Nation can be made prosperous through development of information technology: PM Dahal

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said the government is convinced that the nation can be made prosperous and the citizen’s living standards uplifted through the development, expansion, and use of the ICT sector.

PM Dahal said that the government was committed for executing the legal framework including the required policy, Act, and regulations required for ensuring the development, expansion, and secure use of ICT. He delivered the commitment in a message of best wishes on the occasion of the Sixth National Information and Communication Technology Day today.

Stating that the government has implemented the ‘Digital Nepal Framework, 2076’ with the concept of bringing transformation in the economic, social, and cultural realms through the use of information technology, he said the government has given priority to works as formulating the necessary policies, laws, and structure keeping in mind the growing cyber security challenges.

The Prime Minister stated that a study is ongoing for establishing the National Cyber Security Centre soon and expressed the commitment to timely policy improvement for bringing in skilled human resources on information technology into the government services and retaining the available workforce.

Noting that the 4G service has been made effective in all the districts to render quality telecommunication services, PM Dahal stated works have been expedited for expanding high-speed internet service through the extension of optical fiber. He made it clear that high-speed internet would be taken to all the local levels within the next fiscal year.

The Prime Minister also appealed to all sides for bringing a transformation in the life of the general public using ICT through its rapid development. The Sixth National Information Technology Day or ICT Day is being marked today.

The theme of the ICT Day this year is ‘Secure Information Technology, Good Governance, and Prosperity’. The use of ICT has expanded in recent days in Nepal also along with the development and expansion of the ICT sector. Services provided by the public sector are gradually becoming IT-friendly.

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