What is UDC and why?

Union information and service center is a state-of-the-art information technology center
(telecentre) set up in the Union Council, which aims at ensuring information service to 
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 Information
and Service Centers (UISC) across the country through video conferences from the 
Prime Minister of his office and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 
and the former Prime Minister of New Zealand Mr Helen Clark, Bhar Karaikumukhi 
union of Bhola district.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 UDC started its journey in front of the 'People at the Doorsteps' program. With the
establishment of the UISC, 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 they are reaching the service.Free flow of information is one of the 
prerequisites for empowering the public. The establishment of information and service 
centers in 4,501 union parishads of the country has opened the way for information and 
services at the earliest, including participation in the free flow of rural people.

Materials:

A UDC has more than one computer and related materials to ensure better information
service for the public, which has been phased out and is being done.The UDC material 
comes from entrepreneurial investment and Union Council funds 
(Revenue Sector and LGSP Project).A computer with a minimum stabilizer, a black
screen printer, a color printer, a modem for connecting online, a scanner, 
a UI camera can be started initially with a digital camera. But for the full 
UISC management, the following materials are needed -

• Multiple computers (desktop and laptop)

• 1 multimedia projector with large screen

• 1 laser printer

• 1 color printer

• 1 modem

• 1 scanner machine

• 1 laminating machine

• 1 photocopier machine

• 1 digital camera

• 1 webcam

• 1 generator
  
  Upon raising a UISC on the basis of local demand, there may be more or less than that.
  
  Partnership or Partnership:
  
  UDCs are being managed under Local Government Division.Under the guidance of the
  Cabinet Division and the management of the loca administration, other activities 
  including the supervision of UISC are conducted.The training of UISC's required 
  ICT tools and skills for the entrepreneurship comes from the LGD and Bangladesh 
  Computer Council (BCC).BCC also provided solar panels in 1013 uninterrupted unions
  and brought all the Union Parishad under electricity. Apart from this, many other 
  institutions like Bin-Insurance, Mobile Company, NGO, Education-Research Organization,
  Hardware-Software Association, are involved with UIC with their services, 
  new skills and technical support.

UMS or UDC ACTIVITY Management System:

UDC program management or 'UMS' (http://www.e-service.gov.bd/uams/) has been created 
to help UDC entrepreneurs to calculate the income and local administration follow-up.
UDC entrepreneurs upload their daily income information here.

UISC Operations Management system was reported by uploading daily income and work tasks.
It is currently being changed to EK-Sheba (http://eksheba.gov.bd/)system.

Blog (uiscbd.ning.com):

UISC blog (uiscbd.ning.com) has been created to instantly interact with the 
entrepreneurs, interact with each other and interact with the local administration 
officials with the entrepreneurs.This blog is a powerful online platform for the 
4,501 UISC'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.