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7. ICT Applications Bangladesh Current Status of ICT/MIS in BARC and NARS Institutes Major findings of the ICT/MIS needs assessment in NARS institutes and BARC (Rahman, 2010) revealed that forty percent of the NARS Institutes have permanent ICT setup, while 60% of the institutes do not have. Compared to other institutes, BARC and BRRI are in a better position regarding ICT personnel working in the setup. Except BTRI all other institutes have their own dot gov Government) domain and website under dot gov domain. Among the NARS institutes; BARI, BLRI and FRI have Dynamic Website. All Institutes have Internet connectivity except Forest Research Institute. There is some makeshift arrangement for Internet connectivity at Forest Research Institute. Major MIS activities being run by the NARS institutes are Financial Information System, Personal Management Information System, and Library Information System etc. A summary of the major findings of need assessment is presented in Table 9. Table 9. Major Findings of Need Assessment Issues Class-1 Employee NARS Organizations BARC BARI BRRI BJRI BSRI BINA SRDI BLRI FRI BTRI BFRI 81 778 270 163 67 121 150 47 84 40 106 Total Employee 261 2007 531 343 325 352 343 90 257 182 578 Permanent ICT Setup Y Y Y Y N N N Y N N N ICT Personnel 7 3 5 2 N N N 1 N N N Total Personnel 9 8 8 5 N N N 1 N N N Computers 50+ 225 161 42 58 64 70 93 55 21 26 Printers 50+ 50 91 30 51 38 53 44 25 14 20 Own dot gov domain Website (dot gov domain) E-mail (dot gov domain) Internet Connectivity Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y DYN Y Y Y Y Y DYN DYN N Y 50+ 325 50 5 16 15 37 0 1 N 26 50+ 170 60 5 15 25 9 25 Connection Type DDN DDN DDN FO Dialup FO R/Link Y=Yes, N=No, DYN=Dynamic, FO=Fiber Optic, R/Link=Radio Link, K=KVA Source: Rahman, 2010 BB Dialup 82 N 14 26 R/Link N R/Link FO Bandwidth 1 M 1 M 256 k 128 k 4K/pc 4K/pc 4K/pc 1 M N 256 k 4K/pc LAN in the campus Power Backup/ UPS MIS Activities 100+ 170 5 N N N 11 82 15 N N 3 KVA 1.5 K 6 K N N N 3 K 2x2 K 2 K 250 K (Gen) Next Slide Fin Train P/Roll RMIS Fin (SMS) Fin MIS P/Roll OFR CDP FRTS LMIS PMIS Fin Lib MIS N N N 37
It is expected that the ICT/MIS System of BARC and NARS Institutes should have the following features in near future: i. Own dot gov domain ii. E-mail under dot gov domain iii. Website under dot gov domain iv. LAN in the campus v. Electronic filing system through LAN vi. Internet connectivity through LAN vii. Database system (in-house hosting) viii. Connectivity between BARC & NARS The BARC ICT/MIS System will be the hub of all ICT/MIS activities of NARS. It will be developed around the following expected features: i. Data Center ii. Enhanced LAN facilities iii. Limited Wireless LAN facilities iv. Intranet facilities for BARC/NARS v. Network redundancy and security vi. Power backup & redundancy vii. Data storage solution (SAN) with security viii. High-speed Internet connectivity ix. Database system (in-house hosting x. Connectivity with NARS Institutions The major problems for the NARS institutes are inadequateness of present ICT/MIS infrastructure and lack of professional ICT manpower. To make ICT/MIS activities at NARS sustainable it should be institutionalized as core activities and should not be project based. For a sustainable system setting-up of permanent ICT-MIS units at each organization with proper/trained manpower and required infrastructure is essential. Status of ICT/MIS in other organizations Besides NARS, sporadic ICT initiatives have been undertaken by GO-NGOs. Some of the efforts are presented here. The agriculture sector of Bangladesh has adopted ICT for development in a remarkable scale which is very stimulating to note. Most of the agencies in agriculture sector have launched websites highlighting their activities. Among the agencies, Ministry of Agriculture, all research, extension and allied agencies are actively operating their websites successfully (Abedin, 2009) Rural ICT Centres In 450 upazillas 556 Grameen Phone Community Information Center (GPCIC) have been established, where Grameen provides services, GOB provides contents; local entrepreneurs provide office space and manpower. Pallitathay Kendra (Village information centers are in operation. The Government is providing contents and internet facilities at reduced cost and office space where required. The Pallitathay Kendra disseminates the services to the farmers/inhabitants. Most of these Centers are operating profitably. 38
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