Bangladesh has already spent more than 12 years to become a digital nation. Digital Bangladesh is one of the dreams of the nation, significant focus is put on the use of digital technology to realize Digital Bangladesh: Vision 2021. Today (12 December) is the date of Digital Bangladesh Day 2022.
The path to a smart Bangladesh by 2041
By 2041, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced on Monday, the nation would be a “smart Bangladesh.”
The Prime Minister made the statement while addressing the opening ceremony of Digital Bangladesh Day 2022. She also awarded prizes to the winners of the online quiz quiz 2022. “We will make Bangladesh a developed country by 2041, and Bangladesh will be a Smart Bangladesh” he added.
He added that in order to transform Bangladesh into a “smart Bangladesh”, the Bangladeshi government has laid out four pillars: smart citizens, smart economy, smart administration and smart society.
What exactly is digitization?
The process of transforming analog information into digital information that computers can store, process, and communicate is known as digitization.
We could also affirm that the digitization process transforms information into a digital format. As output a representation of an object, image, sound, text or signal is produced.
Few would question the definition in Gartner’s IT Glossary: ”Digitalization is the process of transition from an analog to a digital form.”
There are several examples of digitization in companies today, as has been the case for many years. Digitization is essential in the business context to manage analog information as well as “paper” activities, where “paper” is a metaphor for analog.
Theme 2022: Inclusive Development of Advanced Technology
“Digital Bangladesh” has been a popular buzzword since the launch of Vision 2021 in 2008, as Bangladesh continues to experience a digital revolution.
The government has adopted a large number of digital technology projects, many of which are already underway. The National ICT Policy-2009 was created with the goal of achieving middle-income country status by 2021 and developed status by 2041.
On the occasion, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina kicked off the day’s main program and addressed the award ceremony at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in the capital.
The event was organized by the ICT Division with the theme “Inclusive Development of Advanced Technologies”.
Bangladesh Digital: Vision Announcement 2021
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced “Digital Bangladesh: Vision 2021” on December 12, 2008. On that day, the Cabinet Division issued a notice designating December 12 as National ICT Day to commemorate the vision and showcase the achievements. and the importance of the Information Technology sector. .
On December 12, 2017, the country celebrated National ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) Day for the first time. At a cabinet meeting on November 26, 2018, the day was renamed as Digital Bangladesh Day.
Bangladesh Digital Awards Policy 2021
The Cabinet Division developed the Digital Bangladesh Awards Policy 2021 to inspire and support individuals, groups and organizations for their exceptional contributions to the ICT sector. Every year on December 12, the division also holds featured programs.
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Source: vtt.edu.vn