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This international workshop, funded by the Funding for Innovation in Development (FID), brings together global researchers, Bangladeshi academics, NGOs, International donor agencies, and the Ministry of Education to share cutting-edge EdTech research and explore future opportunities for technology-driven education. Look forward to your kind participation.

Organizers: Christine Ho (London School of Economics), Abu Shonchoy (Florida International University), Tomoki Fujii (Singapore Management University), Rohan Ray (Oxford Policy Management), Enam Haque (MOMODa Foundation), Rubaiya Murshed (University of Dhaka), Riaz Uddin (Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies), Nomin Byambaa (Singapore Management University)

Workshop Schedule : 03 August 2025 (10:40 AM — 05:00 PM)

Venue : CIRDAP Auditorium, 17 Topkhana Road, Dhaka 1000

Program :

10:40 – 11:20 Registration & welcome coffee

Part A: Academic Insights & Research Evidence

11:20 – 11:30 Opening Remarks

11:30 – 12:10 “Boosting Study Habits with High-Frequency Information: A Field Experiment to Aid Disadvantaged Students”

12:10 – 12:50 “Information or Cash? Boosting Attendance and Social Outcomes at Low Cost in Rural Bangladesh”

12:50 – 13:30 “Seasonality and Conditional Cash Transfer: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment in Bangladesh”

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch Break

Part B: Policy & Partnerships for EdTech Scale-Up

14:30 – 14:40 Opening Remarks

14:40 – 15:20 Logging In, Tuning Out? How Capacity Shapes Compliance and Substitution in EdTech

15:20 – 16:30 Policy Roundtable: The Future of Education & Technology in Bangladesh

16:30 – 16:50 Gift Ceremony and Group Photos

16:50 – 17:00 Closing Remarks