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All Blog Posts Tagged 'bangladesh' (60)

Global Impact Study releases user survey data

The Global Impact Study is pleased to announce the release of our user survey data. Over 5,000 public access ICT users were surveyed in libraries, telecenters, and cybercafes in Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, and the Philippines. The data collected through these surveys is now publicly available in both SPSS/SAV and CSV formats. Accompanying the data at this time are two documents: a “readme” file that provides information on the complexities of the data, including survey skip patterns,…

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Added by Global Impact Study on July 16, 2012 at 9:49pm — No Comments

Union information Centre/Telecentre community development.

When The Union Information Centre starts it has saved both time and cost of the villagers. Tension of the local people has been decreasad at the same time . The people get multiple services form this centre.

They are getting now form this centre information about agriculture and health, E-mail services, photo state, urgent photos, services of compocing, video conversation,computer training, mobile servicing, results of public examinations, circular of jobs, visa and pass poet form…

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Added by Md.Minarul Islam on September 24, 2011 at 1:59pm — No Comments

Union Information & Service Centre (UISC): ICT enabled one-stop service outlet in Bangladesh

Government of Bangladesh declared a vision of Digital Bangladesh by 2021 to ensure services at peoples’ doorsteps. A total number of 4,501 Union Information & Services Centres (UISCs) have been established at all Union Parishads, all of them inaugurated simultaneously on 11^th November, 2010 by Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh and UNDP’s administrator & former Prime Minister of New Zealand Ms Helen Clark in order to translate the dream of ‘Digital Bangladesh’…

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Added by Asad-Uz-Zaman Asad on September 10, 2011 at 12:00am — 3 Comments

Workshop on Social Media and Social Bookmarking in Bangladesh

We have successfully finished the workshop on Social Media and Social Bookmarking. You will get video, photo and Bangladesh experiences at the following blog http://www.focuss.info/shahjahan-siraj/ and http://www.machizo.com/socialmedia

Added by Shahjahan Siraj on August 13, 2011 at 8:53am — No Comments

Award giving ceremony of National Digital Innovation Award 2011 held at Dhaka

D.Net and Ministry of Science & ICT, Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh jointly organised the Award giving ceremony of National Digital Innovation Award 2011. The Gala Event was held on July 07 at 6 pm at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre, Bijoy Shoroni, Tejgoan, Dhaka.

Honorable Finance Minister Mr. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith was present as the Chief Guest. The…

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Added by Fatema Begum Labony on July 9, 2011 at 5:14pm — 3 Comments

Bangladeshi union information and service center

Bangladesh is very poor and developing country.She has large number of population and maximum of them live in village area. This huge number of population need a proper communication system and advanced knowledge about information technology to develop their skill.Under this circumstance ,government of Bangladesh established Union Information and Service Center.

There are 4501 Union Information And Service Center in different remote area of Bangladesh .Union Information And Service…

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Added by md.shariful islam khan on May 22, 2011 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

Infoladies facilitate the CONNECTING BANGLADESH in ATN NEWS

Infoladies, are spearheading a revolutionary idea - giving thousands of Bangladeshis women, trapped in a cycle of poverty, health problems and natural disaster, access to information through various information and communication technologies (ICTs) on their doorstep to improve their chances in life. A typical Infolady is a trained rural young woman, who cycles about five to ten kilometers a day and offers variety of ICT-based and other services at the door-step of rural… Continue

Added by Rahmatul Alam Ranju on April 29, 2011 at 3:41am — 4 Comments

e-Content Repository Opens in Bangladesh

Source: www.thedailystar.net

PM opens e-content repository

The National e-Content Repository would play a significant role in empowering the rural people and socio-economic development as it would make access to information much easier, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday.

"People will get information on education, agriculture, health, law, human rights and citizen…

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Added by Seu Yapa on March 1, 2011 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

A workshop on ‘Promotion of Telecentre at Local Level’

Source: Bangladesh Telecentre Network

Written by Md. Sadikur Rahman

Wednesday, 20 October 2010 17:09

BTN Workshop at Netrokona

Bangladesh Telecentre Network (BTN), in partnership with ARBAN… Continue

Added by Seu Yapa on October 27, 2010 at 12:23pm — No Comments

Mobile usage can help Bangladesh fight poverty

Source: www.telecompaper.com

Better use of mobile phones can help countries like Bangladesh to fight against poverty and empower poor men and women, according to a major report launched globally, reports The Daily Star. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) in its report titled "Information Economy Report 2010: ICTs, Enterprises and Poverty Alleviation" has recognised… Continue

Added by Seu Yapa on October 15, 2010 at 3:07pm — No Comments

Bangladesh E-Content and ICT for Development Awards 2010

E-Content and ICT for Development Award 2010- An initiative to promote innovations

BY: Nasir Muzahid

For the first time in Bnagladesh, e-Content and ICT for Development contest took place with objective of promoting innovations through integration of ICTs in the daily life of common people, business operation and functioning of the government.

Ministry of Science and ICT and Development Research Network D.Net, jointly oirganised the first National… Continue

Added by Seu Yapa on August 18, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

32 initiatives honoured for ICT innovations in the first National e-Content and ICT4D Award 2010, Bangladesh

Thirty-two organisations were awarded yesterday for developing information and communication technology, in the first national competition of its kind in Bangladesh.

The science and ICT ministry and D.Net (Development Research Network) organised the 2010 National e-Content and ICT for Development Award. The winners will be eligible to contest in the World Summit Award 2011 in Austria.

The organisers also honoured some noted… Continue

Added by Rahmatul Alam Ranju on August 10, 2010 at 5:37pm — 1 Comment

Award Giving Ceremony of the National e-Content and ICT4D Award 2010, Bangladesh

D.Net in association with Ministry of Science and ICT, Government of Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh requests the pleasure of you kind presence at the Award Giving Ceremony of the National e-Content and ICT4D Award 2010.

Date: August 09 2010

Time: 1900 Hours

Venue: Main Auditorium, National Museum, Shahbagh, Dhaka

Honourable Finance Minister Mr. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest… Continue

Added by Rahmatul Alam Ranju on August 1, 2010 at 1:11pm — No Comments

Creating a 'Digital Bangladesh' by 2021....

Courtesy: www.nation.ittefaq.com

2000 more unions to get ICT facilities in Bangladesh

In line with the present government's vision to build 'Digital Bangladesh' by 2021, ICT facilities will be expanded to 2000 more unions in the country by this year to reach such facilities to the doorsteps of the rural people.

"Against the backdrop of tremendous success in 102 unions,… Continue

Added by Seu Yapa on June 21, 2010 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Bangladesh Freelance Trainer M Yakub Chowdhury's Complaint to Telecentre Against a Member Who Copied Text From My website to Post Here

Bangladesh Freelance Trainer M Yakub Chowdhury's Complaint to Telecentre Against a Member Who Copied Text From My website to Post Here.

It is unfortunate that one telecentre member copied text from my website to write a post here. It is a shame that he could not write a sentence by himself but copied my text to post here. More funny is he is offering 50% discount. I think even if he offers 100% discount still he is not worth for it.

He pasted my text… Continue

Added by m yakub chy freelance trainer on May 7, 2010 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

BTN Participating 4th E-Asia, Colombo, Srilanka

A big team participating e-Bangladesh Telecentre Network to share its experience and opportunities of Bangladesh and the experience of the project title Implementation of rural MSMEs using ICT Services in Bangladesh. About 18 participants are joining from Bangladesh who are within the horizon of telecentre movement in Bangladesh. BTN team is consist of its members organization representatives and telecentre managers who actively played the role of implementer of the project.…

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Added by Rahmatul Alam Ranju on December 9, 2009 at 5:38pm — No Comments

Change does not just happen, we collectively make it happen

I wrote my first ever blog at telecentre.org and won the blog contest. This achievement gave me confidence that we are doing tremendous job here. I always feel privileged to be a member of telecentre.org because I am getting opportunities to share and learn from others. I was thinking to invite my fellow colleagues who are working at grass root level to share their experience like me with this global community.

Before inviting them… Continue

Added by Fatema Begum Labony on September 24, 2009 at 1:00am — 3 Comments

Our little effort can make them smile!

I spent my first four days of this week at Jhenidaha region for a monitoring and evaluation visit at Usha telecentre, running with the technical support of D.Net. During my visit in community our mobile lady Nilu told me about a school which is providing education in natural environment. It was loving surprise to here that teachers of this remote area are aware about the importance of natural environment for better education. I was interested to visit the school and when reached there I found… Continue

Added by Fatema Begum Labony on September 2, 2009 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

Infomediaries (Telecentre worker) should be a good communicator for the success of a Telecentre!!

Infomediaries (Telecentre worker) should be a good communicator as they are the vital part of a telecentre. Their communication skill can make a telecentre initiatives successful. Infomediary should have clear idea about an issue before providing information to the community people. They also have to understand the information need of community and serve them based on their need. Selection of a perfect communication strategy can helps… Continue

Added by Fatema Begum Labony on July 9, 2009 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

Being an Evaluator (Female!!!)

I am working at D.Net as an evaluator. According to my job nature I have to visit at least 2 rural telecentre in a month. Some times I have to stay 12 to 15 days in two or three remote location of Bangladesh. All time I have to visit with some of my male colleague as I am the only female member in M&E division of D.Net. Recently we have completed data collection of an evaluation research with APC WNSP. We had to visit 30 schools for data collection. Most of them were located in remote area… Continue

Added by Fatema Begum Labony on July 1, 2009 at 5:20pm — 1 Comment