Senior Researcher
Ayesha is involved in research in information and communication technology (ICT) policy and regulation in the Asian Region at LIRNEasia. Her research focus is on understanding ICT needs of as well as improving ICT access for the marginal user. She manages the multi-country studies of telecom use at the bottom of the pyramid (Teleuse@BOP 2006, 2005). She co-edited ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia: Policy and Regulatory Roadblocks, with Rohan Samarajiva (Ph.D.), a book which draws from Asian experiences in expanding ICT access. She has also been involved in research into the replicability of Grameen’s micro-finance approach to extending rural connectivity in Bangladesh, as well as research into the institutional requirements for an effective disaster warning system for Sri Lanka, in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004.
Previously, Ayesha has been involved in research assistance on infrastructural reform projects at the Ministry for Economic Reform, Science and Technology of Sri Lanka, as well as social research at the A.C.S Hameed Peace Foundation. She holds a Bachelors degree in economics from the London School of Economics.
Work History
- Researcher, LIRNEasia
- Young Professional, Public Interest Program Unit (Ministry for Economic Reform, Science and Technology, Sri Lanka)
- Research Assistant, ACS Hameed Peace Foundation, Sri Lanka
- Research Assistant, Marga Institute, Sri Lanka
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