What is the UDC (Union Digital Center) and why? Union Digital Center (UDC) is a state-of-the-art Information and Knowledge Center (telecentre) based on the information and technology set up in the Union Council, which aims at ensuring information services at the doorstep of the grassroots people. From this center, the people of rural areas get life and livelihood based information and necessary services in their home environment very easily. On November 11, 2010, Honorable Prime Minister from his office and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and former New Zealand Miss Helen Clark Bhola All union parishads across the country through video conferences from Charakukrimukhi union of the district The Union Digital Center (UDC) was inaugurated simultaneously. About 40 lakh people are receiving information and services from these centers. Through the Union Digital Center, the government and non-government services are getting a very positive change in the quality of the local people through easy, fast and low cost. The journey of the Union Digital Center started in front of the slogan 'Service at Doorsteps'. With the establishment of the Union Digital Center, it has been possible to create a free flow of information in every state of the society and the state system, where people are not going to door to door for service, but the service is reaching the doorstep of the people. Free submission is one of the prerequisites for empowering the public. With the establishment of Union Digital Center in the country's 4,501 Union Parishad, the opportunity of getting information and services at the earliest time, including the participation of the rural people's free flow of information has been achieved. Communication: There are several computers and related materials in a union digital center to ensure better information services for the general public. , Which has been phased and installed. UDC's necessary materials comes from entrepreneurial investment and Union Parishad's Fund (Revenue Sector OLOGSP-2 project). A computer with a minimum stabilizer, a sophisticated printer, a color printer, a modem for connecting the on-line connection, a scanner, a digital camera is possible to start a UDC activity initially. But for the full UDC management, the following materials are needed -
Multiple computers (desktop and laptop)
1 multimedia projector with large screens
1 color printer
1 modem
1 scanner machine
1 digital camera
Depending on the local demand, a union digital center may be more or less than the above. The Union Digital Center is based on the PPPP (Public-Private-People's Partnership) model. There are two local youth entrepreneurs in each UDC, among them a man and a woman. These entrepreneurs manage UDC. In some centers a woman and a male entrepreneur are working as well as another woman and male are 'alternative entrepreneurs'. Entrepreneurs are not UDC salaried employees, income of every UDC entrepreneur income. The entrepreneur is also an investor in UDC. Partanship or Partnership: Union Digital Center led by the Local Government Division is being managed. Under the guidance of the Cabinet Division and the management of the local administration, other activities including the supervision of UDC are conducted. The amount of training required for the development of ICT tools and the efficiency of the entrepreneurs comes from the LGD and Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC). BCC also provided solar panels in 1013 uninterrupted unions. Bangladesh Climate Change Trust and PMO's A2i (Access to Information) program provided uninterrupted power to all the UDCs by supplying solar panels to all the union digital centers across the country. Outside, more than one bank-insurance, mobile company, NGOs, education-research institutions, hardware-software associations are involved with the UDC with their services, technical skills and technical support. Digital Centers Management System: UDC Entrepreneurs' earnings and local administration To assist in follow-up, UDC program management or 'digital center' Yanejamenta System '(http://114.130.54.229/home/), an online software has been created. UDC entrepreneurs upload their daily income information, their complaints and opinions here. Blog (http://uiscbd.ed.com): Entrepreneurs are ready to interact and interact with themselves and interact with the local administration officials with the entrepreneurs. Has been blog (http://uiscbd.ning.com). This blog is a powerful online platform for 4,501 UDC's 9,002 entrepreneurs spread across the country, where the entrepreneurs are able to exchange experiences between themselves, identify problems and find solutions, take initiative, work with shoulder shoulders with local administration , Even getting the opportunity to discuss with policy makers.