[{"bbox": [129, 153, 1135, 312], "category": "Text", "text": "the establishment of e-government. The role of ICT Division is to ensure universal access to ICT for all through research and development, successful utilisation and digital management of ICT. In this capacity, ICT Division includes a number of units under its responsibility. ICT Division and its units and agencies have been implementing a number of projects with international partners and it is an indispensable stakeholder in providing expert input and technical expertise in the design, development and operationalisation of digital products and services."}, {"bbox": [97, 338, 1135, 419], "category": "Text", "text": "For the purpose and scope of the proposed action, ICT Division will be a primary stakeholder. As it encompasses various agencies and units and, upon preliminary consultation with ICT Division, the proposed action will seek to work mainly with:"}, {"bbox": [103, 445, 1135, 627], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Department of ICT (DoICT). DoICT is responsible for ICT projects in Bangladesh that focus on human resources development, employment creation and establishment of e-services. Among DoICT's most prominent projects are the COVID-19 vaccination application (Surokkha App) computer labs in schools across Bangladesh and computer education, women education through ICT technology, network connectivity among ministries/divisions, offices/directorates, district and upazila (sub-district) level offices. DoICT will be a key ICT Division department in providing expertise and coordination technical aspects of the proposed action."}, {"bbox": [103, 656, 1135, 817], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Aspire to Innovate (a2i). a2i is responsible for accelerating the inclusive digitalisation of public services through widened access and decentralised delivery. A2i main missions include among others, oversight of implementation of the “Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041”; “Civil Service 2041”; “Digital Equity” and “South-South Cooperation”. a2i is set to be formally established as Bangladesh’s national innovation agency. Based on its mission and position in ICT innovation in public service delivery, a2i will be a primary stakeholder in the strategic and operational planning and implementation of the proposed action."}, {"bbox": [97, 843, 1135, 895], "category": "Text", "text": "Although not primary stakeholders, the ICT Division agencies and units below may be included in consultations during the implementation of the proposed action as relevant or needed:"}, {"bbox": [103, 896, 492, 921], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC)"}, {"bbox": [103, 923, 401, 948], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Startup Bangladesh Limited"}, {"bbox": [103, 949, 543, 974], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Controller Of Certifying Authorities (CCA)"}, {"bbox": [103, 975, 636, 1000], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Bangladesh Data Centre Company Limited (BDCCL)"}, {"bbox": [103, 1002, 432, 1027], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Digital Security Agency (DSA)"}, {"bbox": [103, 1028, 571, 1053], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA)"}, {"bbox": [92, 1081, 1135, 1374], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) under Ministry of Public Administration (MoPA):** The Ministry of Public Administration is the government authority that is primarily responsible for the management of public administration in Bangladesh. BPATC was established in 1984 and it is a Directorate of MoPA. While the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy is the Government's educational institute that provides training on law and administration to civil servants in Bangladesh, BPATC is the Government's formal training institute that offers various cycles of specialised, intensive, and integrated training to public servants at all levels. As the proposed action aims to build the capacities, improve the skills and increase the knowledge on ICT of civil servants, it will seek to work closely with the BPATC for the development and accreditation of a formal ICT training curriculum and its integration into the BPATC official training programme for civil servants. In addition, BPATC will be instrumental in identifying training needs and target civil servants to participate in the new ICT training programme activities."}, {"bbox": [92, 1400, 1135, 1613], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **Ministry of Planning:** The Ministry of Planning formulates middle- to long-term national development strategies, reviews budget plans, and manages public projects. Planning Division in particular, coordinates development activities of individual ministries, divisions and agencies; publishes guidelines for national and regional development projects; cooperates with international organisations on matters related to the operations of the Planning Division; and reviews budget plans of individual ministries and agencies. The Ministry of Planning's Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation (IME) Division collects and analyses information on the results of projects and programmes from various organisations to monitor and assess their profitability and development outcomes; analyses the project performance of different ministries and agencies; and deals with"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1682, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 36"}]