Access to information in Bangladesh

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Access to Information
এটুআই
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Agency overview
Formed2007; 15 years ago (2007)
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersDhaka
Agency executive
  • Anir Chowdhury, Policy Advisor
Parent agencyPrime Minister's Office (PMO)
Websitea2i.gov.bd

Access to Information (Bengali: এটুআই) of the Prime Minister's Office (now redefined as "Aspire to Innovate" and the program moved under ICT Division) was a programme of the government's Digital Bangladesh agenda which specializes in introducing citizen-centric public service innovation to simplify public service delivery and improve the lives of citizens by increasing transparency, improving governance and reducing the time, difficulty and costs of obtaining government services.

History[]

The programme is part of Vision 2021, a political manifesto of the Bangladesh Awami League party before winning the National Elections of 2008.[1] Anir Chowdhury is the current adviser to the a2i Programme.[2] The Programme aims to provide information to the citizens per "Right to Information Act of 2009"[3] and bring about a change in the Bangladesh Civil Service to a citizen-centric service delivery system.[4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "ICT expo to showcase 'Digital Bangladesh'". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  2. ^ "We need to digitalise our higher education". The Daily Star. 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  3. ^ "Understanding 'right to information'". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  4. ^ "a2i – Access to Information". www.a2i.pmo.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2016-11-07.

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