Bangladesh has been awarded the prestigious World Sum¬mit on Information Society 2014 Prize’ at the WSISMO high-level event of IMemational Telecommunication Union (ITU).
State Minister for Information and Communication Tech¬nology Bona. Ahmed Polak received die prize at the ITU¬headqumters in Geneva in a grand ceremony on Tuesday afternoon. Ministers and heads of UN mganisations and do¬ilsociely memherswere also present, said a Foreign Ministry media release on Tuesday.
This award is a lilaute to the government’s outrtanding achievemems within a short span of five years in bringing fundamental changes in providing senic. to citizen’s doorsteps towards the pursuit of good governance.
Acce.toInformation(AM)Progr.nmeis oneofthemost important initiatives under the Prime Minister’s Office for establishing e-governance in Bangladesh.