Suggestions to Improve the ICT Sector of Bangladesh

Suggestions to Improve the ICT Sector of Bangladesh

1.      As nations attempt to build a sustainable ICT sector, commitment to the private sector and rule of law must be emphasized, so that Bangladesh can attract the necessary private investments to create the infrastructure.

2.      A second important pillar of the Bangladesh will be the need for content creation and intellectual property rights protection in order to inspire ongoing content development.

3.      Ensuring security on the internet, in electronic communications and in electronic commerce is also very important.  All of this works and is exciting for people as long as people feel that the networks are secure from cyber attacks, secure in terms of their privacy.

4.      ICT activities have to be spread throughout the Bangladesh according to the demand-base contents of the relevant inhabitants or stakeholders.

5.      Establish effective E-agriculture Management to develop eco-social life of the farmers of Bangladesh as well as the nations.

6.      Innovative broadband models being developed jointly by multi-stakeholders across the world will go some way towards providing ICT access to villages, schools and health centers in remote areas, connecting the unconnected in underserved communities. To do this successfully and sustainably strong international ICT relations have to be set up through Knowledge base Society.

7.      ICT’s Rule in Sustainable Development, Green Growth and e-Environment are indispensible to spread sturdy ICT field. So, It is very essential to set up sustainable development and green growth strategies to make world-class Bangladesh and ascertain Digital Bangladesh.

8.      Cyber security is a borderless issue that requires a global approach and concerted effort. We need to establish it as soon as possible as an enabling platform for international cooperation on ICT for development and for strengthening cyber-security worldwide.

9.      Who controls the net? USA or the neutral International Organization? It is now a crucial question.  World needs a neutral but powerful International authority to control internet with adequate representatives from the developing countries according the ICT users to set up Democracy in cyberspace. Bangladesh can initiate about the important matter.

10. To take projects on Women's empowerment in the information Society for systematic and scalable strategies.

11. To expand access to information on weather, climate and water.

12. To launch sustainable ICT infrastructure, cyber-security, enabling environment, e-learning, e-health, e-agriculture, media, accessibility, and ethics.

13. High level International dialogues or seminars, workshops, technical exchange, study tour on ICT among government representatives , business and civil society have to be introduce in liberal approach.

14. Now, the importance of broadband to national economic and social development cannot be neglected. We are all very much aware of how close we are to the 2015 deadline for meeting the WSIS targets and the Millennium Development Goals. We have made quite extraordinary progress in terms of connectivity, the creation of an enabling environment, and cyber-security. The next major step must be to repeat the mobile miracle for broadband Internet.

15. Annual losses of the world are more than 100 billion USD due to cyber-crime.  In the security business, trust is key, and if we do not start to develop such a culture of trust, there will be no way that the cyber world can ever become truly safe and secure. Global initiatives within the framework of ITU's Global Cyber-security Agenda (GCA), such as Child Online Protection (COP) and the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT) can help Bangladesh to protect Cybercrime to ensure Cyber-security. So it is very important to launch extensive relation with the world ICT society.

16. Average Mobile Phone Density in Bangladesh is pleasing, but use coverage of mobile is very little. Most of the mobile users till unknown about the technical capacity range of his hand set. So, we need to create ICT base society to instruct mass people about the technical range and use method of their mobile set. It will encourage people to forward and penetrate the total ICT world. Then mobile Miracle rapidly and effectively will transfer spontaneously to the end edge of the remotest village of Bangladesh. It will be helpful to create ICT Knowledge Society.

17. Internet penetration is really such a high priority for people who, on a daily basis, face a lack of safe drinking water, rising food prices, and a chronic shortage of health care. Because the Internet, and especially broadband, is an extraordinary enabler which has potential to massively expand the effective delivery of vital services, such as health care and education. Nowhere is this more important than in countries where people are chronically deprived of these services. In order to help countries better exploit ICT to drive development, Bangladesh may take following actions:

(1)  A comprehensive capacity building and digital inclusion program have to be taken very extensively.

(2)  (2)Strategies to help rural people maximize the selection and use of appropriate new technologies, such as broadband, digital broadcasting and next-generation networks.

(3)  Assistance in dealing with cyber-security issues and strategies to build trust and confidence in ICT networks.

(4)  Assistance in creating and maintaining a propitious environment for rural development through an enabling policy and regulatory environment.

(5)  Connection fee and monthly bill might be reduced

18. Very important step must be to repeat the mobile miracle for broadband Internet. If 15, 16 and 17 steps are promoted, and then every mobile phone of Bangladesh has to turn into internet connections.

19. Both Telecommunication and ICT Ministry have to be placed in the same umbrella.

Comment

Road to Geneva is extremely easy but road to Bangladesh is dreadfully tough. So it is not enough to for us to do our best, we have to do what we need in the perspective of the globe by using all endeavors.