Hence, it is little surprise that Bangladesh is dubbed a development wonder — a role model for eliminating hunger. Digital Centres have substantially reduced the average 20km commute to the sub-district office and the 35km journey to the district office. Translated into monetary terms, the Digital Centres have saved poor Bangladeshis more than $1 billion. Easy internet access has led to a league of extraordinary entrepreneurs whose tech-based startups will help the e-commerce industry employ over 10 million people within 10 years. Anir Chowdhury is the policy advisor of the a2i (Access to Information) Program at the Prime Minister’s Office, Bangladesh.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 09, 2017 12:33 UTC