Joy looks to fast rollout of 4G tech

Bangladesh will roll out 4G telecom technologies during the tenure of the present government, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the prime minister's information and communication technology adviser, said yesterday.
“We implemented 3G in our previous term. In the present tenure, we'll implement 4G,” he said.
Joy spoke at a discussion meeting on Digital Bangladesh, co-organised by ICT Division and Access to Information of Prime Minister's Office at the Bangladesh Computer Council auditorium.
Entrepreneurs, programmers, freelancers and field-level government officials participated in the programme.
“If any mobile operator wants, it can introduce 4G now by taking permission. WiMax service providers are now being given permissions for 4G,” Joy said.
“Information technology is not a garment factory. There'll be no work without the new idea in the sector. Investors should understand it. They can invest in a good-performing IT firm. “This is how brands like Google and Facebook will be built in Bangladesh,” he said.
The issue of bank finance for free lancers is under discussion, as they have no asset to keep as collateral, he said.
Nearly 70 government services are being delivered though Union Information Service Centres, and the government plans to digitise all its services, he said. The government also plans to increase the number of union information centres to make services more accessible.