Innovation Digest for Bangladesh
Impact stories, useful information, country data and more
Bangladesh Creates ‘SDG Tracker’ Tool
In order to track Bangladesh’s progress towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Bangladesh government has created an SDG Tracker – a unique and searchable online database that provides a snapshot of progress made towards achieving global and national priorities, by each SDG target and indicator. Read More
‘Empathy Training’ Initiative to Improve Public Services
The Bangladesh government's Access to Information Programme (a2i) is using an initiative called Empathy Training to encourage new ideas to deliver more effective public services. In particular, they aim to reduce the time, costs and number of visits involved in accessing a service. The training has sparked innovative solutions to challenges affecting sectors such as fish farming, which is integral to Bangladesh’s food security and economy. Read More
Improving Water Supply and Sanitation
Bangladesh is making significant progress in improving sanitation and access to clean drinking water with the help of an innovative microfinance programme that focuses on increasing access to hygienic sanitation facilities for low-income households in rural areas. Read More
Delivering More Effective Primary Education
By changing the end of school exam to measure competence rather than rote learning, delivering 100 million textbooks and better teacher training, and by providing performance-based funding, Bangladesh’s primary education programme is delivering effective learning. Read More
No Lean Season – Innovation Project
No lean season is a programme which offers incentives (grants or no-interest loans) to low income agricultural workers to migrate during the famine season to urban areas where higher wages can be earned. Read More
Tele-doctor Services to Improve Access to Healthcare
The introduction of m-health products will provide Bangladeshis with affordable and accessible advice, diagnostics and care. It has the potential to transform the health landscape in the country, and improve the lives of millions of vulnerable families. Read More
A2i – Bangladesh Government’s Innovation Lab
The innovation lab in the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office is fostering public service innovation in a number of ways to unlock the true potential of the government and to improve the lives of citizens. Read More
Development 4.0: Accelerating progress towards SDGs in Asia Pacific
A report published by UNDP (October 2018) examines the likely impact that innovations such as artificial intelligence, automation and bio-technology will have on the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Pacific countries. Read More
‘Project DRESTI’ Launched to Provide Citizens of Bangladesh with Affordable Vision Care
The project aims to correct the vision of 58,000 adults and children in the Sherpur district. Read More
How Green Jobs are creating Sustainable Prosperity
Bangladesh is also one of the most climatically vulnerable countries in the world. Green jobs. i.e. decent jobs that are good for the environment, can help the country’s fight against climate change. Read More
Bangladesh’s 2017 Voluntary National Review on the SDGs
Bangladesh submitted its first Voluntary National Review on the Sustainable Development Goals in 2017 to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. The report tracks the progress Bangladesh has made so far towards each of the 17 SDGs and 169 targets. Read More
Bangladesh World Bank Data
World Bank data on social and economic indicators. Read More
Bangladesh 2018 SDG Index Country Profile
The 2018 SDG Index and Dashboards report presents a revised and updated assessment of countries’ distance to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read More