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Finance Minister shooting for the moon to get the stars

June 3, 2016

The BDT 3.4 trillion budget is consistent with the finance minister’s recent strategy of setting higher target which will fall short of target but register a modest growth. IID’s rapid…

Youth wants access to public policy

May 25, 2016

IID organized a Policy Forum titled “Empowering Youth” last month (May 25) in Khulna, Bangladesh. The idea was to expand our Policy Breakfast model beyond Dhaka and gauge its usefulness.…

Policy Forum series with Actionaid Bangladesh

May 12, 2016

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…

IID signs research contract with UC Berkeley

May 9, 2016

IID has recently signed a research contract with the University of California, Berkeley to conduct two nation wide surveys in Bangladesh to understand the income and expenditure patterns of small loan receivers.…

Technological safeguards alone cannot ensure data security

April 20, 2016

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’…

IID’s 8th Policy Breakfast on National Data Security [video]

April 20, 2016

Are we doing enough to protect our national data? Amid biometric registration of SIMs, IID brings experts to address policy issues.

Govt must make sure that harassment and abuse does not happen [video]

April 20, 2016

Mr. Fahim Mashroor, CEO of bdjobs.com, was one of the distinguished participants at our Policy Breakfast on National Data Security where the discussion was primarily on the Government’s biometric re-registration…

Initiative to bring these two parties together was a great idea [video]

April 20, 2016

Mr. Zohirul Alam Tiemoon, CEO of Nerd Castle, attended the Policy Breakfast on National Data Security held on April 20, 2016. He said, “National Data Security is a not only…

Dialogue allowed these concerns to be raised and addressed [video]

April 20, 2016

H.E. Benoit-Pierre Laramée, High Commissioner of Canada in Bangladesh, said after the Policy Breakfast on National Data Security, “People are concerned about the collection, use, storage, and disclosure of personal…

Govt ensured right technology, but other security layers not covered [video]

April 20, 2016

Dr. Rokonuzzaman, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North South University attended our Policy Breakfast on National Data Security where he stressed that biometric technology is now used in…

The answer is not to reject technology but to make it safe and secure [video]

April 20, 2016

Brig. Gen. Md. Emdadul Bari, Director General (SS), Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), came to our 8th Policy Breakfast where the topic was National Data Security. According to Mr. Bari,…

Citizens are concerned and citizens want assurance [video]

April 20, 2016

Former Mayoral candidate for Dhaka City Corporation (North) Tabith Awal participated in our 8th Policy Breakfast on National Data Security. He raised concerns about enforcement and due process in the…