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MEMBERSHIP (1)
Global Information Infrastructure Commission The first GIIC Regional Asian Meeting brought together senior government officials from 20 Asian economies, including Bangladesh, private sector business leaders, regional organizations, academics and technical experts to share experiences, and review best practices to help develop an information infrastructure to promote economic and social development in the region. The conference focused on the use of telecom and IT in health care and telemedicine, education and human resources development and the management of government services.
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The government has undertaken numerous programs to enhance the quality and infrastructure of education institutions. Construction of six new science and technology universities out of a planned twelve have already begun. Sixteen polytechnic institutes, including three for women, are also being set up (3).
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The government is currently working to create a regulatory environment supportive of a private power industry. The electricity tariffs have been raised, and ADB and WB money has been pledged to help develop an electrical transmission, distribution, and communication network. This $313 million project is expected to be completed by July 2000.BANGABANDHU BRIDGE (2)
During the 1970 election campaign a strong political figure made a pledge to construct a bridge that links the NorthWestern and Eastern parts of the country. With financial assistance from several sources, this bridge was constructed, and formally opened to traffic on 23 June 1998. 4.8 kilometers in length and 18.5 meters in width, the bridge was completed at a cost of Taka 37 billion (about $750,000), this multipurpose bridge has provisions for railway, gas, electricity transmission and modern telecommunication cables. The Bangabandhu Bridge has made revolutionary improvements in the communication network and development prospects of the country.
SOFTWARE (8)
Software and data processing houses have enjoyed such governmental assistance as concessional interest rates, duty free imports on hardware needed for business, warehouse facilities, and government grants.
TELECOM (7)
As previously mentioned on the Telecommunication Infrastructure page, the telecom industry is tightly regulated. The governmentally run company, BTTB, is also the regulator of the industry. There are some private telephone providers (like Telecom Malaysia with 4.2m subscribers) and many ISP providers, and all cellular services are privately held.
NGOs are on the web. Ikota Forum in Bangladesh is an NGO that represents represent 75,000 women. They have a web site produced entirely in Bangladesh (6). Another NGO on the web is GSS. The goal of GSS is to empower the civil society, the poor and dependent women in particular (7).
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