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Critical analysis of ICT connectivity in rural Bangladesh : importance, constraints, and the way forward
The Government of Bangladesh has advanced the integration of ICT into its economy in the past decade. The ICT sector plays a crucial role in the ambitions outlined in Vision 2021 for Bangladesh to become a middle-income country by 2021. Until recently, ICT development focused on demand-side management, for example, computerizing office environments, digitalizing public services and financial systems, and enhancing Internet access. However, the draft version of the ICT Master Plan 2041 demonstrated that the Government of Bangladesh has started shifting its emphasis to supply-side ICT development. Vision 2041, which outlines the ambition for Bangladesh to become a high-income country by 2041, includes four key pillars: smart citizens, smart government, smart society and smart economy, as outlined in the Perspective Plan (2021？2041) and transitional five-year strategic plans of Bangladesh. To further accelerate the growth process and realize Vision 2041, the Government must prioritize raising total factor productivity and enhancing intrasectoral linkages through increased application of digital technology, to minimize ICT-related rural/urban disparity.
Against this background, this paper aims to provide an overview of national ICT policies in Bangladesh and outline the rural and urban ICT dynamics. The paper maps stakeholders for a range of actions, including: i) increasing smartphone availability in rural areas; ii) developing a sector-wise, rural-specific ICT data set; iii) providing awareness and developing ICT literacy programmes for rural communities; iv) ensuring stable broadband connectivity in rural areas; v) involving direct beneficiaries in the planning process; vi) increasing the outreach of agent banking schemes in rural areas; and vii) developing community-based supply chain mechanisms through ICT. Lastly, the paper suggests a way forward for further developing ICT policies and acts for the rural sector and promoting regional collaboration and coordination
Against this background, this paper aims to provide an overview of national ICT policies in Bangladesh and outline the rural and urban ICT dynamics. The paper maps stakeholders for a range of actions, including: i) increasing smartphone availability in rural areas; ii) developing a sector-wise, rural-specific ICT data set; iii) providing awareness and developing ICT literacy programmes for rural communities; iv) ensuring stable broadband connectivity in rural areas; v) involving direct beneficiaries in the planning process; vi) increasing the outreach of agent banking schemes in rural areas; and vii) developing community-based supply chain mechanisms through ICT. Lastly, the paper suggests a way forward for further developing ICT policies and acts for the rural sector and promoting regional collaboration and coordination
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