LIRNEasia RPS
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LIRNEasia CEO at UNESCO World Press Freedom Day Signature Event in Brussels, Belgium
Each year, UNESCO celebrates World Press Freedom Day globally...
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FutureWORKS Asia launches second Call for Proposals: Seeking solution-oriented research for a sustainable and inclusive future of work
LIRNEasia, with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is pleased to announce the second Call for Proposals under the FutureWORKS Asia initiative...
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Starlink in Sri Lanka: Legal and Regulatory Perspectives from LIRNEasia’s Chair Prof. Rohan Samarajiva
Sri Lanka is preparing to roll out Starlink, an innovative satellite-based telecommunications service provider...
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LIRNEasia & World Bank organize session on Digital Transformation at National Policy Dialogue on Social Protection
LIRNEasia co-convened one of the six parallel sessions, “Digital Transformation for Social Protection,” along with the World Bank at the National Social Protection Dialogue...
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LIRNEasia CEO Helani Galpaya speaks at World Press Freedom Day 2025 – South Asia Regional Conference
LIRNEasia CEO Helani Galpaya was a featured speaker at the World Press Freedom Day 2025 South Asia Regional Conference, held on May 4, 2025, in Nepal...
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LIRNEasia shares regional lessons on data governance at SDPI forum in Pakistan
Aslam Hayat (Senior Policy Fellow LIRNEasia, Country Researcher for Pakistan), and Pranesh Prakash (Policy Fellow LIRNEasia, Co-Principal Investigator), drew on research carried out under LIRNEasia’s ‘Harnessing Data for Democratic Development in South and Southeast Asia’ project to discuss aspects of data governance in Pakistan and other countries...
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LIRNEasia presents their work on AI-driven poverty mapping at a premier AI conference
Pinpointing where poverty is most severe and tracking its changes over time is crucial for helping communities effectively...
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Pioneering Big Data for Public Good: LIRNEasia featured in Oxford University Press Book
The ‘Human Development and the Data Revolution’ report, edited by Mark Graham, Sanna Ojanperä, and Eduardo López and published by Oxford University Press features LIRNEasia as a significant case study, detailing our establishment, research, challenges, and lessons learned in leveraging big data for public good in the Global South...