Nahid seeks UNDP support for reaching ICT benefits at marginal level

Today, Md. Nahid Islam, the adviser on posts, telecommunications, and information technology, requested assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in order to bring the advantages of information and communication technology (ICT) down to the grassroots level.

When a four-person UNDP team headed by Stefan Liller made him a courtesy call at the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology office here, Nahid—who is also an adviser on information and broadcasting—came up with the idea for the call.

“We can see digital discrimination,” advisor Nahid stated. In terms of ICT, we lag slightly behind. Our goal is to make all of the advantages of ICT available to everyone.”

He said the government wants to train the youth in cyber security and ICT so that they can work well in different parts of the country.

The advisor informed the delegation that Bangladeshi students working abroad as IT professionals will collaborate to provide the country’s youth with expertise in the ICT industry.

They talked on matters of shared interest in light of the nation’s evolving circumstances during the meeting.

Stephen Liller complimented Advisor Nahid Islam and said he was curious about the government’s aims and aspirations.

According to the advisor, the people have high hopes for the administration of the “New Bangladesh,” which was established as a result of the student rebellion.

Referring to the massive corruption and irregularities in the name of digitization in the last 15 years, Nahid said, “We have not yet punished anyone for irregularities and corruption. We are investigating all things . . . There is a lot of criticism about a2i. We want to change the policy of a2i.”

“We are taking the investigation into the matter very seriously,” Stefan Liller declared. Additionally, we are looking into several complaints that we have received on social media.”

Stephen stated that the UNDP is interested in collaborating with the government in the near future, pointing out that the arrangement with a2i expires in 2025.