Smart Bangladesh

Smart Bangladesh The ambitious socio-economic plan laid out by Bangladesh in the 2021-41 perspective plan implies that Bangladesh will need to make the journey from ‘Digital” to ‘Smart” which essentially means becoming focused on data centric design and human centric experience rather than automation & digitization. The ERD will play a vital role through its various services of economic relations in achieving the Smart Bangladesh Vision and will strive on the 4 key pillars: Smart Citizen, Smart Government, Smart Society and Smart Economy. Action across these 4 pillars will ensure that Bangladesh collectively achieves the objective of creating an innovation economy for Bangladesh through fostering stronger economic relations with bilateral and multilateral development partners and facilitating all government agencies in effective implementation of their projects and programs.

• Smart Citizen: This pillar will aim at empowering the citizens of Bangladesh with a digital first mindset through driving campaigns and implementing widespread digital literacy programs. Smart citizens of 2041 will not only have digital embedded in their way of life but will also collaborate with the govt. and industry for co-creation of services and policy making.

• Smart Government of 2041 should be able to bring to life the concept of ‘invisible governance’ through implementation of 100% paperless offices and hyper personalized service platforms across priority areas like healthcare, education, agriculture, revenue management, public security etc. It will engage in proactive and collaborative policymaking to catalyze Bangladesh’s evolution on frontier technologies.

• Smart Society will essentially be characterized by inclusive communities and sustainable living. Digital tolerance, ethics, and values will be embedded among citizens. High degree of inclusivity will be enabled through interoperable cashless payment ecosystem, easy access to credit etc. and life will be sustainable & resilient in smart cities, energized by smart grids and boosted by an integrated technology platform.

• Smart Economy will be about creating an innovation economy to enable Bangladesh to be on the fore front of ever evolving industrial technology revolution through creating a robust startup ecosystem. It will position Bangladesh to build on its current industrial strengths and become technology fore-runners in the same.