Role of Mass Media in Building Smart Bangladesh

1. Role of
Mass Media
in Building
Smart Bangladesh
AHM Bazlur Rahman – S21BR
Chief Executive Officer
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio &
Communication (BNNRC)
www.bnnrc.net

2. С1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for
development
С2. Information and communication infrastructure
C3. Access to information and knowledge
C4. Capacity building
C5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
C6. Enabling environment
C7. ICT Applications:
o E-government o E-business o E-learning o E-health
o E-employment o E-environment o E-agriculture o E-science
C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
C9. Media
C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
C11. International and regional cooperation

3. Ref: Digital Bangladesh Concept Note
Digital Bangladesh emerged
as part of the "Charter for
Change"— the election
manifesto of Bangladesh
Awami League for the 9th
Parliamentary Election.
The declaration was made
on December 12, 2008, for
the election held on
December 29, 2008

4. Bangladesh Dream Trajectory
VISION
2021
SDGs 2030
2041
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বোংলো
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our ability to
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5. When the Digital Bangladesh efforts were undertaken in
2012, only 20 million Bangladeshis were accessing the
mobile phone. Today that number has exponentially
reached 120 million - and counting.
A total of 5,275 digital centers have been set up across
the country. The digital centers have holistically
provided 120 million individual services - like
registration of 70 million births & providing essential
information to more than 2 million overseas job-seekers
to general citizens. Around 1.3 million ICT professionals,
along with, 10,000 ICT entrepreneurs, have become self-
reliant.
Helping the country earn some $300 million since the
inception of Digital Bangladesh policy. Given the quick
progress of the ICT sector, Bangladesh is emerging as a
hub for ICT outsourcing. The total size of the ICT market
in Bangladesh was merely $26 million in 2008. Today, the
market size has grown to a remarkable $600 million.
Ref: DIGITAL BANGLADESH FOR SERVICE AND INNOVATION, CRI
Publication
Impact | 2009- 2023

6. Smart Bangladesh
"Smart Bangladesh 2041" is a vision
and a plan set forth by the
Government of Bangladesh to
transform the country into a
developed and prosperous nation by
the year 2041.
The plan focuses on
 Achieving sustainable economic
growth
 Reducing poverty
 Ensuring social justice &
 Creating a digital and knowledge-

8. Digital Literacy
Access to Information
Use of Technology
Civic Participation
Digital Transformation
Open Data
Automation
Citizen Engagement
Data-Driven Decision-Making
Cybersecurity

9. Digital Infrastructure
Smart Governance
Sustainable Environment
Social Inclusion
Innovation &
Entrepreneurship
Startups
4th Industrial
Revolution
Tech and Infrastructure
backbone

11. Ref: Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul

12. Readiness status: ubiquitous access to ICT infrastructure and
human capital development
Ref: STRATEGY PRIMER : FOR THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL IN BANGLADESH 2020

13. Role of Mass Media in Building Smart Bangladesh
Smart Mass Media and Smart Journalism |
Create a Bangladesh Media Ecosystem
for Innovation
• Bridging the gaps between technology, innovation, and creative players
• Promoting and sharing technology advances
• Forming new partnerships with key actors /New actors | New technologies |
New strategies
• Networking more effectively to exchange expertise
• Developing a joint longer-term policy vision

14. 3.21 REALIZATION OF
THE DREAMS FOR
DIGITAL BANGLADESH:
INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
5-G will be introduced by
2022-23. Introduction of
upcoming
technologies like—
artificial intelligence,
robotics, big data,
blockchain and IOT will
be expedited.

15. What are major technological trends and projections in the Media,
Information & Entertainment in Bangladesh?
What new skills will be required? Journalism and Management
Which skills levels will be most impacted by job losses in Media,
Information & Entertainment sector
How can we maximize the benefits of technology but avoid all potential
risks in line with Newsgathering, News production, News distribution
and management.

16. Diplo Foundation:
classification of Internet
governance into the
following seven baskets:
• Infrastructure
• Security
• Legal
• Economic
• Development
• Sociocultural
• Human rights

18. Set up media innovation accelerators "Sandboxes" inside and between
media organizations/ Establish Digital Media Lab
Invite external technology and media companies to pitch, test and scale
innovations through the "Sandboxes"

19. Develop a long-term policy vision for the Bangladesh
media sector - Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Media House / Media Development Organization/ Academia / Curriculum
Emerging Media Technology/ High Level Media Panel under the
HPM
Media Innovation in the age of AI, social media &
Misinformation, Disinformation and Mal-information
Post-Convergence
Robot Journalism/Data Journalism/Infographics
Content and Digital Innovation in a Multi-platform World
Audience Measurement for Post-Convergence Media
Education and Training – Re-skilling, Upskilling, Deskilling &
competences
5G for media production and distribution

20. Way forward – Paracetamol 500mg Tablets
• Revisit Curriculum(s)
• Organize Training of Facilitator (s) and / addressing the Mid-level Journalists
• Introduce new courses / Develop the Capacity of Smart Bangladesh Reporting
• Artificial intelligence, blockchain, internet of things, big data & XR, AR & VR and drone in Journalism and
Management
• Data-Driven Journalism with Infographic
• Fact-checking & verification
• Journalist digital security and safety / Media Law
• Media Management [ 5/6 areas ] Monetization with Social Media / Industries/ IPR issues
• Mobile Reporting/video reporting
• Emerging Technologies/ New Format / IGF
• Using Social Media Techniques for Investigative Journalism