ICT4D – IID

Community ownership a must for future libraries

July 22, 2017

ICT4D, Library, LibraryP, policies4libraries, Policy Breakfast

Community engagement and community ownership of libraries need to be emphasized for the sustainability of any library movement, mentioned participants at the policy breakfast held in Dhaka on 22 July…

From cash to bKash: The next big step for mobile money

November 13, 2015

BRAC, ICT4D, Research

Can mobile money take the next big step and convince the big institutes to use mobile money for organizational transactions? IID study seeks to find that. IID has partnered with…

Library landscape report presented

May 12, 2015

British Council, ICT4D, Library Landscape Assessment, policies4libraries, Policy Analysis, Research, RTI

It is the most comprehensive and in-depth study of library and information services ever undertaken in Bangladesh. The survey identifies the challenges faced by libraries and offers a vision for…

Majority believes libraries are essential

May 11, 2015

Brief Report, British Council, ICT4D, Library Landscape Assessment, Policy Analysis, Publication, Research

About 99 percent of the library users find the role of libraries to be essential for the society, though only 6 percent people uses the benefits—reveals a nationwide survey. At…

Meeting held with Steering Committee of “Library Landscape Assessment of Bangladesh”

March 19, 2015

British Council, ICT4D, Library Landscape Assessment, Policy Analysis, Research, RTI

IID conducted a meeting with the Steering Committee for the Library Landscape Assessment on 19th March 2015 at British Council. Representatives from the Ministry of ICT, Ministry of Cultural Affairs,…

IID-BCC-JICA Workshop on IT Engineers Examination

March 16, 2015

BCC, ICT4D, JICA, Participation, Program Evaluation, Workshop

IID, in partnership with Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) organised a workshop on IT Engineers Examination (ITEE) on 16 March 2015 at BCC in Dhaka.…

Assessing Bangladesh’s Library Landscape

September 11, 2014

British Council, ICT4D, Library Landscape Assessment, Policy Analysis, Research, RTI

IID is partnering with British Council to carry out a Library Landscape Assessment throughout Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s library and information system has reached a crossroad where further development should depend on…

Policy Brief on Global Impact Study Published

April 3, 2014

ICT4D, Participatory Governance, Policy Brief, Publication, Research

Based on the findings of the Global Impact Study in Bangladesh a policy brief titled “Development through Public Access to ICTs: Challenges and Policy Priorities” has been published by IID. …

IID Facilitates National Workshop on ICT Indicators

February 11, 2014

Bangladesh Computer Council, ICT4D, Participation, Workshop

To address the lack of ICT related data, Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), with support from IID and others, organised a workshop on 11 February 2014. Honorable Minister and State Minister…

Findings Revealed from Access to Information 2nd Phase Evaluation

February 13, 2013

ICT4D, Program Evaluation, Research, UNDP

The most common and profitable services at UISCs regrettably have little to do with the primary goals of the UISCs- this was the finding from an evaluation of Access to…