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Bangladesh National ICT Policy Under Review

By Adnan Karim

This is what I sent to Bangladesh Computer Council:

• A detailed and comprehensive plan is required. Policies are too vague and superficial for the country at the moment. Therefore a time framed and sector-wise plan should quickly follow the policy.
• The government should only provide support and backup. It should not get too involved in all of the implementations and should allow private sector to flourish. The Government should provide a liberal regulatory framework.
• Promotion of practical and vocational training in ICT is required which should be geared at securing foreign placement for Bangladeshi trained personnel. This is a potential area for future manpower export. Therefore professional certification courses should be encouraged.
• The focus of the Government initiative should be to strengthen the private sector and promote FDI in ICT industry.
  
• Strict enforcement of Intellectual Property and relevant laws are a must to have success in developing the ICT industry.
• Side by side, confidence building is required among the foreign investors regarding updated Computer law, speedy proceedings in Court and efficient enforcement.
• New law is needed to protect the individual from the high tech surveillance activities of the law enforcement agencies.
• Staff of the Judiciary should be trained in technology usage. Proper implementation of ICT could largely reduce the plight of the litigants and corruption in the Judiciary.

Full post as published by Law Chronicles Online on June 10, 2008 (boomark / email).