National ICT Policy 2009
A Case Study of Policy Design &
Implementation
SHAMSUZZOHA (MEP12216)
Digital Bangladesh Vision
• "Digital Bangladesh by 2021" emerged as part of "Charter for
Change"— the election manifesto of Bangladesh Awami
League for the 9th Parliamentary Election.
• Key Elements of
Digital Bangladesh
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Policy Features
• 'National ICT Policy Review Committee' was
formed by the Ministry of Science and ICT in 2009
• The policy document is structured as a
hierarchical pyramid with a single vision, 10
broad objectives, 56 strategic themes and 306
action items
• Action items are categorized into: short term (18
months or less), medium term (5 years or less) or
long term (10 years or less).
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Policy Features
• Ownership is assigned multiple stakeholders
as mentioned in Policy
• Implementation is coordinated and monitored
by MoICT
• Strategic themes to be reviewed in three
years, whole policy to be reviewed in 6 years
with adjusting long term goals
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Vision of the Policy
• Expand and diversify the use of ICTs
– to establish a transparent, responsive and accountable
government;
– develop skilled human resources;
– enhance social equity;
– ensure cost-effective delivery of citizen-services
through public-private partnerships;
– and support the national goal of becoming a middleincome country within 2021 and
– join the ranks of the developed countries of the world
within thirty years.
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Leadership Element
• Originated from the lection manifesto of Ruling
political power
• Prime Minister was the promoter of the vision
and policy
• It was prioritize and integrated with other
development program
• Prime Minister formed Digital Bangladesh Task
Force for ensuring Institutional Leadership aiming
at Digital Bangladesh
• Prime Minister’s Office took the lead to
coordinate through A2I program
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Digital Bangladesh Task Force
• Formed by the executive order of PMO
• Headed by PMO
• Key cabinet members, secretaries and Chairman
of key government agencies are member
• Highest forum to suggest on the implementation
of ICT Policy
• In spite of having no financial agenda,
recommendations are generally prioritized in
Planning Commission and NEC
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A2I – Incorporating Technocrats
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Funded by UNDP (& USAID)
PS-1 to Prime Minister is the PD
Initially developed for implementing e-governance
Became the core technical group in coordinating the
implementation of ICT Policy
• Initiative for PPP policy and other ICT related
guidelines
• Capacity building, awareness and consultancy support
to public projects- are main agenda
• Now became Project Implementing organ in
collaborating with other Govt Ministries
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A2I Work-method
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ICT Policy Implementation Structure
A2I
ICT Policy
Line
Ministry/Agency
Planning
Commission
NEC
DP
Finance
Ministry
Task Force
Implement
ing Agency
ADP
Finance
Ministry
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Example of Policy Structure
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Example of Policy Structure…
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Key Projects
Union Information Centers by Ministry of ICT A2I
500 UISC has been
established by 2012. Run
on a PPP operational
model
Provided with means of
ICT facilities
Local youths are
operating these centers
with Govt support.
Women participation is
encouraging
ICT Facility in rural postal offices
E-Centers in 8500 rural
post offices within 2015
These e-centers would be
Rural people have more
equipped with desktop
attachment to these post
PCs, Laptop, Printers &
offices than any other ICT
other ICT facilities with
facility
internet connectivity
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Governmental Projects
Key Projects
ICT Facility in rural postal offices
E-Centers in 8500 rural
post offices within 2015
These e-centers would be
Rural people have more
equipped with desktop
attachment to these post
PCs, Laptop, Printers &
offices than any other ICT
other ICT facilities with
facility
internet connectivity
Assembling of low cost Laptops & Fiber Optic
Started from 2010,
producing 03 models
of Laptops.
Primarily the
educational institutes
& Govt agencies are
supplied.
Expanded the
capacity to other IT
equipments
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Governmental Projects
Key Projects
Computer Facility in Schools
2100 secondary schools are
provided with Multimedia
Classrooms. Others thousands
are provided with computer
labs with internet connectivity
Thousands of teachers of these
Approved projects to
schools are rained on computer implement the theme ‘Connect
skill & contents
a School, connect a community’
Projects undertaken by other Ministries and Governmental agencies
Local Government Ministry is
developing Infrastructure
(Building, rooms in Union
Offices) in remote
administrative units
ICT Ministry has connected all
Ministry of Health is working
District Commissioners office
to connect health complexes
with a secured network.
with Video conference facility,
Extending this project t
specially for rural complexes
connect other Govt offices
NCTB, Education Ministry & BCC are coordinating the content development for sectional
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users. BCC is mentoring the hosting of all available contents in National Content Repository
Implementation Updates
• Most of the short term goals have been
achieved (80%)
• More than 50% of the mid-term goals have
been achieved
• The Policy has been revised in 2013
• Implementation agencies and targets have
been adjusted with practical experience
• The best review framework for policy
implementation so far for Bangladesh
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