Data Bank refers to a collection of information organized so that specific facts can be retrieved as needed. A data bank is operated with a centrally located Database Server with appropriate number of manpower to administer the information; i.e. to collect, regulate, monitor and update data. Data bank works on a purely online concept, in a local Network or distributed among internet-work of different departments.
To meet the challenges among different Nepal Government departments, NITC has forwarded a step to manage the scattered resources of data, make a proper application of ICT in governance and to reduce the cost of infrastructure of implementing the data. National Data Bank project is an initiative by NITC intended to help draw together and make available all the published data for both the governmental and public use.
The main scope of the project should be depository for several data (information) needed for government bodies/organization. The targeted users include all the Nepal Government departments and organizations, private organizations working for Nepal Government, small and medium scale industrial organizations and personal users and research groups.
As such the minimum condition is to own a central database of its own and for government agencies, is to own a locally administrated database which will connect with the central database. The database should be very much informative and updated on a regular basis.
