Unlocking public data for policy impact in Bangladesh
Policy Exchange Bangladesh, in collaboration with the International Growth Centre and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, hosts a roundtable titled ‘Unlocking Public Data for Policy Impact in Bangladesh’ to launch two new digital platforms. The discussion focuses on the crucial role of reliable, disaggregated, and real-time public data in enhancing responsive and accountable policymaking, especially in the energy and social protection sectors. Participants highlight the importance of strengthening institutional capacity, ensuring data credibility, and promoting government accountability to maximise the benefits of data-driven governance.
Hossain Zillur Rahman
Executive Chairman, Power and Participation Research Centre - PPRC
Robin Burgess
Director, IGC and Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Shahid Vaziralli
Head of the Research Programme, International Growth Centre
Masrur Reaz
Policy Advisor, International Growth CentreDilara Begum
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Mollah Amzad Hossain
Editor, Energy and Power magazine
Towfiqul Islam Khan
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)This DataHubBD website serves as a centralised directory of Bangladesh’s social protection and micro‑data, developed by BIGD with support from the International Growth Centre (IGC) to improve public access to policy‑relevant datasets
This Daily Star article reports on the launch of two digital platforms—developed with support from the International Growth Centre (IGC)—to improve access to policy-relevant data for evidence-based decision-making in Bangladesh.