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Digital Bangladesh forPoverty Reduction and

Good Governance

Md. Abdul Karim

Principal Secretary

Prime Ministers Office

February 16, 2010

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Digital Bangladesh as Key Ingredient

to Achieve Vision 2021

ICTs as a pro-poor tool for

` Poverty alleviation

` Establishing good governance

` Social equity through

` Quality education

` Universal healthcare

` Law enforcement for all

` Climate change adaptation

Tunis Commitment (2005)

NSAPR (2009)

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1. Citizens will not go to services, services willcome to citizens

2. Use already available technologies

e-Governance Service at Doorsteps

` Massive leadership mobilization from PMO` Key members of the Cabinet

` All Secretaries

` 50+ e-Governance Focal Points` All 64 DCs and all 483 UNOs

Achievement: Key Mindset Change in

Policymakers

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Info Centres in Union and Upazila Parishads,

Farmers Clubs and Fisheries Extension Workers

Upazilla doctors providing tele-consultation

Computerized land management

Tracking social safety nets

Disaster early warning through mobile network

Teacher training and e-Learning

Achievement: 53 Quick Wins by Secretaries

Citizens tracking police cases by SM

S

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Achievement: Information Portals in

all 64 Districts Managed by DCs

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Achievement: Connecting

Citizens and Government

` Mobile phone: 98% of geographic area, 33% of population

` Internet

` 3-4% (mostly using mobile)

` Broadband: < 50,000 connections

` 2 WiMAX operators only in Dhaka city

` Internet still unaffordable to most

` Shared access points (telecentres): 2,300 by

GoB/NGOs/private sector

` Community radio being explored

` All 64 DC offices, PMO and Cabinet being connected

with video conferencing

` M

assive content development initiated

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Achievement: ICT in Business

` e-Registry for businesses

` Automation of company registration and customs

` PPP unit in Board of Investment

` ICT Industry

` Hardware affordable to middle class

` 500 software and ITES companies employing 25,000 people

` 100 companies exporting $30M (steady 20-25% yearly

increase) to 30 countries

` ITES sub-sectors identified as growth areas

` IT Park and Hi-tech park to attract FDI in ICT sector

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Achievement: Development Enablers

` ICT Policy 2009` 10 development sectors

` 306 action items for all GoB agencies

` ICT Act 2009

` Digital signatures for e-commerce

` Cybercrimes

` Right to Information Act 2009

` Voter ID platform as e-service delivery platform

` Budgetary allocation of Tk.100 crore in FY 2009-10

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Achievement: Central Coordination

PMO,Cabinet,

Establishment,MoSICT

e-Leadership

Planning andCoordination

Citizen-CentricPolicy

Sustainablee-Services

Secretaries

Focal Points

DCs/UNOs

MPs

Digital Bangladesh Strategy

Quick Wins

Impact Assessment

Interoperability

Best Practices Sharing

e-Visions

ICT Policy

ICT Act

Bangla Language Content

Demand Creation

Ownership Development

PPP

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Achievement: Partnerships

People

Private

Public

Technical Assistance /

Resources from

Development Partners

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Way Forward with DPs

` Upscaling Quick Wins and other pilots` Land management, police case management, online tax filing,

telemedicine, disaster warnings, etc.

` Massive digital content development

` Human development TV channel

` Infrastructure and connectivity

` Broadband to govt. offices down to upazila levels

` Expand shared access in LGIs, post offices and schools` National data centre

` National ID platform for e-services

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Way Forward with DPs (contd.)

` Human resource development` ICT literacy at different levels from schools to workplaces

` ICT use for professionals (govt.officers, doctors, lawyers, etc.)

` ICT Industry

` Development of the ITES industry

` Branding Bangladesh as an outsourcing destination

` Legal reform for businesses and consumers

` Reliable and continuous power

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Development Milestones of Vision 2021

Edu and

Employment

Health and

Family Welfare

Poverty Reduction

and National Growth

Power

PPPP

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Thank You!