Union Digital Center
History and requirements of UDC event: Union Digital Center is a state-of-the-art information and knowledge center (telecentre) established in the Union Council, which aims to ensure information services at the doorstep of the grassroots people. From this center, people of rural population get life and livelihood based information and services in their home environment very easily. On 11 November 2010, the Honorable Prime Minister inaugurated all the Union Digital Centers (UDCs) across the country through its video conference from the Prime Minister's Office and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and former New Zealand Missile Helen Clark Bhorajela Char Kakrimukuri Union. About 40 lakh people are receiving information and services from these centers. With the help of UDC, public and private services are getting faster and less costly, there has been a lot of positive change in the lives of the local people. The journey of UDC started in front of the slogan "Service at Doorsteps". As a result of UPC's establishment, it is possible to create a free flow of information in every state of the society and the state system, where people are not going to door to door to serve them, but reaching the service is reaching the doorstep of the people. Free flow of information is one of the prerequisites for empowering the public. Setting up of 4,501 Union Parishad's Digital Center has facilitated the access to information and services at the earliest time, including the participation of the rural people's free information stream. Communication: A UDC has several computers and related materials to ensure better information service for the public, which has been set up gradually. And being. UDC's necessary materials are from entrepreneurial investment and union council funds (revenue and LGSP projects). A computer with a minimum stabilizer, a sophisticated printer, a color printer, a modem for connecting the on-line connection, a scanner, a digital camera can initially start the activities of a UDC. But for the full UDC management, the following materials are needed -
Multiple computers (desktop and laptop)
1 multimedia projector with large screen
1 laser printer
1 color printer
1 modem
1 scanner machine
1 laminating machine
1 photocopier machine
1 digital camera
1 webcam
1 generator
1 pen drive
1 carter
Upgrading to a UDC on the basis of local demand can be less than or equal to.
Union Digital Center has been established based on PPPP (Public-Private-People's Partnership) model. There are two local youth entrepreneurs in each UDC, among them a man and a woman. These entrepreneurs manage UDC. In some centers, along with a woman and a male entrepreneur, another woman and man are working as 'alternative entrepreneurs'. Entrepreneurs are not UDC salaried employees, income of every UDC entrepreneur income In UDC the entrepreneur is also an investor. Participation or partnership: UDCs are headed by the local government department. Under the guidance of the Cabinet Division and the management of the local administration, other activities including the supervision of UDC are conducted. From the LGD and Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), the funds for training of UDC's required ICT equipment and entrepreneurship have increased. BCC also provided solar panels in 1013 uninterrupted unions and brought all the Union Parishads under electricity. Apart from this, many bank-insurance, mobile companies, NGOs, educational-research institutes, hardware-software associations, etc. are involved with UNDC with the services of the company, new skills and technical support. Digital Center Management System: An online software called Digital Center Management System (http://dcms.e-service.gov.bd) has been created to help UDC entrepreneurs account for income estimation and follow-up of local administration. UDC entrepreneurs upload their daily income information here. Blog (uiscbd.ning.com): The UDC blog (http: //) has been created for the interaction between entrepreneurs and interaction between the entrepreneurs and the local administration officials. www.uiscbd.ning.com). This blog is a powerful online platform for 4,501 UDC's 9,002 entrepreneurs spread across the country, where the entrepreneurs interact with their experiences, identify problems and find solutions, take initiative, work with shoulder shoulders with local administration , Even getting the opportunity to discuss with policy makers.
Planning and Implementation: Cabinet Division, A2I, BCC, DoICT and BASIS