Landscape of Enhanced Access to Social Protection, Safety Nets and Increased Resilience in Bangladesh

Begum, Ismat Ara; Talukder, R. K.; Kazal, Mohammad Mizanul Haque; Alam, Mohammad Jahangir

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“…However, introducing technology for beneficiary verification was also prone to errors, and the absence of mechanisms for citizens who had limited literacy or numeracy to report them presented several inaccuracies in the data listing (Z. Begum et al 2021). Digital innovation has the potential to improve and scale social protection in Bangladesh.…”

Section: Social Protectionmentioning

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Digitalisation of State Services in Bangladesh

Khene,

Hernandez

2024

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The government-led digital strategy in Bangladesh began well before the Covid-19 pandemic; the pandemic itself simply accelerated the digitalisation of public services globally. This report examines digital innovations across essential public services in Bangladesh, particularly those spurred on by the Covid-19 pandemic. It highlights major accountability and access outcomes, especially for marginalised groups across different capacities, identities, and geographic regions. The report looks at digitalisation experiences in key areas, including education, health, social protection, accountability, and addressing violence against women. While the pandemic accelerated these efforts, it also revealed persistent digital inequalities in terms of access, capacity, and structural factors such as human capital, political economy, and social and cultural norms. Rather than framing technology as an automatically efficiency-enhancing tool, the report illustrates on the ground realities and constructs a more nuanced perspective. It positions technology as an enabler in realising better futures together, while also underscoring challenges around digital rights and government oversight. The report calls for deliberative approaches in designing digital public services, enabling digital ethics in regulation, and gathering critical data on minority groups, connectivity, and actual digital service users. This frames technology as part of a broader, inclusive development agenda, rather than an ends in itself.

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Section: Social Protectionmentioning

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Digitalisation of State Services in Bangladesh

Khene,

Hernandez

2024

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“…Lockdown during the pandemic was a huge shock to the economy of the countries [46]. During this time, the government has put initial emphasis to support poor, stabilize food prices, and to expand social protection programs [78]. Some of the interventions implemented by the government, donors, and development partners are mentioned below:…”

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Tackling Protein-Calorie Malnutrition during World Crises

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Undernutrition is still highly prevalent in developing countries and leads to a multitude of problems as it weakens the immune system, which leads to increased risk of infections and diet-related diseases. COVID-19 has worsened the existing situation and has resulted in unprecedented health, social, and economic disruptions across the world. Before COVID-19, about 54% children under 5 years were moderately or seriously malnourished, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, early estimates suggest that an additional 2.6 million children were stunted; 9.3 million were wasted, with an addition of 2.1 million maternal anemia cases; 168,000 child deaths; and USD 29.7 billion in productivity losses. This review is mainly focused on the health and nutrition sectors and highlights the impact of COVID-19 on malnutrition, food system and industry, and it also discusses the various measures implemented across the world to cater the burden of maternal and child malnutrition. Movement restrictions and lockdowns within and across the countries/borders have imposed an unprecedented stress and shock on the food supply chain, affecting harvest, food processing, supply, logistics, food demand, shortages, and cost. Many countries have implemented interventions such as cash transfers, food ration distribution, insurance plans, utility subsidy, and tax exemptions to assist the population to cope with the financial and health issues caused due to the outbreak. Other than these measures, evidence recommends some essential direct and indirect interventions which could help in reducing malnutrition during COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has re-demonstrated the connection between food systems, nutrition, health, and prosperity and the need for a more holistic approach.

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South Asia’s Collaboration for Women’s Protection and Social Policy

Jafree

2023

Social Policy for Women in Pakistan

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Landscape of Enhanced Access to Social Protection, Safety Nets and Increased Resilience in Bangladesh

Cited by 4 publications

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Digitalisation of State Services in Bangladesh

Digitalisation of State Services in Bangladesh

Tackling Protein-Calorie Malnutrition during World Crises

South Asia’s Collaboration for Women’s Protection and Social Policy

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