Participation – Page 3

Policy Forum series with Actionaid Bangladesh

May 12, 2016

ActionAid Bangladesh, Participation, Policy Forum

IID is going to hold a series of Policy Forum in partnership with Actionaid Bangladesh. Following the successful experience of organizing high level policy discussions through Policy Breakfast, the objective of Policy Forum would be…

Technological safeguards alone cannot ensure data security

April 20, 2016

High Commission of Canada in Bangladesh, Participation, Policy Breakfast

It will take more than technology to protect national data – urged the participants of IID’s 8th Policy Breakfast. This segment of the Policy Breakfast Series themed ‘Security of National Data’…

Does accountability of media depend on democracy?

March 1, 2016

High Commission of Canada in Bangladesh, Participation, Policy Breakfast

Media is accountable to the general public, but at the same time it needs to be governed by the laws put down by a democratic state. This was the concluding…

IID at PAL Network’s annual meeting

February 14, 2016

Education, Participation

IID attended PAL Network’s (People’s Action for Learning) annual meeting in Senegal on the theme “From Evaluation to Action ” from February 9 to February 12, 2016. This meeting was…

National unity to brave climate change

January 17, 2016

Environment, High Commission of Canada in Bangladesh, Participation, Policy Breakfast

Climate change affects us all, and therefore we must stand united to weather the storm—urged the participants of IID’s sixth Policy Breakfast. The newest segment of the Policy Breakfast series themed…

Climate Change and Bangladesh: Post-Paris debate

December 29, 2015

Environment, Participation

IID and the High Commission of Canada in Bangladesh are organizing the next Policy Breakfast on Climate Change and Bangladesh. As always, high level participants are expected in the policy…

RTI must for democracy – Information Minister at online seminar

October 6, 2015

Communication, e-Seminar, Information Commission, Participation, Public Opinion, RTI

High level representatives from government and civil society attended this open-for-public online seminar to brainstorm way forwards for right to information campaign. Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu commented, “Establishment of…

Policy and awareness, not isolation, needed to protect culture

August 23, 2015

NDI, Participation, Participatory Governance, Policy Breakfast, UK aid, USAID

Culture needs protection, but neither law enforcement nor isolation can do that. Rather, practicing, believing and creating awareness about the cultural identity are the only forces that can protect a…

Common monitoring platform for education to be developed

June 18, 2015

BRAC, Budget & Economy, EduCamp, Education, Participation, Research, Roundtable, Undialogue

Government and non-government educationists have agreed to establish a common online platform to monitor the progress of education sector. IID and BRAC, in collaboration with the education ministries will develop…

Gender budget remains a mere paperwork

May 28, 2015

Archive, NDI, Participation, Participatory Governance, Policy Breakfast, UK aid, USAID

The national budgeting process has been gender sensitized but that has somewhat failed to achieve the underlying objective of mainstreaming women empowerment in the process of resource allocation and utilization.…