Digital Bangladesh Strategy in Action

While Awami League’s Charter for Change announced the concept of Digital Bangladesh as an integral component of Vision 2021, the budget 2009‐10 speech of the Honourable Finance Minister elaborated on the concept as one of socio‐economic transformation enabled by information and communication technologies. He in no uncertain terms debunked the myth that Digital Bangladesh is an ‘ICT Vision’. Indeed, the revised National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction (NSAPR) Phase II in all five of its strategies marries the elements of Digital Bangladesh quite effectively. The 6 Five Year Plan places an equal importance to Digital Bangladesh as part of the nation’s development strategy.