Tag Archive for ‘Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration’ at LIRNEasia

Tag Archive for 'Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration'

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Concept Paper for a Dam-related Hazard Warning System in Sri Lanka (INTERIM)

Ayesha Zainudeen

on July 1, 2005

A Participatory Study on Actions Required to Avoid and Mitigate Dam Disasters
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Executive summary in Sinhala (PDF)
Executive summary in Tamil (PDF)
The need for this project arose in the course of disaster-management expert consultations carried out by LIRNEasia and The Vanguard Foundation in the preparation of “NEWS-SL: A Participatory Concept Paper for the Design of an Effective All-Hazard Public Warning System” in January-March 2005. The current Concept Paper outlines the contours of an early warning system for dam related hazards in Sri Lanka. It is being developed in a participatory, consultative, and transparent process.
This interim draft has been compiled on the basis of research and an Expert Consultation held 20 May 2005 at the Distance Learning Center located on the campus of the Sri Lanka Institute…

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Public Administration in an e-Economy

Indi Samarajiva

on September 21, 2004

The service sector drives network economies and information societies. The foundation of this sector is the communication network. As such, modern network economies depend on effective reforms in telecom infrastructure to strengthen links among local, national, regional and international networks and markets.

Professor William H. Melody
Technical University of Denmark
London School of Economics

… in his presentation on public administration in an e-economy to the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration.

Melody further explained that e-government, as the application of new technology to deliver public services - is efficient, effective, and responsive. Timely application of new technology will make the government better, cheaper and faster.

Mr. Lalith Weeratunga, Secretary to Hon. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, co-chair, reported that the Sri Lankan government is taking steps to reengineer itself as a…

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Tags: CISCO Internet Business Solutions Group, communication network, e-gov, e-government, Information Communication Technology Agency, Lalith Weeratunga, LIRNEasia, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Public Administration, public services, Rohan Samarajiva, Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, Sri Lankan government, Technical University of Denmark London School of Econom, telecom infrastructure, William H. Melody.

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