Amidst a crisis, opportunities often emerge for innovation and change. COVID-19 provided such an opportunity to Bangladesh, testing the nation’s resilience. The structural inequalities were laid bare by the crisis, prompting a re-evaluation of crisis management methods, including knowledge generation and utilisation. Bangladesh’s approaches to the COVID-19 response included quickly adopting digital technologies, mobilising local communities, and placing greater emphasis on using data to guide policy decisions. Yet, the pivotal question remains: Is Bangladesh leveraging its pandemic experience to weather the next crisis? Will the approaches born out of the pandemic last? These questions were raised at the final conference of the Covid-19 Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) programme, held at the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) conference hall from March 3rd to 5th.
Amidst a crisis, opportunities often emerge for innovation and change. COVID-19 provided such an opportunity to Bangladesh, testing the nation’s resilience. The structural inequalities were laid bare by the crisis, prompting a re-evaluation of crisis management methods, including knowledge generation and utilisation. Bangladesh’s approaches to the COVID-19 response included quickly adopting digital technologies, mobilising local communities, and placing greater emphasis on using data to guide policy decisions. Yet, the pivotal question remains: Is Bangladesh leveraging its pandemic experience to weather the next crisis? Will the approaches born out of the pandemic last? These questions were raised at the final conference of the Covid-19 Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) programme, held at the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) conference hall from March 3rd to 5th.
