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. However, traditional benchmarks like household surveys and national censuses often fall short—they’re expensive, slow, and infrequent.
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. Through the Chapter 7 “Leveraging Big Data for Public Purposes in the Global South: LIRNEasiaʼs Experiences”, the report highlights how LIRNEasia has pioneered the use of big data across the Asia-Pacific, offering valuable real-world experiences and a critical Global South perspective on data-driven development.
Key takeaways for Sri Lanka’s digital transformation: LIRNEasia CEO Helani Galpaya’s interview with The Morning
By Nethmi Rajawasam In a recent interview with The Morning newspaper, LIRNEasia CEO Helani Galpaya discussed Sri Lanka’s progress in building digital public infrastructure, offering insights into innovative solutions and policy recommendations for enhancing government digital systems. Read the full interview to explore how Sri Lanka can leverage new approaches to achieve its digital ambitions.
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Aslam Hayat
Happy new year to all at LIRNEASIA.
Lets hope that new year would bring peace and prosperity to South Asia and World.
Ranga
It probably will turn out to be a transformational year. Whether we like it or not.
Best wishes to everyone.
Padma Dharmawardana
Year 2009 will definitely be a transformational year. Wish the new year will bring peace to Sri Lanka!
Mohammad Abdul Mobarak
Happy New Year to All at LIRNEASIA.
Year 2009 will certainly be a transformational year, transformation towards positive direction.
Jill McCaughan
Wishing you all a new year full of peace, happiness, and prosperity.
Muhammad Kamran
Best to all friends of LIRENEasia. Hope the best for all the people of South Asia.
Please pray for the peace in South ASIA especially between Pakistan & India.
Bani Lara
Happy new year LIRNEasia!