LIRNEasia RPS
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Harnessing Data for Democratic Development in South and Southeast Asia: Sri Lanka Country Report
This report on data governance in Sri Lanka is part of the “Harnessing Data for Democratic Development in South and Southeast Asia” (D4DAsia) project, which aims, inter alia, to create and mobilize new knowledge about the tensions, gaps, and evolution of the data governance ecosystem, taking into account both formal and informal policies and practices...
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LIRNEasia’s Chair Professor Rohan Samarajiva at ADB’s SKOP on Cybersecurity and Data Protection for Digital Economy Development
On 15 October 2025, the Asian Development Bank’s Serendipity Knowledge Program (SKOP) hosted a high-level event on Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, and Data Protection for Digital Economy Development in Sri Lanka...
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LIRNEasia is seeking: Qualitative Researchers
LIRNEasia is seeking experienced qualitative researchers to collaborate on a new study examining information exposure, belief, and sharing behaviors among Sri Lankan diaspora communities in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Italy...
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LIRNEasia Senior Research Manager Gayani Hurulle Participates in UN ESCAP Expert Group Meeting on Eradicating Poverty and Empowering People
LIRNEasia’s Senior Research Manager, Gayani Hurulle, participated in the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on ‘Eradicating Poverty, Empowering People,’ organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), which took place from 23–25 September 2025...
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Improve Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in Sri Lanka
The Foundational Learning Crisis Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) are the basic skills every child should master by the end of Grade 3: understanding short texts, writing simple sentences, and performing basic arithmetic (UNICEF, 2022)...
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Request For Proposals: Development of an interactive game and an educational tool to improve voter education and counter election-related misinformation
LIRNEasia is inviting proposals from qualified firms and organizations to develop an interactive voter education game and educational tool aimed at enhancing civic participation among youth, first-time voters, and seasoned voters...
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Can AI assist in solving the very problems it creates?
Reflections on a panel discussion concerning AI and information disorder Across the globe, digital media platforms have exacerbated the intentional and unintentional spread of misinformation...
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ඔන්ලයින් ආරක්ෂණ පනතේ දුර්වලතා: ලර්න්ඒෂියා කනිෂ්ඨ පර්යේෂක නීතිඥ සචිනි රණසිංහගේ කරුණු දැක්වීම
2025 සැප්තැම්බර් 28 වන දින “ඔන්ලයින් ආරක්ෂණ පනතට (Online Safety Act) කළ යුත්තේ කුමක්ද?..