ICT sector gets 21pc higher allocation
Staff Correspondent
Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam yesterday proposed an allocation of Tk 1,899 crore, which is 21 percent higher than that of the revised budget and 2.4 percent of the announced budget, for the development of information and communication technology (ICT) sector.The adviser in his budget speech said IT (information technology) products have been identified as one of the priority export products to augment export earnings. "Internship allowance is, therefore, being given to create an efficient workforce in the sector," said the finance adviser. He said the government is planning to set up a computer lab in at least one school of each district immediately. A one-year post-graduate course on IT has already been introduced in the universities, the adviser said. "The ICT Incubation Centre has been established to enhance the capacity of the local private sector companies. Steps have been taken to make the centre more effective," Aziz said. The adviser informed the nation that infrastructure development work has begun to build a hi-tech park. He said, "The illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) business has been stopped. Legal actions were taken against those who were engaged in the illegal VoIP business. The policies for bringing VoIP business under legal framework are going to be finalised soon."
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