Digital Bangladesh implies the broad use of computers, and embodies the modern philosophy of effective and useful use of technology in terms of implementing the promises in education, health, job placement and poverty reduction. The party underscored a changing attitude, positive thinking and innovative ideas for the success of “Digital Bangladesh”.
The philosophy of “Digital
Bangladesh” comprises ensuring people’s democracy and human rights,
transparency, accountability, establishing justice and ensuring delivery of
government services to the citizens of Bangladesh through maximum use of
technology, with the ultimate goal being the overall improvement of the daily
lifestyle of general people. This includes all classes of people and does not
discriminate people in terms of technology.
The government further
emphasized on the four elements of “Digital Bangladesh Vision” –
i. human resource development,
ii. People involvement,
iii. Civil services and
iv. Use of information technology in business.
Bangladesh is going to
observe digital year in 2011 to mark the journey to digital Bangladesh. The
government has taken up an initiative for setting up Union Information Centers
(UIC) in 1000 unions in line with the dream to build Digital Bangladesh by
2021. This programme is a welcome development towards reaching information
technology facilities to the doorsteps of
rural people. The village people will easily get
information about agriculture, health, education, marketing and employment from
the UICs. The government has also moved to formulate new laws empowering an
authority to set up six hi-tech parks with the aim of establishing foreign
investment in the information technology sector. The Supreme Court (SC) is
going to be digitalized soon. All cases related to information of the SC will
be available in its website. Dhaka Metropolitan Police is also going to install
a hi-tech monitoring system in the central control room to make contact with
the on-duty police anywhere within the metropolitan area. Digitalization will
largely change banking and financial activities. Worldwide money transfer and
transaction of business have now become a matter of clicking the mouse of a
computer. Some products like software and TV programmes are also amenable to
digital transmission. We will be able to buy and sell goods through the
electronic screen if we can make a Digital Bangladesh. Undoubtedly, encouraging
development towards digitalization of Bangladesh by 2021 can be possible. The
ambitious dream for a Digital Bangladesh will remain a dream if the government
cannot equip the people with the technology needed for establishing the digital
era.