ICT based society
Although the core motto of our science and ICT ministry is to create a society run by ICT based knowledge, the situation prevailing in the country is not at all satisfactory. Needless to say, our budgets can never meet the demand for the research of science and ICT. When the world's ICT sector is booming at a geometric progression, we are advancing at a snail's pace, mainly because of our financial constraints and reluctance to do better in this sector. What shocked me a few days back is the website of the science and ICT ministry, with very little information provided in it. The condition of the website is also not worth mentioning . If it is the condition of the ministry of ICT, the overall situation of this sector in Bangladesh is anybody's guess. To achieve the desired targets, including millennium development goals (MDGs), we cannot ignore the contribution of Information and Communication Technology. We dream of keeping pace with the fast world to prove our efficiency. Will our dream of building an ICT based society remain only a dream?
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