh is resounding with the target of achieving of digital Bangladesh. In the election manifesto, AL, one of the major political parties, first declared the vision 2021 with the aim to develop Bangladesh into a digital country within the next decade. BNP also added that they have started the program in their tenure and will complete it earlier. More than a month ago, the Bangladesh Computer Council also organized a computer fair with the theme ‘Digital Bangladesh’.

A country goes digital means it will be an e-state, means all its activities of governance, commerce, education, agriculture etc. will be powered by computer and internet.

It is easy to speak such a dream, but are we committed to achieve this dream? One of the reasons why our country didn’t become digital until today, is because of the lack of commitment and the crime of our political leaders.

A very first step for ‘Digital Bangladesh’ would be to spread the ICT education throughout the country. Every primary and secondary students should have access to the computer and computer based education. Mid level education & short term training should be readily available throughout the country and the standard of higher level education on computer sciences should be incresed.

Internet facilities should be made available to the remotest corner of the country and at a cheaper rate. There are countries where the use of internet is free. The speed of the internet must be increased to get the benefit of the time.

A tremendous effort should have to be made and continued in application of the computer and internet by both private and public sectors, like offices, institutions & organisations ,in the coming years.

Market of Bangladeshi IT-World must be expanded towards foreign country.

Hardware plant are also needed to be established in our country. For that, we will need the help of  overseas IT-Investors.

The caretaker government has tried to give a good support to the establishment of ICT in our country.

We hope that the AL- government would keep that trend continued.