Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh government is set to introduce National e-Service Bus to ensure sharing of digital information and facilitate interoperability of inter-government agencies.

The National e-Service Bus will be software driven middleware platform which is being developed keeping a provision to enable online services, sharing of information and data of ministries, departments and directorates to ensure interoperability and end user’s easy access to it.

“The software driven online services, information and data to be developed by the ministries, divisions and directorates following the standards and frameworks under BNEA will connect NEA Bus which will ensure interoperability and reusability,” State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak told Bangladesh Sangbad Sangshta (BSS), a state-run news agency.

The UK based Ernst and Young (EY), appointed by the World Bank financed Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Government (LICT) of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under ICT Division, has been providing technical support to establish National e-Service Bus under the BNEA.

Mr. Palak said in line with the plan to build “Digital Government by 2021”, the ministries, divisions and directorates have been developing software based applications to digitize its various services, information and data to ensure easy access to it.

“But the fact is that these are not interoperable and reusable as the software developed lacks common standards and formats,” the state minister said, adding that the National e-Service Bus will not only remove hassle to access e-services but also help reduce cost of an organization or individual to develop software, data and statistics.

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