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Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP) The Sustainable Development Networking Program (SDNP) is a global catalytic initiative launched by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in response to Agenda 21, which articulated the need for improved information dissemination to support sustainable development. The program is geared towards facilitating communication between users and suppliers of sustainable development information in developing countries. Bangladesh is intensely reliant on environmental and natural resources. Some times Natural calamity seriously wrinkled the natural resource base of the country, which could have serious adverse impact on output, income and employment. Efforts are being made to address these issues by the Government, donors, political parties, NGOs and other advocacy groups. The Government has been giving some attention to this sector. Among others it has approved the National Environment Management Action Plan (NEMAP) in 1996. Sustainable environment Management Programme (SEMP) is an out come of NEMAP in Bangladesh. SDNP in Bangladesh is acting as a non-profitable organization that affianced in network development programme for environment awareness, education, health care and countryside development projects in the rural areas of Bangladesh. SDNP defines as its community mission to contribute to national development by providing services in (1) information and communication technology and (2) Internet connectivity to rural communities for the enhancement of delivery of education, health care and livelihood programs of government agencies, multi-lateral and other concerned institutions. SDNP has a vision to become the largest non-profit sector network related to Sustainable environment awareness programmes development in Bangladesh. Presently SDNP is implementing Point to point and point to multipoint radio link wireless connectivity to develop the proposed nationwide data backbone that can act as a pipeline for ISPs, government agencies, and corporations. The main function of this service is to provide users ready access to the information super-highway at a minimal cost. Soon SDNP is accessible to implement a Point to Multipoint satellite technology to provide nation wide disaster management and establish an effective and cheaper communication between the costal areas where rapid communication is not yet easily available. To support communication in costal regions, applications in Internet access, virtual private networks, distance education, digital media streaming, tele-medicine corporate intranet and extranets, video conferencing, multicasting, and other IP-based services, SDNP is initiating the way of connecting communities. |
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