Policy Breakfast

Are grown-ups responsible for children’s apathy to reading?

October 8, 2017h1, Library, Policy Breakfast

Forcing children to focus only on text books, discouraging reading for pleasure, reduced parent-child engagement, not encouraging storytelling, are some of the ways adults are causing apathy among the children towards...

Increase youth employability through modern libraries

July 27, 2017h7, Library, LU, Policy Breakfast, Policy Breakfast Vlog, Uncategorized

Through access to information and technology, modern libraries can play a crucial role in youth employability, participants discussed at the IID policy breakfast held in Dhaka on 26 July 2017....

Community ownership a must for future libraries

July 22, 2017British Council, h9, ICT4D, Library, LU, Participation, 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...

Intermediaries can be brought within the regulation system to reduce illegalities

May 10, 2017Fairer Labour Migration, Participation, Participatory Governance, Policy Breakfast

On 10 May 2017, IID held its 11th Policy Breakfast on implementing fairer labour migration. The discussion mainly focused on the key challenges in achieving fairer migration process, and minimising the...

Affordable alternative energy key to stop household air pollution

December 1, 2016Environment, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, Participation, Participatory Governance, Policy Breakfast, SDG, United Nations Foundation

Air Pollution at the household level has adverse health effects on around 138 million people and contributing to 15% of total annual deaths including mostly women and children. Nine out...

Mayor Commits to “Healthy Dhaka”

July 28, 2016Dhaka Debate, European Union, icddr,b, Participation, Participatory Governance, Policy Breakfast

IID’s 9th Policy Breakfast was held on Thursday the 28th in Dhaka city. The event was organized in partnership with icddr,b and supported by European Union. The topic was Urban Primary...

Technological safeguards alone cannot ensure data security

April 20, 2016High 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, 2016High 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...

National unity to brave climate change

January 17, 2016Environment, 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...

Policy and awareness, not isolation, needed to protect culture

August 23, 2015NDI, 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...

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