Less than 3% of manufacturing units use computers

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Mahmudul Hasan

Fewer than 3 percent of manufacturing units in Bangladesh use computers or information technology (IT) in their production work, according to the latest Economic Census 2024.The census shows that only 2.44 percent of 11.19 lakh manufacturing units in the country use computers or IT in the production processes.Use varies by type of establishment. Among permanent units, 4.74 percent use computers in production. The rate falls to 1.36 percent for temporary units and just 0.80 percent for economic households.There are also wide regional differences. Dhaka division records the highest rate of ICT use in production at 5.65 percent, while Barishal division has the lowest at 1.14 percent.According to sector-wise data, 9.06 percent of establishments in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply use computers in production. In construction, the rate is the lowest at 0.92 percent.Across industrial units as a whole, the rate stands at 2.41 percent.

There are also wide regional differences. Dhaka division records the highest rate of ICT use in production at 5.65 percent, while Barishal division has the lowest at 1.14 percent.