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E-Governance of Bangladesh
E-Governance
E-governance Model:
The basic concept of e-Governance chosen by the Council of Europe covers the use
of the electronic technologies in three areas of public action;
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Functioning of the public authorities at all stages of the democratic
process (electronic democracy);
The provision of public services
G2C are those activities in which the government provides one-stop, on-line access
to information and services to citizens. This is the communication process of
individual citizens with the government.
G2B (Government-to-Business)
In G2B, the government deals with businesses such as suppliers using the Internet
and other ICTs. G2B includes two two-way interactions and transactions:
government-to- business and business-to-government (B2G).
G2G deals with those activities that take place between different government
organizations/agencies. Many of these activities are aimed at improving the
efficiency and effectiveness of overall government operations.
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The government of any country is the biggest employer and so it also deals with
employees on a regular basis, as other employers do. ICT helps in making the
interaction between government and employees fast and efficient, along with
raising their level of satisfaction by providing perquisites and add-on benefits.
Benefits of E-governance:
Reduced corruption
High transparency
Less paper office
Land Information Service
Increased convenience
In the previous two years, Bangladesh progressed from 112th to 109th, according to
the Global Information Technology Report, Living in a hyper connected World,
prepared by the World Economic Forum (WEF).There port explores the causes and
consequences of living in an environment where the internet is accessible and
immediate; people and businesses can communicate instantly; and machines are
interconnected, creating opportunities and at the same time new challenges.
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Uses of E-governance in BD:
Public Access Systems; that satisfy the public’s need to know and right to
know.
Knowledge Management Systems; that turn your organization’s data into
useful, intelligent information.
Transaction Systems; that encompass public access and knowledge
management systems.
No rational decision support tools for public officials; technologies and data
standards that encourage information search, selection, analysis, and sharing
can strongly influence the nature.
This is not an impossible task, Bangladesh can gain the competitive advantage in this
region. So the country needs to boost up its infrastructure so that it can transfer its
liabilities into possibilities.
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