Innovation Digest for Bangladesh

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

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

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 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

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

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

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