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Hope for Digital Bangladesh rings louder as fair ends

priyo.news — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:50:09 +0000

There has been a vast change in government mindset as the digitisation process it initiated has helped make its services public. The observation came from Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, an eminent writer, while he spoke at the concluding ceremony of the three-day Digital Innovation Fair 2010 in the capital yesterday.

Digital Bangladesh possible before 2021 :Yeafesh

priyo.news — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:03:57 +0000

Speakers at a seminar on Friday stressed the need for digitizing the government at local levels speedily by integrating the activities of all ministries and divisions in order to reach government services to the people at the grass roots through utilizing digital technology. State Minister for science and Information Communication Technology Architect Yeafesh Osman said it would be possible to establish Digital Bangladesh much ahead of the targeted 2021 as the administration from top to botom has been prepared mentally for geting digitized.

PM opens Digital Innovation Fair today

priyo.news — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:06:08 +0000

The first ever three-day Digital Innovation Fair, 2010 begins in city today with a view to encourage people using modern information and communication technologies for building a ‘Digital Bangladesh’. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the fair at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre at 10am.

Visiting ITU secretary general lauds vision of Digital Bangladesh-2021

priyo.com — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:59:01 +0000

Secretary General of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Dr. Hamadoun I Toure has lauded the vision of Digital Bangladesh-2021 as set by Prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

PM unveiled "Digital Bangladesh" plan

priyo.com — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:00:11 +0000

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday unveiled an ambitious digitisation plan for building Bangladesh as a country fully furnished with modern telecommunications system for faster delivery of services to the people.

ICT task force renamed as "Digital Bangladesh Task Force"

priyo.com — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:55:42 +0000

The government has re-constituted the executive committee of 'national task force on information and communication technology (ICT)' changing its name to 'Digital Bangladesh Task Force'.

Mobile ICT laboratory van inaugurated

priyo.com — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:43:25 +0000

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The government is planning to reach the mobile information communication technology (ICT) laboratory to some 1,000 secondary schools across the country within this year aiming to bring about qualitative change in the education system, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said Tuesday.

Web Portal for every district

priyo.com — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:05:13 +0000

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Bangladesh has got its own 64 web portals for each of its 64 districts. The prime minister inaugurated the web portals on January 6. These web portals contain almost all the information a citizen requires.

Digital Bangladesh Task Force meet next month

priyo.com — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:08:10 +0000

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The country's apex body for formulating strategies for Digital Bangladesh would sit together next month in what would be the first meeting of the national task force for ICT affairs in 18 months, sources within the government revealed Tuesday.

''Digital Bangladesh in Action'', SoftExpo begins Feb 10

priyo.com — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:53:56 +0000

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SoftExpo-2010 will be kicked off Wednesday at the city's Bangabandhu International Conference Centre with the participation of over 150 local and international companies. Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), the lone organization to promote the country''s booming software industry, is organizing the biggest software exposition with the theme of ''Digital Bangladesh in Action''.