Partnership Highlights - BRAC Institute of Governance and Development

The Foundation Project, funded by the UK International Development from the UK government, aims to strengthen Bangladesh’s research and policy landscape by supporting four leading think tanks to enhance research quality, build institutional capacity, and nurture the next generation of policy experts. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) is the convenor of this consortium, which includes the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID), and the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI). Through this funding, BIGD seeks to strengthen organizational capacity by enabling think tanks to produce high-quality, policy-relevant research and engage effectively with decision-makers. We also aim to strengthen the knowledge ecosystem by expanding collaboration among research institutions, supporting young researchers, and ensuring that research findings contribute to policy and development outcomes.

The Foundation Project

BIGD, IPA, Northwestern University, University of Maryland, and Yale University teamed up to evaluate the 2019 UPG cohort

In comparison to its earlier iterations, the revised UPG programme is expected to be more cost-effective and adept at addressing the evolving nature of poverty in Bangladesh. In order to understand and assess the impact of this new design, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), Northwestern University, University of Maryland, and Yale University have undertaken a rigorous impact evaluation employing a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design on the 2019 UPG cohort

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BIGD-IDS Collaborated to Build a Consortium of Research Partners to Deliver Policy-Relevant COVID-19 Research and Evidence for Bangladesh With the Support of FCDO

BIGD and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has launched a new initiative in Bangladesh titled “The Covid-19 Learning, Evidence and Research Programme (CLEAR)” with the support of UK Government’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). It aims to build a consortium of research partners to deliver policy-relevant Covid-19 research and evidence for Bangladesh, support increased evidence uptake among policymakers and share lessons from the Covid-19 response to better prepare for future shocks.

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IPA and BIGD Sign MoU for Creating Greater Impact of Development Research in Bangladesh

BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) for creating a collaboration to use high-quality research to support evidence-informed development solutions in Bangladesh. IPA and BIGD will jointly design research initiatives, raise resources, and pursue an institutional strengthening program. The two organisation will also explore fundraising opportunities for new research initiatives in areas of common interest to better attract researchers from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).