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UISC/UDC

 

What is UISC / UDC and why?

Union Information and Service Center (UISC) is a state-of-the-art information technology center (Telecentre) set up in the Union Council, which aims at ensuring information service to grassroots people. From this center, people of rural areas get life and livelihood information and necessary services in their home environment very easily.

On November 11, 2010, Honorable Prime Minister from his office and the administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the former Prime Minister of New Zealand Mr. Helen Clark from Char Kukrimukri union of Bhola district inaugurated all the Union Information and Service Centers (UISC) across the country through video conferences. About 40 lakh people are receiving information and services from these centers. Through the UISC, the public and private services are getting a very positive change in the life of the local people through easy, fast and low cost.

The UISC started its journey in the slogan 'Service at Doorsteps'. With the establishment of the UISC, it has been possible to create a free flow of information in every state of the society and the state system, where people are not going to door to door for service, but they are reaching the service. Free flow of information is one of the prerequisites for empowering the public. The establishment of information and service centers in 4,501 union parishads of the country has opened the way for information and services at the earliest, including participation in the free flow of rural people.

 

Equipments:

A UISC has more than one computer and related materials to ensure better information service for the public, which has been phased out and is being done. The UISC material comes from entrepreneurial investment and Union Council funds (Revenue Sector and LGSP Project). A UISC can be started initially with 01 computer including 01 stabilizer, 01 black & white printer, 01 color printer, 01 modem for connecting online, 01 scanner nd 01 digital camera. But for the full UISC management, the following materials are needed -

  • 01 multimedia projector with large screen
  • 01 B&W laser printer
  • 01 color printer
  • 01 modem
  • 01 scanner machine
  • 01 laminating machine
  • 01 photocopier machine
  • 01 digital camera
  • 01 webcam
  • 01 generator

On the basis of local demand, materials may be more or less than that.

Union Information and Service Centers have been established based on PPPP (Public-Private-People's Partnership) model. There are two local youth entrepreneurs in each UISC, among them a man and a woman. UISC operates by these entrepreneurs. In some centers, a woman and a male entrepreneur are working as a 'alternate entrepreneur'. Entrepreneurs are not UISC's salaried employees. Each UISC's income-seeking entrepreneur income. The entrepreneur is an investor in the UISC.

 

Partnership:

UISCs are being managed under Local Government Division. Under the guidance of the Cabinet Division and the management of the local administration, other activities including the supervision of UISC are conducted. UISC's necessary ICT tools, training fund for skill development and technical assistance for the entrepreneurs comes from the LGD and Department of ICT. BCC also provided solar panels in 1013 uninterrupted unions and brought all the Union Parishad under electricity. Apart from this, many other institutions like Bima-Insurance, Mobile Company, NGO, Education-Research Organization, Hardware-Software Association, are involved with UIC with their services, new skills and technical support.

 

UAMS or UISC activities Management System:

UISC program management or 'UMS' (http://www.e-service.gov.bd/uams/) has been created to help UISC entrepreneurs to calculate the income and local administration follow-up. UISC entrepreneurs upload their daily income information here.

 

Blog (uiscbd.ning.com):

UISC blog (uiscbd.ning.com) has been created to instantly interact with the entrepreneurs, interact with each other and interact with the local administration officials with the entrepreneurs. This blog is a powerful online platform for the 4,501 UISC's 9,002 entrepreneurs spread across the country, where the entrepreneurs exchange experiences, identify problems and find solutions, take initiative, work together with shoulder shoulders with local administration , Even getting the opportunity to discuss with policymakers.

N.B. Currently it is known as Union Digital Center (UDC).