Commitment related to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the election manifesto for the 9th National Parliamentary Election 2008 of major political parties in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Awami League
• Stop corruption through computerization
• Preserving government records and documents in computer
• Promoting software and IT service industry through providing support to the young entrepreneurs
• Building digital Bangladesh by 2021
• Making IT education compulsory in secondary level by 2013 and in primary level by 2021
• Making IT Taskforce active and effective
• Setting up High Tech Park, Software Technology Park, ICT Incubator and Computer Village
• Administrative reform, ensuring information rights and start e-governance
• Bringing all Upazilas under Internet connectivity
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
• Providing easy-access loan to the students for IT education
• Establish High Tech City at all cities or appropriate nearest areas
• Implementing preparatory initiatives to set up e-park or education park
• Giving priority to education and research on science and information technology
• Making telecommunication more available, user-friendly and extended
• Promoting investors in IT sector
• Extension and easy-access of Internet service in the whole country
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB)
• Stamping out discrimination in IT facilities
• Spreading computer literacy
• Taking action against cyber monopoly
• Starting e-governance
Jatiya Party
• Taking initiative for starting effective e-governance
Jamaate Islami Bangladesh
• Taking effective steps for the development, application and research on science and ICT
• Creating employment facilities in this sector
• Starting e-governance system for good governance
Bazlu
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AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR
Chief Executive Officer
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC)
&
Member, Strategy Council
UN-Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID)
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