Vision 2021

S. M. Abdus Samad AzadAssociate Professor, English

Govt BMC Women’s College, Naogaon

Objectives

By the end of the session you will have:Gone through the goals of MDGDiscussed the key targets of Vision 2021Known the basic concepts of Digital Bangladesh

Millennium Development Goals

What can you see?What does it symbolize?What are the GOALS set by the United Nations?

Millennium Development Goals

GOAL 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hungerGOAL 2: Achieve universal primary education GOAL 3: Promote gender equity and empower women GOAL 4: Reduce child mortality GOAL 5: Improve maternal health GOAL 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases GOAL 7: Ensure environmental sustainability GOAL 8: Develop a global partnership for development

Millennium Development Goals and Bangladesh

No of Goals

Goals Achievement

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Eradicate extreme poverty and hungerAchieve universal primary education Promote gender equity and empower women

Reduce child mortalityImprove maternal healthCombat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Ensure environmental sustainabilityDevelop a global partnership for development

56.7% in 9229% in 2015

98.7% enrolment

Achieved significantly

44 per 1000

194 per 100,000

Less than 0.1%

Area 19.4 close to 20%Density 10<70%

Grant decline, rise in10

Loan rising

Source: www.bd.undp.org/content/bangladesh/en/home/mdgoverview

Vision 2021

Discuss with a partner:What do you mean by VISION?What does Vision 2021 signify?Why is the year 2021 important for us?

Vision 2021

What do you mean by VISION? The ability to think about and plan for the future, using intelligence and imagination, especially in politics and business.What is Vision 2021? Vision 2021 is a set of solid development targets for Bangladesh by the end of 2021 by the Government under the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Why is the year 2021 important for us? The year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of independence.

The broad targets of Bangladesh by 2021

1. Achieve middle-income country status by 2021 through sustained annual rate of GDP at 10 per cent by 2021.2. Eradicate illiteracy after 2014, by ensuring 100 per cent net enrolment at primary level and turn Bangladesh into a country of educated people with adequate skills in information technology.3. Substantially eradicate poverty by bringing down the number of people living below the poverty line to 15%.4. Ensure a minimum intake of 2,122 k. cal/person/day of food for all and standard nutritional food to at least 85% of the population by 2021.

The broad targets of Bangladesh by 2021

5. Achieve self sufficiency in food by 2012.6. Change the output of agriculture, industry, and services to approximately 15 percent, 38 percent, and 47 percent respectively by 2021.7. Reduce the unemployment rate to 15 percent. 8. Provide living accommodation for the entire population.9. Supply pure drinking water for the entire population and bring all household under hygienic sanitation.

The broad targets of Bangladesh by 2021

10. Reduce maternal mortality to 1.5 per cent, raise the use of birth control methods to 80 percent, and bring down infant mortality to 15 per thousand by 2021.11. Eradicate all contagious diseases and increase life expectancy to 70 years by 2021.12. Generate 20,000 MW of electricity by 2021, such that it ensures per capita energy consumption to rise to 600 kwh.13. Ensure protection of the environment by effectively meeting the challenges arising from climate change and preventing environmental degradation.14. Promote and deepen the application of information technology towards a digital Bangladesh.

Digital Bangladesh

What does Digital Bangladesh signify?Digital Bangladesh signifies:↗ Human resource development↗ Connecting citizen↗ Digital Government/e-governance↗ ICT in Business/e-commerce

Digital Bangladesh

Digital Bangladesh broadly refers to the meaningful use of ICT in every sectors to ensure:↗ Transparency↗ Accountability↗ Building a poverty free nation

Vision 2021

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