Service Bus Overview
The concept of introducing National e-Service Bus, a middleware platform basically, to facilitate citizen service delivery is a crucial part of Bangladesh National Digital Architecture (BNDA) framework. National e-Service Bus is a software driven middleware platform which is being developed keeping a provision to enable online services, sharing of information and data of ministries, departments and directorates to ensure interoperability and end user’s easy access to it. It's the first ever SOA (service oriented architecture) based middleware platform owned by some govt entity of Bangladesh.
ICT division and BCC is spearheading continuation and expansion of Porichoy and National e-Service Bus. National e-service bus is hosted in national data center (maintained by BCC itself) and carrying out operation & maintenance of the system with the help of regular employees and consultants. BCC has drafted BNDA Act and policy to enforce and mainstream framework and related guidelines by line ministries. BCC is providing managed service (service list) for other govt agencies using national e-service bus. It can act as a revenue generating source through imparting services. For example, BCC can take service charge from organizations for connecting services, load balancing the connected services etc.
National e-Service Bus Features
- Design and prototype APIs: Supports publishing SOAP, REST, JSON, and XML style services as APIs
- API Routing, transformation
- Scale API Traffic and Traffic throttling
- Control Access and Enforce Security
- Business Process Manager
- Multi-tenancy Support
- Message mediation
Cabinet Division and ICT Division has agreed to promote National e-Service Bus to connect important and heavily used citizen services/e-services. Govt agencies have started asking BCC to connect citizen services and application systems with National e-Service Bus. National e-Service Bus is also focused in BNDA guideline (1st version link) to be a national level middleware platform for connecting citizen services. Many Departments have requested BCC to help connecting services with national e-service bus.
Global Awards & Recognitions
e-Recruitment System
e-Recruitment System Overview
A secured web based platform to process govt. agencies’ job applications digitally. It enables applicants to apply from anywhere from digital devices. Employers can process job applications and shortlist applicants. It has online exam system with automated result processing facility. A large question bank ensures managing assessment test with quality. It utilizes BlockChain technology to prevent fraudulent practices related to recruitment exam.
Key Benefits
- Registration (One time only)
- Publish recruitment Notice
- Apply for job
- Update payment information
- Prepare the list of applicants
- Prepare/send Admit Card
- Attendance sheet
- Candidate Selection
- National ID(NID) verification
Benefits
- Decrease hassles of applicants/ students for Job Application
- Reduce time of Job applications processing for employer
- Increase Exam management quality
- Managing job applications with ease
Site URL
Please visit erecruitment.bcc.gov.bd
GeoDASH Platform
GeoDASH Platform Overview
GeoDASH stands for Geospatial Open Data Sharing Platform. Its web based application and platform for collating, storing, and sharing geospatial data and for deploying spatial data infrastructures (SDIs). It’s based on GeoNode system, an open source geospatial content management system. In fact, it’s the 1st complete SDI in Bangladesh, It provides integrated data storage, data retrieval capabilities, viewing, and mapping capabilities. NSDI (National spatial data infrastructure) is developed based on it
Key Benefits
- It has a built-in map composer and viewer, tools for analysis, and reporting.
- Different agency and personnel can share their spatial data on GeoDASH and collaborate with each other for using different layer stack shared differently through the public or permissioned access of each layer.
- It allows the integrated creation of data, metadata, and map visualizations. Each dataset in the system can be shared publicly or restricted to allow access to only specific users.
- It allows connectivity between several GeoDASH like SDIs to augment the collaborative potential of govt. and non govt. GIS databases.
- Social features like user profiles and commenting and rating systems allow for the development of communities around each platform to facilitate the use, management, and quality control of the data the GeoDASH instance contains.
Site URL
Please visit geodash.gov.bd
We have got huge response from govt. agencies about the unique platform. Many agencies have started to use the platform, such as, Department of Disaster Management, Forest Department, Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFRC), Rural Electrification Board of Bangladesh (REB), Local Government and Engineering Division (LGED), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) etc.
Boithok - Video Conferencing
Boithok' - a web based video conferencing platform. Boithok is hosted in national Data center, And maintained by the BNDA team. It enables the users to share their necessities, feelings through perfect instant secure video conferencing that creates a real scenario of a virtual meeting. This platform is completely secure and users’ data are entirely safe. Here no data/ recordings is stored outside of the country. One of the most important features of the Boithok platform is unlimited duration of the meeting. Honorable ICT State Minister instructed to extend it's usage across govt offices, after upgradation and incorporating user comments/feedback. ICT Division, BCC, A2I and some other govt offices are using boithok on regular basis. 56+ live meetings were held in Boithok in last 2 months of 2021.
Site URL
Please visit Boithok
Food Grain Procurement System (FPS)
FPS Overview
Food Grain Procurement System is a web Based application software to manage & control food grain procurement activities from internal market. Main Stakeholders are Farmers, Millers, Upazilla Agriculture Officer, CSD/LSD (Central Storage Depot/ Local Storage Depot), Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and DG Food Office. DAE and DGF are service owner, BCC is facilitating service development & maintenance.
FPS Features
- Management of Crop procurement activities
- Capture Procurement Target (Upazilla Wise)
- Notification to farmer via web/sms
- Real-time dash board for stakeholders
- Various reports
- Integrated with national e-service bus
FPS Benefits
- Management of Crop procurement activities
- Reduce hassles of Farmers to supply paddy
- SMS notification for farmers on different occasion
- Facilitate decision making process when the season is ongoing
- Various reports
- Complete visibility for DAE and Dg Food office over system activities
Site URL
Please visit fps.dgfood.gov.bd
BOESL App
What is BOESL App?
A simple yet powerful app build by BNDA Team for Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL), the only "State owned" Manpower exporting Company in Bangladesh. The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh established BOESL in 1984 to earn more foreign exchange by way of exporting skilled and unskilled manpower. We established an application named BOESL App to help millions of people worldwide by giving latest information.
Features:
- Real-time push notification for new job
- List of notices and job opportunities
- Audio visual content on skill set, preparation for going abroad, awareness
- Provision of Complain submission
- Provision of viewing special region/country (such as Korea) specific news
- General information about BOESL
- Updated notices and information with ‘Mark as favorite’ and search facilities
- Viewed notice will appear with open icon
- Searching facilities of any notice or marked notice
Benefits
- Authentic overseas job news/information
- Free from hassle of fraudulent job agencies
- Automated notifications
- Complain box available
- Audio visual facilities about related thing
Download App URL
Please download boesl
Project Tracking System
System Overview
Project Progress Tracker is a web based application software that tracks progress of a project that is what percentage of the project is currently done. It shows progress to Admins through different charts and reports. It maintains yearly ADP allocation, quarterly fund release, monthly expenditure, procurement and work plan of a project throughout its life cycle. There are 4 types of stakeholders in the system namely Super Admin, Agency Admin, Project Admin and Data Entry User. There are different Dashboard for different level of user. Data Entry User submits project related data and Project Admin can approve or reject based on the authenticity of data. He can also add remarks while rejecting wrong data. Super Admin can monitor which projects are not giving data entry and send email notification to corresponding projects.
Benefits
- It has lessened manual paper work.
- Different Charts & Reports
- It tracks different aspects of a project digitally
- Yearly ADP Allocation
- Component wise Allocation
- Quarterly Fund Release
- Monthly Expenditure
- Physical Progress
- Annual Procurement Plan
- Annual Work Plan
- Admin level email notification to projects who didn’t give data entry yet
Site URL
Please visit pts.bcc.gov.bd
Currently all projects (24) under ICT ministry are using this system. A planning phase is going on to expand it to other ministries also. A day long workshop was conducted for hands-on training. 2 representatives from each project was invited.
Digital Servicebook System
What is Digital Servicebook System?
Servicebook is type of a record book for a primary school teacher. Digital Servicebook is a web based application software to process activities related to Servicebook, from the opening of the book to PRL/Pension. Digital Servicebook contains data related to different events, such as Opening, Payfixation, Audit, Increment, Promotion, Leave, Punishment, transfer, PRL, Miscellaneous etc.
Features:
- Captures all service events related to service life like
- Opening of servicbeook
- Pay-fixation, Increment, Promotion
- Audit, Leave, Punishment
- Transfer, Miscellaneous, PRL
- Fingerprint capturing option for school teachers
- Responsive web design
- Dashboard for all stakeholders
- Integration with e-Primary System via BNDA Service Bus
Benefits
- Improve TCV index for each primary school teacher
- Only single visit to UEO office for teacher
- Teacher has viewing option from mobile
Servicebook App:
- Available in both android & iPhone
- View digital servicebook
- Verify personal Information through app
- Easy tracking option for different events
Site URL
Please Visit Servicebook
