RAPID Monthly Webinar Series
RAPID Monthly Webinar Series

Assessment of Skills Demand and Skills Gaps in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Industry of Bangladesh





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About the project

Partner: UNDP
Recognising key labour market challenges issues, the government of Bangladesh has made a determined effort to strengthen and realign the social protection system and adopted the National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) in 2015. The NSSS—by utilising a lifecycle approach—duly acknowledges the vulnerabilities of the working-age population and recommends introducing a National Social Insurance Scheme (NSIS) and Private Voluntary Pension (PvP) scheme for them. In the aftermath of the COVID-19, which caused massive job losses at least temporarily, the need for operationalizing the National Social Insurance Scheme (NSIS) and Private Voluntary Pension (PvP) has become more prominent than ever.

The UNDP-commissioned study aims to carefully review various parameters, the presence of certain preconditions, legal framework and assesses the institutional capacity necessary to initiate the social insurance and PvP schemes. A comprehensive and in-depth desk review will be conducted to assess the currently available strategic policy documents’ and action plans’ adequacy to introduce the NSIS and PvP. This project is poised to make a meaningful contribution to this national endeavour by providing evidence-based practical policy inputs and implementations.

RAPID Monthly Webinar: Consumer Behavior and Regulatory Challenges Insights
On 30 June 2024, Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID), with the support from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), organised a webinar on Consumer Behavior and Regulatory Challenges Insights.

  • Trigger Presentation: The Impact of Colour Vision Defect on Product Purchase Decision and Brand Perception of Physical Retail Customers in Bangladesh here.

  • Trigger Presentation: Exploring the Incorporation Decision in Bangladesh: The Influence of Regulatory Delays, Bribery, and Informal Sector here.



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  • RAPID Monthly Webinar: Data Insights and Trade Dynamics
    On 28 May 2024, Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID), with the support from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), organised a webinar on Data Insights and Trade Dynamics.

  • Trigger Presentation: Does Quality Matter for Bangladesh in Gaining Higher Prices for Apparel Exports in the EU and USA Markets? here.



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  • RAPID Monthly Webinar: Visioning Future Economies
    On 28 April 2024, Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID), with the support from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), organised a webinar on Visioning Future Economies.

  • Trigger Presentation: Using Satellite Nightlights to Assess District-Level Economic Vulnerability in Bangladesh after Covid-19 here.



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  • RAPID Monthly Webinar: Economic and Social Dynamics
    On 10 March 2024, Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID), with the support from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), organised a webinar on Economic and Social Dynamics.

  • Trigger Presentation: Assessing The Relationship Between Women Empowerment and Life Satisfaction: Evidence From Rural Bangladesh here.



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  • RAPID Monthly Webinar: Policy Initiatives and Economic Development
    On 28 February 2024, Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID), with the support from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), organised a webinar on Policy Initiatives and Economic Development.

  • Trigger Presentation: The Effects of Monetary Policy Shocks on Exchange Rate Volatility and Investment in Bangladesh here.



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  • RAPID Monthly Webinar: Exploring Monetary Policy Frontiers
    On 29 January 2024, Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID), with the support from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), organised a webinar on Exploring Monetary Policy Frontiers.

  • Trigger Presentation here.



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