Publications

Book

AI can be a great leveler for the Global South. Just look at Bangladesh, South China Morning Post, April 22, 2024
Bangladesh’s “phygital public infrastructure” bridges DPI theory and practice, GovInsider, Singapore, Oct 5, 2023
Building trust in long-term digital transformation, The Economist Impact Capsule Panel, October 13, 2022
Digital Bangladesh to Innovative Bangladesh: The Road to 2041, Bangladesh Brand Forum, September 20, 2022
Special supplement: Bangladesh beyond 50: What got us here will take us there – Standing at 50, what must Bangladesh achieve by 70?, Dhaka Tribune, June 8, 2022
Delivering Digital Opportunities for All: The Bold Bureaucracy – Changing the System, Creative Bureaucracy Festival, Berlin, June 2, 2022
Will universities cease to exist in the next 10 years?, April 11, 2022
Defying our doubts is what we do, Dhaka Tribune, March 20, 2022
Transforming our education. Transforming Bangladesh, Dhaka Tribune, March 14, 2022
The audacity of dreaming big, Dhaka Tribune, March 6, 2022
Why not a Bangla voice assistant?, Dhaka Tribune, February 20, 2022
Nurturing entrepreneurs, not killing them, Dhaka Tribune, February 14 and February 27, 2022
Accelerating digital cash transfers to the world’s poorest, The Brookings Institution, February 17, 2022
I am the solution: The heart of our ‘Blended Education for All’ framework, Dhaka Tribune, February 7, 2022
Five elements that will shape the future of our education, Dhaka Tribune, January 30, 2022
Expanding the PIE: Making our systems as hospitable as our households, Dhaka Tribune, January 23, 2022
Bangladesh: The best product with the worst marketing, Dhaka Tribune, January 9 and 16, 2022
Climate Change, Google and Bangladesh Floods, Global Policy Journal, October 21, 2021
Bangladesh is showing richer nations how to deal with the impacts of climate change, Comment Central UK, October 18, 2021
Genomics, social media and mobile phone data enable mapping, Nature Microbiology, September 8, 2021
Relearning learning: Educating beyond schools and promoting beyond exams, dBrief, 4th Issue 2021
Bangladesh leading post-COVID recovery conversation, data-driven tech on public health policies, Analysis Asia Pacific, August 31, 2021
Digital Empowerment for Bangladesh’s Doctors, News Talk, July 8, 2021
To innovate, Bangladesh takes inspiration from its founding days, WhiteBoard, Centre for Research and Information, Bangladesh, June 16, 2021
Mobile Phones and Financial Inclusion" book chapter in Global Mobile: Applications and Innovations for the Worldwide Mobile Ecosystem, USA, 2013
Rethinking Migration: Role of Microenterprises in Bangladesh, Economic and Political Weekly, India, Oct 2013
e-Krishi Vision: Service at Farmers’ Doorsteps, Access to Information Programme, June 2008
e-Education Vision, Access to Information Programme, June 2008
e-Health Vision, Access to Information Programme, June 2008
e-Local Government Vision, Access to Information Programme, June 2008
e-Civil Service, Access to Information Programme, June 2008
UNDP Monograph: ICTs for Good Governance in Bangladesh, April 2007
UNDP Monograph: Making ICTs Work for the Poor in Bangladesh, April 2007
UNDP Monograph: Localization of ICTs for Bangladesh, April 2007
UNDP Monograph: Open Source Software, Open Content and Open Standards for ICT4D Initiatives in Bangladesh, April 2007
Twenty Most Important Services and Information For Citizens: Assessment for Bangladesh, D.Net, Bangladesh and World Bank, USA, June 2006
Handbook on Implementing e-Government with Basic Introduction to e-Commerce: Prepared for Government Officials, Academy for Planning and Development and D.Net, Bangladesh, August 2004

Research Paper

15 questions to ask now to shape blended learning of the future, World Economic Forum, May 17, 2021
Surging COVID-19 in Bangladesh driven by B.1.351 variant, MedRXiv, April 29, 2021
Participatory syndromic surveillance as a tool for tracking COVID-19 in Bangladesh, Epidemics journal, April 19, 2021
Vaccine passports will create more freedom, not less – I know from experience, Independent, UK, April 17, 2021
How vaccine certification can help fix gaps in governance, TRT World, April 15, 2021
Digital Bangladesh story – middle income ambition supported by technology, KTVN, April 12, 2021
3 strategies that could help countries achieve a post-COVID dividend, World Economic Forum, March 25,2021
Digital transformation of CMSME sector: Experimenting with incentives, TBS News, March 24, 2021
How Bangladesh repurposed tools to tackle Covid-19: Interview by Shirley Tay, GovInsider, Singapore, February 23, 2021
Bangladesh holds the key to an African boom, Comment Central UK, February 23, 2021
Telemedicine can help in fight against COVID-19, CGTN, China, February 5, 2021
Digital Bangladesh: What it is and what it isn’t, Dhaka Tribune, December 12, 2020
How Bangladesh is seizing the opportunities of e-governance, World Economic Forum, November 26, 2020
When COVID moved work online, it created an opportunity for countries in the global south, LSE Blog, November 13, 2020
Why We Need a Tech-led Approach to Beat COVID-19, OZY Media, October 20, 2020
Repurposing innovations: Learning from Bangladesh’s rapid response to the pandemic, Observer Research Foundation, October 9, 2020
Digitising is the key to preventing another million Covid-19 deaths, TRT World, October 5, 2020
Relearning learning: Educating beyond schools and promoting beyond exams, BRAC dBRIEF, September 25, 2020
Inclusive digital payments solutions for the garment sector workers in Bangladesh, Business Fights Poverty, July 31, 2020
A call to ramp up testing and develop a collective response, Dhaka Tribune, July 23, 2020
Providing education for 50 million children who are out of school, The Innovation Dividend Podcast, Regional Innovation Centre Asia-Pacific Blog, Medium.com, May 11, 2020
Coronavirus: Is Bangladesh putting its economy before people? Al Jazeera Stream, May 5, 2020
Why p-commerce is the new e-commerce in Bangladesh, The Innovation Dividend Podcast, Regional Innovation Centre Asia-Pacific Blog, Medium.com, May 1, 2020
How to build a new social safety net in two weeks, The Innovation Dividend Podcast, Regional Innovation Centre Asia-Pacific Blog, Medium.com, April 24, 2020
How the Bangladesh government is repurposing assets for COVID-19, The Innovation Dividend Podcast, Regional Innovation Centre Asia-Pacific Blog, Medium.com, April 20, 2020
Living with coronavirus: Life vs livelihood, Dhaka Tribune, April 13, 2020
Living with coronavirus: Where are the high-risk cases?, Dhaka Tribune, April 4, 2020
The need for an exponential response, Dhaka Tribune, March 22, 2020
Digitization: The great equalizer for women? Dhaka Tribune, March 17, 2020
An adaptive national system: what can be done to help the people of Bangladesh navigate future jobs and skills? Regional Innovation Centre Asia-Pacific Blog, Medium.com, February 2020
Public Sector Innovation Transforming a Country, TEDxGulshan Talk, January 2020
The case for ‘good’ digital identity, devex.com, November 1, 2019
Improving coverage of civil registration and vital statistics, Bangladesh, World Health Organization Bulletin, July 23, 2019
CONE 2019: NRBs to build the Bangladesh of Vision 2041, Dhaka Tribune, February 25, 2019
Innovative Bureaucracy in Bangladesh: An untold Story, Huffington Post Blog, December 2017
A tech revolution helps boosts Bangladesh's Development, World Bank Blog, October 2017
Seriously, Bangladesh is the country to beat on e-payments, GovInsider Blog, Singapore, May 2017
How a2i is using empathy to foster innovation in Bangladesh, London School of Economics Blog, UK, 2017
Digital Financial Inclusion of the Rural Poor in Bangladesh, World Bank Blog, March 15, 2017
Resilience, not weakness, Dhaka Tribune, October 15, 2017
South South in Action: Citizen Friendly Public Service Innovation in Bangladesh, UN Office for South South Cooperation, USA, September 2017
Bangladesh is Aiming to lead South South Government Innovation, International Policy Digest, June 5, 2017
A Digital Strategy for Bangladesh's Biggest Problems, Wall Street Journal, USA, January 2017
Innovation in Bangladeshi Government Services, Social Impact Lab, Yale University, School of Management, USA, September 2016
Not Just About the Stats: CRVS Ensures Legal Identity, Services and Rights for Each Human Being, UNESCAP Blog, Thailand, December 2015
Overview of a multi-stakeholder dialogue around Shared Services for Health: the Digital Health Opportunity in Bangladesh, Health Research Policy and Systems, National Institute of Health, USA, December 2015
Google Street View in Bangladesh, Dhaka Tribune, February 4, 2015
Mobile Phones and Financial Inclusion" book chapter in Global Mobile: Applications and Innovations for the Worldwide Mobile Ecosystem, USA, 2013
Rethinking Migration: Role of Microenterprises in Bangladesh, Economic and Political Weekly, India, Oct 2013
e-Krishi Vision: Service at Farmers’ Doorsteps, Access to Information Programme, June 2008
e-Education Vision, Access to Information Programme, June 2008
e-Health Vision, Access to Information Programme, June 2008
e-Local Government Vision, Access to Information Programme, June 2008
e-Civil Service, Access to Information Programme, June 2008
UNDP Monograph: ICTs for Good Governance in Bangladesh, April 2007
UNDP Monograph: Making ICTs Work for the Poor in Bangladesh, April 2007
UNDP Monograph: Localization of ICTs for Bangladesh, April 2007
UNDP Monograph: Open Source Software, Open Content and Open Standards for ICT4D Initiatives in Bangladesh, April 2007
Twenty Most Important Services and Information For Citizens: Assessment for Bangladesh, D.Net, Bangladesh and World Bank, USA, June 2006
Handbook on Implementing e-Government with Basic Introduction to e-Commerce: Prepared for Government Officials, Academy for Planning and Development and D.Net, Bangladesh, August 2004
National Policy Review Forum on ICT Policy: Review of a Two Year Progress, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, October 2003
ICT Policy Brief, Pre-election Policy Briefs 2001, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, July 2001
e-Commerce Readiness of Bangladesh: A policy Brief by TechBangla’s IT Research Cell, Bangladesh, Dec 2000
Facilitating Software Maintenance by Automated Detection of Constraint Violations, Proceedings on Conference on Software Maintenance, Montreal, Canada, September 1993

Articles

Digital Empowerment for Bangladesh’s Doctors, News Talk, July 8, 2021
To innovate, Bangladesh takes inspiration from its founding days, WhiteBoard, Centre for Research and Information, Bangladesh, June 16, 2021
Tele-Medicine Is Transforming Bangladesh, Inside the Nation, June 13, 2021
Bangladesh risks becoming the next India without surplus vaccines, TRT World, June 7, 2021
Telemedicine’s Rise has been Accelerated by the Pandemic - But it should be Part of the New Normal, Global Policy Journal, May 21, 2021
15 questions to ask now to shape blended learning of the future, World Economic Forum, May 17, 2021
Surging COVID-19 in Bangladesh driven by B.1.351 variant, MedRXiv, April 29, 2021
Participatory syndromic surveillance as a tool for tracking COVID-19 in Bangladesh, Epidemics journal, April 19, 2021
Vaccine passports will create more freedom, not less – I know from experience, Independent, UK, April 17, 2021
How vaccine certification can help fix gaps in governance, TRT World, April 15, 2021
Digital Bangladesh story – middle income ambition supported by technology, KTVN, April 12, 2021
3 strategies that could help countries achieve a post-COVID dividend, World Economic Forum, March 25,2021
Digital transformation of CMSME sector: Experimenting with incentives, TBS News, March 24, 2021
How Bangladesh repurposed tools to tackle Covid-19: Interview by Shirley Tay, GovInsider, Singapore, February 23, 2021
Bangladesh holds the key to an African boom, Comment Central UK, February 23, 2021
Telemedicine can help in fight against COVID-19, CGTN, China, February 5, 2021
Digital Bangladesh: What it is and what it isn’t, Dhaka Tribune, December 12, 2020
How Bangladesh is seizing the opportunities of e-governance, World Economic Forum, November 26, 2020
When COVID moved work online, it created an opportunity for countries in the global south, LSE Blog, November 13, 2020
Why We Need a Tech-led Approach to Beat COVID-19, OZY Media, October 20, 2020
Repurposing innovations: Learning from Bangladesh’s rapid response to the pandemic, Observer Research Foundation, October 9, 2020
Digitising is the key to preventing another million Covid-19 deaths, TRT World, October 5, 2020
Relearning learning: Educating beyond schools and promoting beyond exams, BRAC dBRIEF, September 25, 2020
Inclusive digital payments solutions for the garment sector workers in Bangladesh, Business Fights Poverty, July 31, 2020
A call to ramp up testing and develop a collective response, Dhaka Tribune, July 23, 2020
Providing education for 50 million children who are out of school, The Innovation Dividend Podcast, Regional Innovation Centre Asia-Pacific Blog, Medium.com, May 11, 2020
Coronavirus: Is Bangladesh putting its economy before people? Al Jazeera Stream, May 5, 2020
Why p-commerce is the new e-commerce in Bangladesh, The Innovation Dividend Podcast, Regional Innovation Centre Asia-Pacific Blog, Medium.com, May 1, 2020
How to build a new social safety net in two weeks, The Innovation Dividend Podcast, Regional Innovation Centre Asia-Pacific Blog, Medium.com, April 24, 2020
How the Bangladesh government is repurposing assets for COVID-19, The Innovation Dividend Podcast, Regional Innovation Centre Asia-Pacific Blog, Medium.com, April 20, 2020
Living with coronavirus: Life vs livelihood, Dhaka Tribune, April 13, 2020
Living with coronavirus: Where are the high-risk cases?, Dhaka Tribune, April 4, 2020
The need for an exponential response, Dhaka Tribune, March 22, 2020
Digitization: The great equalizer for women? Dhaka Tribune, March 17, 2020
An adaptive national system: what can be done to help the people of Bangladesh navigate future jobs and skills? Regional Innovation Centre Asia-Pacific Blog, Medium.com, February 2020
Public Sector Innovation Transforming a Country, TEDxGulshan Talk, January 2020
The case for ‘good’ digital identity, devex.com, November 1, 2019
Improving coverage of civil registration and vital statistics, Bangladesh, World Health Organization Bulletin, July 23, 2019
CONE 2019: NRBs to build the Bangladesh of Vision 2041, Dhaka Tribune, February 25, 2019
Innovative Bureaucracy in Bangladesh: An untold Story, Huffington Post Blog, December 2017
A tech revolution helps boosts Bangladesh's Development, World Bank Blog, October 2017
Seriously, Bangladesh is the country to beat on e-payments, GovInsider Blog, Singapore, May 2017
How a2i is using empathy to foster innovation in Bangladesh, London School of Economics Blog, UK, 2017
Digital Financial Inclusion of the Rural Poor in Bangladesh, World Bank Blog, March 15, 2017
Resilience, not weakness, Dhaka Tribune, October 15, 2017
South South in Action: Citizen Friendly Public Service Innovation in Bangladesh, UN Office for South South Cooperation, USA, September 2017
Bangladesh is Aiming to lead South South Government Innovation, International Policy Digest, June 5, 2017
A Digital Strategy for Bangladesh's Biggest Problems, Wall Street Journal, USA, January 2017
Innovation in Bangladeshi Government Services, Social Impact Lab, Yale University, School of Management, USA, September 2016