Bridging data gaps for a better social protection system in Bangladesh
Local administrators in Bangladesh face challenges in efficiently managing social protection due to limited access to updated and comparative data. The IGC-BIGD Datahub dashboard offers a solution through enhanced data visualisation and analytics, but its success depends on formal government endorsement and integration into official systems.
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- Data deficits undermine social protection efficiency: Local administrators in Bangladesh lack accessible and comparative data on the social protection system. They also lack access to regularly updated eligibility lists for various programmes, making it difficult to verify enrollment rates for these programmes.
- The new IGC-BIGD Datahub dashboard can improve social protection allocation decisions: Through user-friendly visualisations, cross-district analytics, and social protection programme eligibility lists, the IGC-BIGD Datahub dashboard can enable local administrators to benchmark social protection funds against other localities, verify beneficiary eligibility lists, and identify inefficiencies in the disbursement process.
- Policy integration and government buy-in remain key: To maximise impact and usage, the dashboard needs formal endorsements from policymakers and ministries, especially from the Ministry of Social Welfare of the Government of Bangladesh. Through formal recognition, the dashboard can be integrated into the government portal for maximum usage by the local administrators, primarily at the sub-district level.