5 INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT :
The proper environment will be created within the country, as a national obligation, to promote research and development activities in the telecommunication technology and services, to develop telecommunications training courses in new systems and services and to ensure appropriate human resources development for the efficient conduct of telecommunications activities. In order to fulfil this obligation, following will remain priority :-
5.1 Research and Development : A National Institute of Research and Development (NIRD) in telecommunications will be established . The operators, manufacturers and any other organizations and persons involved in telecommunications will be encouraged to carry out research and development activities to support local growth and transfer of technology. The requirement to carry out R&D will be a part of the conditions under which licenses are issued and at least 1% of the annual expenditure should be allocated for the purpose.
5.2 Human Resource Development : The creation of trained and skilled manpower in all fields of telecommunications will be stressed. All telecommunications enterprises are encouraged to establish their own training programs. The need to crate short, medium and long term plans for the training of manpower for all operators is imperative. Efforts must be made to establish a National Institute for Human Resource Development in Telecommunications (NIHRDT)1 in the country by upgrading the existing Telecommunication Staff College of BTTB at Gazipur.
the present Telecommunications Staff College of BTTB situated at Joydebpur, will provide very good and appropriate foundation for setting up of the proposed . NIHRDT.