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