A fresh policy on digitisation will be introduced soon in a bid to turn Bangladesh into a leading ICT using country in the next few years, said Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for ICT, yesterday.
All government services will be digitised and an online framework will be established for the modernisation of the education system, he said at the inauguration of a workshop on policy formulation at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka.
The workshop styled 'Upgrading National Information and Communication Policy 2015' was attended by different stakeholders and government representatives.
“We want to move forward towards a digital economy -- and that's why we need a policy on digitisation.”
It is necessary to establish a virtual education system and promote innovation as traditional opportunities for jobs will be no more by 2030, Palak said at the workshop.
One of the main targets of the digital policy will be to create a platform for virtual education.
To get Bangladesh to a pole position in the digital world, the policy will have both short-term and long-term goals. The short-term goals will be achieved by 2021 and the long-term ones by 2041.
Palak also said they will discuss with all stakeholders and business communities to make the policy inclusive.
The government should highlight cybersecurity in the policy, said Mustafa Jabbar, president of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services, in his keynote speech.
Sudipto Mukerjee, country director of United Nations Development Programme, called for inclusion of opinions of citizens from all the corners of Bangladesh.
By 2030, about 80 percent garment work will be digitised, so Bangladesh should keep the information in mind when preparing the policy, said Anir Chowdhury, policy adviser to the Access to Information programme under the Prime Minister's Office. At the workshop a committee has been formed; they will prepare a draft and then the next phase of consultation will start.
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