BBS to receive $9.65m from KOICA

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) will receive $9.65 million from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to upgrade facilities, share knowledge and upgrade technology, says KOICA.

KOICA, in collaboration with BBS, on Thursday announced the successful completion of the on-site implementation survey for the Capacity Building of Statistics Service based on Platform (National Statistics Data Warehouse and Big Data Analysis Platform) Project.

The objective of this project is to improve the Statistical Office’s productivity and service by making a master plan, installing a data warehouse, and improving the capacity of BBS officials.

The duration of the project is 60 months with a budget of $9.65 million.

The expert team worked closely with the BBS team from May 7–18, to conduct the implementation study, which was critical to understanding the project’s requirements and identifying challenges that may arise during the implementation phase.

BBS Director General Md Matiar Rahman assured of providing all sorts of cooperation to make this project successful, which will be a milestone for BBS in achieving Bangladesh’s development goals.