Requesting entity name
Access to Information
Demand Region
Asia
Demand Sub region
Requesting Country
Bangladesh
Requesting entity category
National government
Responsible Division/s
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government
Areas of Work
Institutions, integrated and inclusive approaches
Support/Output provided
Support/Output provided (project, workshop, advisory service, etc.)
Workshop
SDGs
SDG16
Keywords
open government data
Status
Completed
Notes
In response to this request, DPADM organized the National Substantive Training (NST) workshop on Open Government Data for Sustainable Development in partnership with Access to Information Programme of the Prime Minister’s office of the Government of Bangladesh (a2i), which was held from 15 to 16 May 2016. DPADM/UN DESA also engaged Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the UNDP country office in Bangladesh.
Event page:
https://publicadministration.un.org/en/news-and-events/calendar/ModuleID/1146/ItemID/2903/mctl/EventDetails
The NST workshop enhanced awareness and knowledge on OGD-related topics among middle-level public servants, statisticians, CIOs, ICT personnel, middle-level public servants, statisticians, CIOs, ICT personnel, CSO and private sector representatives, journalists and media representatives. As a result, it contributed to the development of an open data strategy and to strengthen the OGD ecosystem and open data community in Bangladesh. It assisted to identify priority public datasets to be published in open and reusable formats. Finally, workshop participants provided inputs to the draft outline of the national action plan on advancing OGD initiatives in Bangladesh
Event page:
https://publicadministration.un.org/en/news-and-events/calendar/ModuleID/1146/ItemID/2903/mctl/EventDetails
The NST workshop enhanced awareness and knowledge on OGD-related topics among middle-level public servants, statisticians, CIOs, ICT personnel, middle-level public servants, statisticians, CIOs, ICT personnel, CSO and private sector representatives, journalists and media representatives. As a result, it contributed to the development of an open data strategy and to strengthen the OGD ecosystem and open data community in Bangladesh. It assisted to identify priority public datasets to be published in open and reusable formats. Finally, workshop participants provided inputs to the draft outline of the national action plan on advancing OGD initiatives in Bangladesh
Request summary
DPIDG was requested by the government of Bangladesh to provide technical assistance in integrating service and secured data sharing process within & beyond the government organizations and to assist in technical support for e-government development with the aim of supporting SDG implementation and the national development strategy as per ICT act and policy.
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