Computer Council (Ministry of Information & Communication Technology) BCC Bhaban, Agargaon, - 1207 Phone: 8144046 , Fax: 88 -02-9124626, Email: [email protected] , Web: www.bcc.net.bd

The main objective of establishing BCC is to ensure the effective application and expansion of the use of information technology. In view of this BCC has been formulating appropriate policies and implementing them since its inception. The description and the lists depicting the steps taken and other activities are presented in the following sections.

1. Advisory Services

BCC as the organization of the government entrusted with the responsibility to deal with matters related to computerization, renders advisory services to different government departments, organizations and autonomous bodies. It has contributed in computerization of about one hundred and forty organizations during the period of 1990- 91 to 2005-06. The list of organizations includes the ministries, directorates, projects, autonomous bodies, schools, colleges, and many other types of organizations. The year-wise list is given in Annex-A.

2. IT- Based Training Courses

Computer related training is important in developing skilled manpower in information technology. Training has an important place among the activities of BCC. During the year 1990-91 to 1996-97 a total of three hundred and sixty one trainee has been trained under the training program. A large part of this group is the officials and staffs from government and autonomous bodies. Besides, the teachers of different schools, colleges and other educational institutions and private candidates took part in the training program.

3. Development Projects Taken And Implemented

Keeping in view a number of objectives, such as:

(1) Expansion of activities of BCC; (2) Expansion of uses of computer and IT in the country; (3) Development of skilled manpower; (4) Expansion of IT-based export business.

Annexure - A

List of Advisory Services

Section-1

1. Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operative 2. NGO Bureau, President's Secretariat 3. House Building Research Institute, Mirpur, Dhaka 4. Planning Division, Ministry of Planning 5. Trading Corporation of Bangladesh 6. ESP, Tariff Commission 7. National Museum 8. National Broadcasting Authority 9. Directorate of Narcotics Control 10. Central Public Library 11. Bangladesh Shipping Corporation 12. Bangladesh Ordinance Factory 13. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14. Bangladesh Petroleum Institute 15. President Security Force 16. National Board of Revenue 17. Directorate of Youth Development 18. Architecture Department, Poorta Bhaban 19. Planning Commission, Socio-Economic Infrastructure Division, Public Administration, Manpower, Science and Technology Division 20. Bangladesh Bank, Head Office 21. Passport and Immigration and Special Branch of Police 22. Defense services Command and Staff College, Mirpur 23. Institute of Mental Health and Research, Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital 24. General Manager, Chittagong Telecommunication Office, T&T Board, Chittagong 25. Land Appeal Board, Segun Bagicha, Dhaka 26. Finance Division, Government of Bangladesh 27. Information Management Section, Directorate of Family Planning 28. Ministry of Women Affairs

Section-2

1. Institute of Mental Health and Research, Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital. 2. Bangladesh Telephone and Telegraph Board, Office of Chief Executive, Chittagong Telecommunication Region, Chittagong 3. Land Appeal Board, Segun Bagicha, Dhaka 4. Finance Division, Ministry of Finance 5. Directorate of Family Planning, Information Management Section 6. Directorate of Women Affairs 7. Ministry of Industry 8. East Bengal Regimental Centre 9. Sonali Bank, Head Office 10. Trading Corporation of Bangladesh 11. Election Commission Secretariat 12. Arab Bangladesh Bank 13. 14. Fouzderhat Cadet College 15. Bangladesh Lok & Karushilpa Foundation

Section-3

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. Ministry of Home Affairs 3. Election Commission Secretariat 4. National Board of Revenue 5. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) 6. Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 7. Cabinet Division 8. Prime Minister's Secretariat 9. Science and Technology Division, Ministry Education 10. Fouzderhat Cadet College 11. Sonali Bank, Head Office 12. Meghna Petroleum 13. Directorate of Printing, Paper, Forms and Publications 14. Islamic Foundation 15. President's Secretariat 16. Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation 17. Mohammadpur Fertility Services and Training Centre 18. Bangladesh Ordinance Factory, Gazipur 19. Bangladesh Lok & Karushilpa Foundation 20. Bangladesh Biman 21. Defense Services Command and Staff College 22. Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation 23. Bangladesh Film Archive 24. Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) 25. Ministry of Food 26. Dhaka City Corporation 27. Dhaka Education Board 28. Directorate of Bangladesh Land Record and Survey 29. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 30. BANSDOC 31. Bangladesh National Parliament Secretariat 32. Bangladesh National Cadet Corps 33. National Security & Intelligence Department 34. Ministry of Finance 35. National Public Library 36. Social Science Research Council 37. C & G Office

Section-4

1. C & G Office 2. Primary and Mass Education Department 3. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) 4. Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) 5. Dhaka Education Board 6. National Parliament Secretariat 7. National Broadcasting Corporation 8. Bangladesh Shishu Academy 9. Bangladesh Railway 10. Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Planning 11. Directorate of Police 12. Ministry of Education 13. BANSDOC 14. Prime Minister's Secretariat 15. Dhaka WASA 16. RAJUK 17. Directorate of Government Transport 18. Thana Health Complex 19. Election Commission 20. Ministry of Science and Technology 21. Postal Department 22. Ministry of Religion 23. Ministry of Information 24. Ministry of works 25. Bangladesh Krishi Bank 26. Cabinet Division 27. Administrative Reform Committee 28. Directorate of Youth Development 29. Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority 30. Tariff Commission 31. Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation

Section-5

1. Assistance of Dhaka District Administration regarding Land Revenue Management

2. Advisory Services to Directorate of Land Record and Survey regarding Computerization

3. Advisory Services to Bangladesh National Scientific and Technical Documentation Centre (BANSDOC) regarding Computerization

4. Assistance to National Academy of Education management (NAEM) in conducting examination for recruitment of Programmer

5. Assistance for recruitment of programmer of Army Head Quarter

6. Technical assistance of Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology for installation of a Network

7. Advisory Services to Ministry of Land in modernization of Record and Map management through computerization

8. Advisory Services to Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre regarding Computerization

9. Dock Workers management Board, Chittagong

10. Advisory Services to PACC regarding expansion of Computer Systems

11. Advisory Services to Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education to introduce Computer Course on College level

12. Advisory Services to Directorate of National Security Intelligence about computerization

13. Advisory Services to Dhanmondi Government Girls' School about computerization

14. Advisory Services to IMED for procurement of computers

15. Advisory Services to Ministry of Finance for evaluating tender to procure computer

16. Assistance to Saudi Bangladesh Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company regarding computerization

17. Advisory Services to Ministry of Education about computer 18. Conducted Aptitude and Programming test for recruitment of Programmers for Secondary Education Development Project

19. Conducted examination for recruitment of computer personnel of Directorate of Fisheries

20. Advisory Services to Directorate of Primary Education for procurement of Computer

21. Advisory Services to Ministry of Religion for procurement of Computer

22. Verification and evaluation of the report of ODA consultant regarding Computerization of Police Department

23. Assistance to Sub-Committee on Computer of BSTI on formulation of standard Bengali Code

24. Conducted Examination for recruitment of computer personnel for Bangladesh Airforce

25. Advisory Services to Ministry of Education to computerize S.S.C and H.S.C examination result

26. Assistance to RAJUK to installation computer system

27. Advisory Services to Ministry of works and Housing to design computer system

28. Advisory Services to Cabinet Division to install computer system

29. Advisory services to Administrative Reform Committee regarding computerization

30. Advisory services to Directorate of Youth Development regarding application of computer

31. Assistance to Dhaka City Corporation about application of Computer

32. Advisory services to Bangladesh Krishi Bank for procurement of computer

33. Advisory services to Bangladesh National Parliament Secretariat about application of computer

34. Assistance to Directorate of Women Affairs about application of computer

35. Assistance to Ministry of Education about feasibility of data entry industry

36. Advisory services to Ministry of establishment about computer department of Jiban Bima Corporation

37. Assistance to Postal Department about computerization

38. Assistance Election Commission on Voters Database and ID Card Project

39. Assistance to BDR to introduce Computer

40. Advisory services to Directorate of Controller General Defense Finance (CGDF) on Defense services officers payroll computerization

41. Advisory services to BG Press to control Data Entry Productivity Standard

42. Advisory services to WASA to introduce computer

43. Advisory services to Sub-Committee on Computer of BSTI

44. Assistance to Security Printing press to recruit computer personnel

45. Assistance to Ministry of Water Transport regarding computer training of employee

46. Advisory services to Directorate of Technical Education to procure computer

47. Assistance to Directorate of Secondary and higher Secondary Education to verify computer and peripheral

48. Advisory services to T&T Staff College to establish a computer laboratory

49. Advisory services to IMED under Ministry of Planning to procure computer

50. Advisory services to Ministry of Foreign Affairs to recruit lecturer of computer for Bangladesh Mission School in Saudi Arabia

51. Advisory services to Support for Monitoring Sustainable Development unit in Bangladesh Project to procure computer

52. Advisory services to Adarsha Gram Project of Ministry of land to a computer Expert

53. Assistance to appoint consultant for installation computer and develop system

54. Assistance to Ministry of Education and open University on feasibility study of Software and Data Entry Industry

55. Advisory services to Directorate of Housing and Work about computerization

56. Assistance to Gazipur Women's College to recruit Lecturer of computer

57. Advisory services to President's Secretariat about installation of computer

58. Advisory services to National Parliament Secretariat about application of computer

59. Advisory services to Directorate of Women Affair about computerization

60. Advisory services to Ministry of Education about Data Entry Industry in technical education system.

Section-6

1. Advisory services to Land Record and Survey

2. Advisory services to Ministry of Land about computerization of land records

3. Assistance to Public Library about purchase of Microcomputer

4. Evaluation of tender for purchase of computers for Ministry of Home Affairs

5. Advisory services to RAJUK

6. Advisory services to National Board of Revenue in computerization

7. Advisory services to National Data Bank in computerization

8. Conducted tests for Assistant Programmer for Power Development Board

9. Advisory services for computerization of Dhaka WASA

10. Designing computer systems for national Security Intelligence

11. Advisory services to Prime Minister's Secretariat about purchase of computers and related matters 12. Advisory services to the Secretariat of national Assembly in repair of computer systems in evaluation of computer skill of reporters and in recruitment of computer personnel

13. Advisory services to Technical Education Board in Purchase of Computers

14. Technical Evaluation of tenders for purchase computer of Election Commission

15. Preparation of Tender Schedule for computer purchase of Ministry of Foreign Affairs

16. Evaluation of tenders for purchase of computer for Election Commission

17. Conducted tests for recruitment of programmers for Power Development Board

18. Evaluation of tender schedule for installation of a network in BCSIR

19. Inspect computer room and services to Ministry of Finance regarding recruitment of computer personnel.

20. Technical advisory services to PATC for procurement of computer

21. Evaluation of tender schedule for procurement of computer in Ministry of Religion 22. Evaluation of tender schedule for procurement of computer in cardiovascular institute and hospital

23. Assistance to RAJUK Model School and College for procurement of computer and peripheral

24. Technical Evaluation of tender schedule for procurement of computer and assistance to recruit manpower in Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

25. Evaluation of tender schedule of purchase of computer and assistance to appoint a consultant in Department of Primary and Mass Education

26. Assistance to Evaluate tender Schedule for purchase of computer of Bureau of Anti Corruption

27. Assistance to BANSDOC regarding installation of network and recruitment of personnel

28. Assistance to Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology for recruitment of programmer, Librarian and operator

29. Advisory services to Rupali Bank about computer

30. Assistance to Technical committee and computer Faculty 31. Assistance to Ministry of Education, Education Board for recruitment of personnel

32. Assistance to Ministry of Establishment about procurement of computer, recruitment of personnel and declaration condemning o Mini Computer

33. Evaluation of tender Schedule for computerization of Primary Scholarship Examination in Directorate of primary Education

34. Assistance to Ministry of Education for recruitment of computer personnel

35. Technical assistance to BSTI Head Office for purchasing computer, Laser Printer and other peripherals

36. Advisory services to Appellate Division Supreme Court to recruit manpower and on repair, maintenance and upgrading the existing system

37. Assistance to Bangladesh Institute of Administration and Management for recruitment of computer, personnel

38. Advisory services to Mohammadpur Fertility Services and training centre about computer

39. Advisory services to Bangladesh Tariff Commission regarding computerization 40. Advisory services to Bangladesh Film Development corporation for introducing Computer Network

41. Advisory services to Bangladesh inland water transport corporation regarding procurement of computer

42. Conducted examination to recruit computer personnel for office of chief Administrative Officer of Ministry of Defense

43. Advisory services to Trading Corporation of Bangladesh about computer system

44. Assistance to Ministry of Defense about computerization

45. Advisory services to Ministry of Food about repair of computer

46. Assistance to Ministry of Education in preparation of tender specification for purchasing computer and peripheral for Selected Non-government Secondary School renovation and Development project

47. Technical Evaluation of tender schedule for procurement of computer in BANBEIS

48. Evaluation of tender specification and inspection of supplied computer of personnel department of Banga Bhaban

49. Evaluation of tender schedule for procurement of computer and peripheral for office of Transport commissioner, Directorate of Government Transport

50. Advisory services to Bangladesh Press Institute regarding procurement of computer

51. Advisory services to Pubali Bank on computerization.