Kathmandu, July 6: Leaders have stressed the need of giving priority to the digital economy to maintain good governance, financial transparency, and accountability as these things are important for development in the country. Speakers at a webinar program on the digital economy organized by Nepal Communist Party Bagmati State, Department of Treasury on Sunday (July 5) argued that revenue collection was reduced due to lack of transparency in all sectors including private, government, and non-government.
They added that transactions through digital technology should be encouraged to control financial irregularities. On the occasion, standing committee member of NCP and former finance minister Surendra Pandey pointed out the need of making digital economy nation-wide gradually as this was the digital era.
Though the old generation is not technology-friendly, the government has been carrying out different activities under Digital Nepal Framework Programme as the new generation could use technology, vice-chairperson of National Planning Commission Dr Pushpa Raj Kandel shared while elaborating the integrated financial management information system development project.
Similarly, NCP Bagmati In-charge Asta Laxmi Shakya, Spokesperson of Nepal Rastra Bank Dr Gunakar Bhatta, Chairperson of Nepal Bankers’ Association Bhuwan Dahal, Vice-Chairperson of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Chandra Dhakal, and Cyber Security expert Diwas Neupane shed light on global practice of digital transaction, Nepal’s context, initiatives and efforts taken by the government, policy to be adopted by the government, role of private sector, its challenge and opportunities. RSS
