The Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, has been honored with the "Digital Bangladesh Award 2022."
The award was handed out at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the capital, on Monday.
The Power Division was awarded thanks to its efforts for implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in order to ensure efficiency, transparency and accountability in the power sector by accelerating their digital adoption. ERP has been successfully implemented for the first time in the Power Division at the government level.
In the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Md Habibur Rahman, secretary of the Power Division, received the prestigious award from State Minister for Information and Telecommunication Technology Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak. Earlier, the Power Division won the 'Freedom Award-2022' in recognition of its contribution to the socio-economic development of the country through 100% electrification.
Expressing his reaction, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said “We are increasing the usage of technology to deliver the services to people's doorsteps. As a result of ERP implementation, it will be possible to make quick decisions, reduce costs, ensure transparency and accountability, review performance, free exchange of information, and ensure information security.”
He also said that this technology will effectively contribute to identifying the challenges of the future, which will inspire other organizations.
With the aim of improving efficiency, speeding up the automation process, speeding up the budget and cost management, ensuring accountability, ensuring reliable power supply within the affordability of the people and achieving customer satisfaction, ERP initiative was taken in the Power Division and its 15 organizations in October 2018.
Initially, there were various complications, but as a result of the combined efforts of all concerned, it was possible to implement four modules in September 2021. The special aspects of these four modules are Human Resource and Payroll, Fixed Assets, Procurement and Finance.
