[{"bbox": [129, 153, 1135, 208], "category": "Text", "text": "matters relating to Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) and the public procurement regulations. CPTU is responsible for developing, owning and operating the national e-Government Procurement (e-GP) portal²³."}, {"bbox": [133, 231, 1135, 525], "category": "Text", "text": "Since the proposed action focuses on supporting the Government in developing harmonised regulatory rules and standards to ensure that the existing and/or new ICT goods and services are properly developed under a consistent and coherent framework, the proposed action will look to work closely with the Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) and the IME Division. The proposed action will seek to build on the progress achieved through the public procurement reform in Bangladesh²⁴ and the e-GP system already in place since 2011. The regulatory framework on public procurement of ICT goods and services of public agencies and entities proposed through the action will be in line with the provisions of the 2006 Public Procurement Act and the 2008 Public Procurement Rules. With the introduction of ICT-specific public procurement regulatory framework, the proposed action will seek to identify – and possibly remedy – gaps and shortcoming in the public procurement rules and system in view of improving the effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of public procurement of ICT goods and services."}, {"bbox": [85, 578, 593, 612], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [85, 645, 580, 684], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [96, 712, 1135, 800], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective of this Action is to **improve the transparency, responsiveness, integrity and accountability in public service delivery through enhanced use of e-government tools and processes** based on a human-centric approach."}, {"bbox": [96, 832, 739, 861], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives (SO)/Outcomes of this Action are as follows:"}, {"bbox": [134, 894, 1135, 1227], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **SO/Outcome 1:** To improve the digital interaction, coordination and communication between government ministries, agencies and departments (*Government to Government - G2G*). The proposed action will support GoB in developing harmonised regulatory rules and standards to ensure that the public procurement of new ICT goods and services is properly developed under a consistent and coherent framework and in line with the key European digital rights and principles of putting people and their rights at the centre of the digital transformation; solidarity and inclusion; freedom of choice; participation; safety and security; and sustainability²⁵. This should in turn facilitate inter-operability, business continuity and improve organisational performance of government institutions. In addition, the proposed action will seek to support the development of a policy, regulatory and operational framework that will improve connectivity and bridge the digital divide. Enhanced and continuous cooperation and coordination among all targeted public entities is crucial in achieving this objective."}, {"bbox": [134, 1230, 1135, 1441], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **SO/Outcome 2:** To strengthen the capacities of public sector employees for improved organisational performance and public service delivery (*Government to Employees - G2E*). The proposed action will build and support the development of digital knowledge, skills and capacities of male and female public sector employees with a needs-based and demand-driven approach. Capacity-building and further capacity-development with focus on specialised knowledge and skills, including on the outputs to be produced under SO1. Capacity-building is not only a key work strand of the proposed action but a key element in sustaining the expected results of the proposed action as a whole."}, {"bbox": [134, 1443, 1135, 1532], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **SO/Outcome 3:** To improve the quality of public services and their delivery for all (*Government to Citizens - G2C*). The proposed Action will support the provision of one-stop, straightforward and decentralised access to public services and information through human-centric digital tools so that public"}, {"bbox": [85, 1577, 324, 1601], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²³ https://www.eprocure.gov.bd"}, {"bbox": [85, 1600, 579, 1623], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁴ https://cptu.gov.bd/about-cptu/public-procurement-reform.html"}, {"bbox": [85, 1621, 643, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁵ https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-principles"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1682, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 36"}]