Founding date: 2000-04-16
Director: AHM Bazlur Rahman
Type of membership: Networking
Description: BNNRC is a national networking body working for building a democratic society based on the principles of free flow of information, equitable and affordable access to Information, Communication Technology (ICT) for remote & marginalized population. BNNRC registered with Ministry of Law, Parliamentary and Justice Affairs as a trust and NGO Affairs Bureau, Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Bangladesh according to the foreign donation(Voluntary Activities) regulation ordinance 1978 as an organization on Information,Communication and Technology for Development (ICT4D) and established in 2000 as per Article 19 charter of UN bill of rights.
Subjects: ICT4D, Information for all
Objective: BNNRC now strive for following core interventions to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): 1. Awareness on correlations of ICT, poverty alleviation and Institutionalization of Democracy 2. Establishment of ICT Resource Center and Promotion of Radio Listeners Club as primary ICT catalyst in remote rural areas 3. Advocacy and Campaign for Bridge the Digital Divide/Information Divide 4. Piloting of ICT4D projects at rural areas to create show case examples for greater multiplication 5. Establishment Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES)
Language(s): en,bn
Time length to use it: 9:00 AM- 5 PM
Open to international use: Yes
Geographical scope: National
Audience: Citizens
Address: House: 13/1 Road:2 Shamoli, Dhaka 1207
E-mail: 88-02-9138501-105
Telephone: 88-02-9130750