Comments on: Effects of political environment on ICT sector http://lirneasia.net/2006/04/effects-of-political-environment-on-ict-sector/ a regional ICT policy and regulation think tank active across the Asia Pacific Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:22:55 +0530 hourly 1 By: £lliott http://lirneasia.net/2006/04/effects-of-political-environment-on-ict-sector/comment-page-1/#comment-7101 £lliott Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:10:49 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/2006/04/effects-of-political-environment-on-ict-sector/#comment-7101 u chat shit this was last year n u dont evan have any fuckiing evidence saying this is going to happen u fucking sri lankan tits u chat shit this was last year n u dont evan have any fuckiing evidence saying this is going to happen u fucking sri lankan tits

]]> By: Sanjana Hattotuwa http://lirneasia.net/2006/04/effects-of-political-environment-on-ict-sector/comment-page-1/#comment-7100 Sanjana Hattotuwa Sun, 30 Apr 2006 07:52:15 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/2006/04/effects-of-political-environment-on-ict-sector/#comment-7100 Dear Rohan, Thanks for the post - wrote some thought related to it, albeit with a slightly different emphasis, here - http://ict4peace.wordpress.com/2006/04/30/13/ Stay well, Sanjana Dear Rohan,

Thanks for the post – wrote some thought related to it, albeit with a slightly different emphasis, here – http://ict4peace.wordpress.com/2006/04/30/13/

Stay well,

Sanjana

]]> By: ICT for Peacebuilding » Blog Archive » http://lirneasia.net/2006/04/effects-of-political-environment-on-ict-sector/comment-page-1/#comment-7098 ICT for Peacebuilding » Blog Archive » Sun, 30 Apr 2006 07:46:35 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/2006/04/effects-of-political-environment-on-ict-sector/#comment-7098 [...] Came across this post on LirneAsia on the cost of war and the effects of conflict on investments in ICT. It appears that the sad deterioration of the political environment in Sri Lanka offers a natural experiment in assessing how the qualitative and sudden deterioration (as opposed to gradual decline) of the political environment effects investment in ICTs. [...] [...] Came across this post on LirneAsia on the cost of war and the effects of conflict on investments in ICT. It appears that the sad deterioration of the political environment in Sri Lanka offers a natural experiment in assessing how the qualitative and sudden deterioration (as opposed to gradual decline) of the political environment effects investment in ICTs. [...]

]]> By: samarajiva http://lirneasia.net/2006/04/effects-of-political-environment-on-ict-sector/comment-page-1/#comment-7099 samarajiva Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:12:40 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/2006/04/effects-of-political-environment-on-ict-sector/#comment-7099 The Daily Mirror (28 April 2006) states: "Shipping industry sources said at the moment rates for held covered region in which Sri Lanka was previous listed under was 0.1%. The rates are likely to go up next week. “Underwriters have issued the notice of cancellation and costs we will know after the effective date of cancellation which is 7th May 2006,” sources told the Daily FT. Analysts said that the adverse re-rating of war risk for Sri Lanka poses a serious threat to Sri Lanka’s competitiveness. Sri Lanka was first included in the War risk list after the devastating LTTE attack on the Katunayake air base and airport. After protracted lobbying the war risk stated was lifted. “We are now back to square one,” analysts said." This is the cost of war. The Daily Mirror (28 April 2006) states:

“Shipping industry sources said at the moment rates for held covered region in which Sri Lanka was previous listed under was 0.1%. The rates are likely to go up next week. “Underwriters have issued the notice of cancellation and costs we will know after the effective date of cancellation which is 7th May 2006,” sources told the Daily FT.

Analysts said that the adverse re-rating of war risk for Sri Lanka poses a serious threat to Sri Lanka’s competitiveness. Sri Lanka was first included in the War risk list after the devastating LTTE attack on the Katunayake air base and airport. After protracted lobbying the war risk stated was lifted. “We are now back to square one,” analysts said.”

This is the cost of war.

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