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Information tech infrastructure essential for development
The building of a National Information Terhnology Infrastructure In Bangladesh in collaboration with external agencies and regional and In ternational networks was rec ommended at an International seminar held in Dhaka re cently. reports BSS.
The five day semi nar cum workshop titled "I7»e Role of Information Technology In so rio economic development' also recommended sharing by Bangladesh the successful information technology applk a tlons developed tn other countries.
Sponsored by Bangladesh Computer Council tn collators uon with Asian and Pacific Development Centre (APDC). Kuala Lumpur the *cmlnar concluded on May 15 and the rrrrHTimr ndatlon* adopted Oy the seminar was rek-awd to the pres* Sunday
The seminar also under woeed the need for developing programmes for training of
trainers' in the field of information Ux hnoloQ' applications In socio-economic develop ment In which Aslan Pacific Development Information Network (APDfN) could con tribute through documentation of wle< ted sur-cess stories tn the region and disseminating them to the various Interested agencies
In a number of reoommen dationa the seminar suggested giving top priority to informa Uon technology education and training.
The seminar said that elective computer courses at »e lected secondary and higher secondary schools could he started immediately giving emphasis on use of computer as a problem solving tool.
The seminar suggested of fering regular computer courses to the Bangladesh Institute* of Technologic* ((MTS), the polytechnic inert1 lutes, the government com-merclal institute* and I hr
teacher* training Inst I tu Us
It also suggested creattor. at centre* of excellence in some of the universities to develop hard core computer profe* ■tonal*, and development of diversified need-based currlc ula and syllabi for both the professtonala and 'he users of computr-r*.
The Muggcstions also m elude introduction of com putcr science and engineering degree and post graduate computer applications courses In some universities one year diploma courses to train ana lyst programme*, a* well a* shorter certificate and diploma course* lo create information tec hnology user* or manager*
The seminar recomme nded establishment of a national 'in tn haw and datazomm net work authority tn integrate na Uon wide database* and Im mediate establishment of one data comm link for acre** to world nr 'work to be shared by both public and private acctor*