A state-of-the-art information and knowledge center (telecentre), established in the Union Digital Center Union Council, aims to ensure information services at the doorstep of the 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 inaugurated all the Union Digital Centers (UDCs) across the country through video conferences from the Prime Minister's Office and Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and former New Zealand Miss Helen Clark Bhola district's Char Kakrimukuri Union. 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 'Union of People's Services' (Service at Doorsteps) - starts the journey of Union Digital Center in front of the slogan. With the establishment of UDC, it is 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 the service is reaching the people's doorstep. Free flow of information is one of the prerequisites for empowering the public. Establishment of 4,501 Union ParishadsUnion Digital Center in the country has facilitated access to information and services at the earliest time, including the participation of rural people in free flow of information.

Partnership or Partnership:

UDCs 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 UDC are conducted. From the LGD and Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), the amount of training required for UDC's required ICT equipment and entrepreneurship is increased. BCC also provided solar panels in 1013 uninterrupted unions and brought all the Union Parishad under electricity. Apart from this, many institutions like BANK-insurance, mobile companies, NGOs, education-research institutes, hardware-software associations are involved with UDC with their services, new skills and technical support.

Digital Center Management System (DCMS):

UDC Program Management or 'DCMS' (http://dcms.e-service.gov.bd/) is an online software designed to help UDC entrepreneur's income estimation and local administration follow-up. UDC entrepreneurs upload their daily income information here.

Blog (uiscbd.ning.com):

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

1. Background: Free flow of information is one of the prerequisites for empowering the public. It is possible to make positive changes in their lives, especially through ensuring the flow of information among the disadvantaged people. The involvement of the local government organization is essential to ensure public empowerment by reaching information services among the mass population at the grassroots level. In this endeavor, steps have been taken to establish 'Union Digital Center (UDC)' at the union level of local government department. UDC is a state-of-the-art information center (telecentre) - the purpose of which is to ensure information services at the doorstep of the grassroots people. Among the important advantages of UDC- Internet connection for communication at home and abroad at a very short time and low cost; By connecting to information super highway, access to hundreds of thousands of websites across the world, with the ability to exchange knowledge and knowledge; Information and services related to agriculture, health, education, law and human rights, employment, market, various government forms, etc. in VVO, audio, animation and text format in offline databases; There will be less cost-effective computer-based training programs and computerized commercial services, such as compositing, printing, photocopying, photo-screening and scanning.

2. Relevance 'Digital Bangladesh' is one of the main election pledges of the current government. To implement this commitment, it is absolutely necessary to ensure free flow of information at the grass root level, which is possible through UDC setting. Besides, the UISC programs can also play a significant role in achieving the goals of the government's Right to Information Act 2008. Meanwhile, the government is committed to providing information technology services among the public as one of the key signatories of World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Plan of Action- 2003. To achieve the goal of the government's poverty reduction program, it has been given importance to ensure free flow of information. So by 2020, every union council in the country will be able to play a groundbreaking role in building knowledge centers and making the center of all development activities in the area.

3. Institutional engagement: UDC is a union-based information service center, but its local and state-level organizations for its efficient implementation