Digitisation creates scope of employment, say speakers

RAJSHAHI: At present 300 pilot projects are being implemented across the country by 35 ministries and directorates under the innovative projects of Access to Information programme that has already brought a significant dynamism in public administration, reports BSS.
The ongoing digitisation process had also created scope of employment and income generation in various ways including outsourcing, selling products through e-shop and offering different services at the Union Information Service Centres. The observations came at a day-long seminar on Innovation Circle of Rajshahi division held at the conference hall of Circuit House in the city yesterday. Divisional commissioner's office, cabinet division and A2I project of prime minister's office organised the seminar in association with UNDP and USAID.
Cabinet Secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and Senior Secretary to the Home Ministry Dr Mozammel Haque Khan addressed the programme as chief and special guests respectively with Helaluddin Ahmed, Commissioner of Rajshahi division, in the chair. Earlier, speaking about the objectives of this seminar Capacity Development specialist of A2I Programme Manik Mahmud said that the objectives of A2I programme is to reach various services of the government through digital innovation to the people.

Digitisation creates scope of employment, say speakers

RAJSHAHI: At present 300 pilot projects are being implemented across the country by 35 ministries and directorates under the innovative projects of Access to Information programme that has already brought a significant dynamism in public administration, reports BSS. The ongoing digitisation process had also created scope of employment and income generation in various ways including outsourcing, selling products through e-shop and offering different services at the Union Information Service Centres. The observations came at a day-long seminar on Innovation Circle of Rajshahi division held at the conference hall of Circuit House in the city yesterday. Divisional commissioners office, cabinet division and A2I project of prime ministers office organised the seminar in association with UNDP and USAID. Cabinet Secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and Senior Secretary to the Home Ministry Dr Mozammel Haque Khan addressed the programme as chief and special guests respectively with Helaluddin Ahmed, Commissioner of Rajshahi division, in the chair. Earlier, speaking about the objectives of this seminar Capacity Development specialist of A2I Programme Manik Mahmud said that the objectives of A2I programme is to reach various services of the government through digital innovation to the people.