Details

Bangladesh Working Group on WSIS

Details of the organization

Name *

Bangladesh Friendship Education Society (BFES)

Organization country

Bangladesh

Website (URL)

http://www.bfes.net

Type *

Civil society entities

Information about the project

Project title *

Bangladesh Working Group on WSIS

Description *

The Working Group formed by the Ministry of Science and ICT, Government of Bangladesh is a GO-NGO collaboration to run the WSIS activity in Bangladesh. BFES is co-hosting the Secretariat.

Project website

http://www.bfes.net/wsis_bd.htm

Geographical coverage *

National implementation:

Status *

Ongoing from to

Partners

Government of Bangladesh Center for Development Research, bangladesh (CDRB) Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio Communications Voice-Bangladesh

WSIS information

WSIS action lines related to this project

* The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
* Capacity building
* Enabling environment
* Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
* Media
* International and regional cooperation

Millenium Declaration Goals related to this project

Develop a global partnership for development

Project type *

Programme
Bangladesh country program

Connect the World Project *

The project is being considered as contributing to the objectives of the ITU Connect the World initiative? No