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Q1. Do you know the word 'Digital Bangladesh' and what does it mean?
Ans: Yes I know, "Digital Bangladesh" means an ICT based modern country where there will be adequate power supply, well-networked infrastructure, use of internet, use of open-source software, e-banking, e-commerce and e-governance. Of late the phrase "Digital Bangladesh" has been much talked about especially during the election campaign of the political parties targeting the ninth parliamentary election.

Q2. Do you use internet for personal use ?
Ans: Yes, I use internet personally for sending emails and to talk with relatives living abroad.

Q3. Can I tell the importance of ICT in this modern age?
Ans: Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is playing the main role to build our future. With the help of ICT, the world becomes closer. We can now connect with friends living at USA with in a second.

Q4. How can we spread the knowledge about computer to the people of our area?
Ans: By organizing regular seminars and courses we can make people interested about computer.

Q5. Do you think Bangladesh government is taking right steps to spread ICT?
Ans: Of course, yes.

Q6. Do you know the basic applications of computer?
Ans: Yes, using computer we can do all the stuffs very easily and quickly. Computer can be used for education, business, experiments, expert-systems etc.

Q7. Do you teach your child to use computer?
Yes: Yes, I do.

Q8: Do you use social media?
Ans: Yes, I use facebook & twitter almost every day.

Q9. Do you know about Bangabandhu Satellite?
Ans: The Bangabandhu-1 (BD-1), will be the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications satellite operated by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) which is scheduled to launch in 2017.

Q10. How engaging women on technology is important?
Ans: Women are the half of our population. Leaving the half of nation we can never be a digital nation. We will be a digital nation when men and women play equal role in technology.

Q11. How can Bangladesh be financially improved by developing out ICT skills?
Ans: Skillful person on ICT can play very important role software development which can be sold to foreign countries.

Q12. What's the main obstacle in the path of Digital Bangladesh?
Ans: Awareness, if the mass people are not aware of our movement towards Digital Bangladesh, we can't be successful.

Q13. Do you know about a2i – Access to Information?
Ans: a2i is a UNDP and USAID-supported Access to Information Programme ran from the Prime Minister’s Office of Bangladesh to provide information to the citizens per "Right to Information Act of 2009".

Q14. What is the plan of our government about ICT exports?
Ans: The government has plans to earn $1 billion by 2018 from information and communication technology exports.

Q15. How can we get info about our paurasava?
Ans: By visiting this website you will get all the info: http://www.paurainfo.gov.bd/

Q16. What is bad effect of ICT in Bangladesh?
Ans: Abuse of internet, cyber crime etc.

Q17. Can you tell about cyber crime?
Ans: Cyber crime, or computer related crime are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm, or loss, to the victim directly or indirectly, using modern telecommunication networks such as Internet and Mobile.

Q18. How can we ensure the proper use of ICT?
Ans: At first we have to make people aware about proper use of ICT and bad effect of it's abuse.

Q19. How can we be benefited by the online service of out paurasava?
Ans: Anyone can find information about their home tax and other bill information.

Q20. Who is freelance worker?
Ans: A freelancer or freelance worker is a term commonly used for a person who is self-employed and is not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term.