Task Force on Information and Communication Technology

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Prothom Alo and The Daily Star organized a 3-day "Election 2001: National Policy Forum" on 20-22 August at Dhaka. The Forum was inaugurated by the Hon'ble President Justice Shahabuddin Ahmad at the Osmany Memorial Hall. Policy Briefs, prepared by 16 Task Forces covering a broad spectrum of issues of national importance, were presented in the working sessions. Prof. Jamilur Reza Choudhury, Vice Chancellor, BRAC University, who is the Chair of the CPD Task Force on Information and Communication Technology, presided over the session on ICT held on 22nd August at the Planning Academy Auditorium, Dhaka.