Bangladesh Computer Council

The Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) is a statutory government organization operating under the Information and Communication Technology Division of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB).[1] It was established by the parliament under Act No IX of 1990.[2] The BCC's headquarters are situated in Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Computer Council
বাংলাদেশ কম্পিউটার কাউন্সিল
Formation1983
TypeAutonomous government body
PurposeInformation technology policy
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Location
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.bcc.gov.bd

The primary mission of the Bangladesh Computer Council is to promote and support activities related to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This includes formulating national ICT strategies and policies, creating standards and specifications for ICT tools used by government organizations, and working towards the development of human resources in the ICT sector.[1]

Bangladesh Computer Council operates a tier III certified national data center in Bangladesh.[3] This data center provides secure and reliable storage and management of digital data for various government agencies and other organizations in the country.

The ICT Division of Bangladesh Computer Council is building a tier IV (most reliable) National Data Center (4TDC) at Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City, Kaliakoir, Gazipur[4] with the help of the Chinese Government. This data center will be equipped with cloud computing and G-cloud (e-Governance through cloud computing) technology.

History

The Bangladeshi government established the National Computer Committee (NCC) in 1983. However, in 1988, the NCC was dissolved and replaced by the National Computer Board (NCB). Later on, the Bangladesh Computer Council Ordinance was passed by Act No IX of 1990, which was approved by Parliament in 1990. This ordinance transformed the National Computer Board into a statutory body called the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC). BCC continued to function under the President's Secretariat until 1991. In 1991, the BCC was placed under the Ministry of Science and Technology, which later became the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology. In 2011, the BCC was placed under the newly created Information and Communication Technology Division of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB).[1][5]

References
  1. "Overview". Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC)-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. "Bangladesh Computer Council Act, 1990". Laws of Bangladesh. 20 January 1990.
  3. "Our History". National Data Center. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. "IV Tier National Data Center: Heart of Digital Bangladesh 2021". 18 September 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. "Bangladesh Computer Council - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org.


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