Bangladesh: ECNEC clears tier-IV national data center project
The Bangladesh government has launched a
project to set up Tier-IV level national data centre aimed at ensuring secure
and safe data storage as well as optimum uses of ICT for the “digital
Bangladesh”.
Once the data centre is installed on seven
acres of land at Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park, the hosting capacity of the shared
data center of the government would be enhanced. Besides, the government would
also be able to run its official activities without basing on paper.
Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) is
entrusted to implement the project by June 2018.
The Executive Committee of the National
Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved the “Establishment of Four Tier
National Data Center” with Taka 1516 crore at its 9th meeting in the
current fiscal.
ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting held at the NEC conference room in the city’s
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.
Planning Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal,
after the meeting, briefed the newsmen about the outcome. He said the ECNEC
cleared a total of four development projects with an outlay of Taka 2,474
crore.
“Of the total project cost, the
government will provide Taka 1,089 crore from the national exchequer while the
remaining Taka 1,385 crore would come as project assistance,” he added.
State Minster for Finance and Planning M
A Mannan was present at the briefing.
Planning minister said the capacity of
the existing data center is
insufficient against the demand of NBR,
Land Ministry, DLRS, banking and financial institutions, educational
institutions and power division as well as other government organizations.
Besides, there is a need for an
exclusive high security building for ensuring security of the data center, he
added. Against the cost of Taka 1516.91 crore for the proposed data center, the
government will contribute Taka 317.55 crore while China EXIM Bank would
provide the remaining Taka 1199.36 crore.
Meeting sources said Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina in the meeting thanked all the members and officials of the
Planning Commission for their efforts saying Bangladesh received the highest UN
accolade “Champions of the Earth” award and “ICT Sustainable Development Award”
from ITU due to the all-out support from the country’s people.
Commenting on the growth projections made
by various international
organizations, the Prime Minister said
now the international organizations have started to make upward growth
projection of 6.5 to 6.7 for Bangladesh.
She said her government’s target is to
attain 7 percent GDP growth rate in the current fiscal, adding “Bangladesh
would be able to attain the target although it would be a bit tough”.
The other projects approved in the
meeting are: WFP Assisted Enhancing Resilience to Disasters and the effects of
climate change project with Taka 715.37 crore (1st revised),
re-excavation of River Titas (upper) under Brahmanbaria district with Taka
155.88 crore and Protecting Rajshahi Cadet College and adjacent important
structures from Padma River Erosion with Taka 86.79 crore.
Ministers and State Ministers attended
the meeting while Planning
Commission members and secretaries
concerned were present. (Source: BSS, October
06, 2015)
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