City Desk :
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have proposed inclusive development with a view to establishing peace and prosperity. The use of technology needs to be increased to implement the important concepts of SDGs as technology not only facilitates the flow of information and services but also expands the area of transparency and accountability.
Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in collaboration with the European Union conducted a study on “Gender Equality and the Role of Public Service in Women’s Empowerment” under the project of ‘Participation of Public Institutions in Democratic Good Governance’. In the study, emphasis has been given on gender gap or sex discrimination, reports BSS.
One hundred years ago, Begum Rokeya said human society is like a two-wheeled bicycle. Society moves forward with the help of those two wheels. But you can’t go very far by keeping one wheel weak or at a standstill just by relying on the other wheel. This is even truer in the world of technology.
Yasmin Akhtar, 20, of Gangachara, Rangpur was born in a farming family in char area. The modern technology of digital Bangladesh didn’t reach within her surroundings yet. She didn’t receive any training in technology. She doesn’t know anything about the uses of computer, internet etc.
The same can be said about Maryam Akhter, 22, of Saghata upazila of Gaibandha. She completed secondary school certificate, but didn’t learn much about the use of technology. Like Rokeya, 32, a resident of Chilmari in Kurigram and Rahela Khatun, 29, of Taraganj upazila in Rangpur district, thousands of women who live in the remote char areas are still deprived of the knowledge of technology.
