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Scale-up plans of Public Access Centre and challenges in Bangladesh in rural internet. Presented By Mohammad Ashraful Amin National Consultant e-Service , a2i, PMO. Leapfrogging Digital Bangladesh Development. Key Initiatives. Digital Center.
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Scale-up plans of Public Access Centre and challenges in Bangladesh in rural internet Presented By Mohammad Ashraful Amin National Consultant e-Service , a2i, PMO
Key Initiatives Digital Center Digital Financial Inclusion Service Innovation Fund Innovation Fair Challenge Fund National Portal Online Dashboard Digital Land Services Human Development Media Multimedia Classrooms Teachers’ Portal Digital Judiciary Education for Employment CRVS Service Process Simplification Information Repositories Open Government Data E-file Judicial Portal Muktopaath
Services to the Citizens’ Doorsteps through Digital Centers Bangladesh Experience Education Police Welfare Transport Tax Municipal Body Revenue Electricity Environnent DC Office Joined-up government Improved service Digital Centre Time, cost & visit savings Connected Citizens One-Stop Shop
5,286 Digital Centre Financial Services # of Financial Services introduced - 7 64 DESC 407 CDCs 4,554 UDCs 325 PDCs 2212 Agent Banking and Mobile Financial Services (MFS) among 2500 Digital Centres 84.3 M Services Provided 76.8 M beneficiaries received Services 97k Citizens Opened Bank Account US $ 8.3 M earning by Entreprenues. Transaction – US$ 49 M Remittance - US$ 9.49 M Developed Business Model
EkSheba (All services in one address for entrepreneur) • “Virtual one stop service platform” of entrepreneurs for providing services ( Government & Private) ; • 136+ ( Government & Private) services integrated and increasing; • Rural e-Commerce Platform “EKSHOP” integrated; • Real time reporting about services provided by entrepreneurs:
Underserved communities have better and simplified access to public services 70 TCV Studies Health service Financial Inclusion Education 996.79 M Man days 7.56 B Man days Agricultural service Local Govt. Assisted Rural e-Commerce Livestock Land service Private & Public services from Digital Centre Saved in 2016 Projection for 2023 US$ 1.51 B US$ 11.51 B 2.99 Bvisit 394.42 Mvisit
Alignment with Development Goals and Targets 7th Five Year Plan • 12.3.5 ICT for greater transparency, good governance and service delivery • 12.3.6 Pro- Citizen civil service • 12.4.1 Strengthening the enabling environment through ICT infrastructure and service capacities Sustainable Development Goals
Visible Challenges • Lack of adequate infrastructure facility; • Ensuring high speed internet connectivity for exapnsion centres; • Slow paced domestic transmission network; • Insufficient broadband wireless access; • Expensive 2G/3G wireless internet services from Telcos; • Instability of wirless/broadband connectivity; • Adequate domestic online contents and ICT services and increasing; • Insufficient power supply;
Look Forward • How can fundamental Infrastructure Development instead Ad-Hoc connectivity will be ensured; • How digital centers' entrepreneurs will be facilitated as community broadband service provider by own or partnership? • How low cost internet connectivity will be ensured for centers? • How Public Internet Service Points/zones will be ensured? • How prioritize on Wireless Data Services (4G/5G/LTE) will be done? • What partnership with relevant national & International communities required? • How security of transmission will be ensured?