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<i>Fulfilling the vision of Digital Bangladesh 2021</i>
On the sidelines of Gyan Utsob 2009: Bagerhat Hobe Digital, its co-organiser Munir Hasan, who is also the general secretary of Bangladesh Open Source Network spoke to StarTech about the fair.
StarTech: Why does a private organisation, not the government, have to initiate a programme like Bagerhat Hobe Digital programme?
MH: Actually it is a public-private partnership programme through which Digital Bangladesh could be accomplished within 2021 as per the government declaration. It is true that a private organisation step forward to accomplish the programme, but the government agencies took part there deliberately.
ST: Is the government taking initiative to turn Bangladesh digital?
MH: The government is marching forward with huge work plan with 10 objectives, 56 strategic themes and 306 action items to fulfil one vision Digital Bangladesh 2021. Accordingly, the ICT act was amended and five CeC are being established. Actually the private works are more apparent than the government one but people enjoy the benefits from government initiatives for the long run.
ST: Do you really think that Digital Bagerhat programme is significant for us?
MH: Well, it was an awareness building programme through which general people will be benefited and it is really the beginning of a dream. And it is the public who has to come forward to accomplish it. It means we have to think how we can reform our work strategies technologically. Incorporating the technology in work is a part in it, simultaneously, we have to do research to get more outcome out of the technology use. Besides, I would say, the programme was organised to make people understood regarding their stake in Digital Bagerhat which at the end of the day transformed trustworthy.
ST: What do you think the initiators should do now?
MH: Now, the organiser has to keep the tempo among the people of Bagerhat upward so that the digitisation in education, administration, e-Centres, tourism sector, Mongla Sea Port and so on is being kept moving.
ST: Are you going to arrange same kind of programme?
MH: Many districts are now showing interests in it. Among them Panchagarh, Comilla and Brahmanbaria are ahead. We are going to arrange same programme at Panchagarh soon.
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