Bangladesh Computer Council (Ministry of Information & Communication Technology) BCC Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka - 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. Cabinet Division 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.