Abstract:
The descriptive study investigates how UISC (Union Information and Service Center) was established to
setup ICT infrastructure in all 4,501 Union Parishads (UP, last tier of local government of Bangladesh),
contributes to the knowledge based economy in Bangladesh, that represents one of the developing countries
in the World. UISC provides different services to the rural areas through knowledge enhancement for both
entrepreneurs and end customers in order to achieve benefits and plays role to make knowledge based
society as well as contribute to the economic growth. All the functions and processes of UISC, including
background, rationale, target, outcome, methodology, implementation strategy, social impact, way of
increasing income etc. have been analyzed through the assistance of different stakeholders of UISC in the
form of interview, data collection and desk work through reviewing documents and analysis by a statistical
tool. Data collection and direct or indirect contact to the stakeholders’ represents that UISC has been
moving ahead as per its policy guidelines i.e. ICT infrastructure establishment, entrepreneurs build up, and
make available maximum level of services as per need to the rural people. This paper encompasses how
UISC contributes to enrich knowledge based economy in Bangladesh.