ICT

August 16, 2015

Published by Kazi Fattah at Aug 16 2015

Empowering the urban poor – The new frontier in poverty reduction

Over the past decade Bangladesh has been experiencing urbanisation at an unprecedented speed and scale. For Bangladesh, urbanisation has been identified as a leading engine of growth with the urban sector already contributing to more than 60 per cent of the GDP. On the downside, like in many other developing countries, this rapid urbanisation is also accompanied by increasing urban poverty and inequality.

April 2, 2013

Published by Maria A May at Apr 02 2013

Frugal Innovation Forum Day 2: Ambition without borders

A week before the Frugal Innovation Forum, I came across the Ted Talk by Dan Palotta that criticized development for rewarding frugality (i.e. low rates of overhead) instead of ambition and big ideas. This is one reason why, in his opinion, progress has been slow to find solutions to address social issues.

February 20, 2012

Published by BRAC at Feb 20 2012

Human Rights and Technology: Using ICT for Justice Delivery

It is a distinct pleasure to be hosting and organizing the first ever seminar on Human Rights and Technology in Bangladesh[1]. BRAC’s Human Rights and Legal Aid Services Programme, the world’s largest NGO led legal aid programme, has sought a unique way to commemorate its 25th anniversary of operations. We have aimed to bring together two worlds that are not automatically thought of on the same wavelength, and yet have a lot to contribute to each others’ objectives. It is an honour to provide, through this Seminar, a meeting ground between the world of human rights, social justice and community empowerment and the world of tech