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The National Centre for Information Systems Research (NCISR) of the Australian National University (ANU) has secured funding from the competitive AusAID Public Service Linkage Program (PSLP) to implement an applied research project in Bangladesh. The project was initiated based on an ongoing PhD research on ICT adoption in public sector of a least developed country at the ANU. This project has the potential to be of considerable benefit to the country of Bangladesh, one of the world’s least developed countries, in improving transparency and efficiency in the public sector, improving services and reform in the public sector, increasing productivity and reducing poverty. It also aims to facilitate good governance in Bangladesh through the implementation of eGovernment. Lessons learned in this project could also have broader application in other least-developed countries .... More

Policymakers' ICT know-how key to eGov

The government policymakers' ICT awareness and knowledge development are crucial for successful implementation of e-government in Bangladesh, according to the study.......About the top-down approach to educate the government officials and decision makers first.......“In a least developed country like Bangladesh we can't educate 150 million people overnight. But if we empower one decision maker with proper knowledge, sometimes it's equivalent to educating millions, as his one decision may impact millions of people."......More
 

What is PSLP?

The Asia Public Sector Linkages Program, an initiative of AusAID aims to improve public sector capacity in selected Asian countries for governance and management for nationally determined development outcomes and support strengthening of sustainable development-focused public sector bilateral and regional linkages... More