BFDS is aware that the names of the two sites are almost identical. It said the site under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Computer Council provides mentor support alongside registration to the already established freelancers. On the other hand, the site that the department is developing is for the database of anyone trained in any type of freelancing. BFDS expects the name of the department’s site would change.
However, according to the sources of the department, the site is being developed internally. It will be launched after a quality test. There is no possibility to change the name of their site. But the two sites are likely to merge. That can be done after some further scrutiny.
ICT department’s director general Mostafa Kamal told Prothom Alo that there should be an official site. As they are developing a site, the ministry will sit and decide which one will remain operational.
Ananya Raihan, founder and chief executive of information technology company Dnet and iSocial, told Prothom Alo that it is better to have one government platform for the benefit of freelancers. Since the ICT department is also developing a site for freelancers, the ministry has to decide to which one they will give priority.
* The report has been rewritten in English by Shameem Reza
Source: New Platform ‘freelancer.gov.bd’ Launched by ICT Division
