Singapore’s government is globally respected for outstanding governance. It is, however, not immune to making mistakes like other governments of its stature. Last year its investment arm got amputation of 66% value (US$4.4 billion) due to bad investments. The Lion City had paused to revisit its strategy. Auctioning the 4th 3G license seemed an easy option to fork out some cash for the exchequer. The industry had opposed it but the government remained unmoved. Finally the authorities have retracted its 3G auction plan and the three incumbent cellcos got administrative allocation of the 3G spectrum instead. It’s good to see that good judgment has prevailed in Singapore.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) offers significant potential to enhance public services and drive innovation within Sri Lanka’s public sector. At the AI Asia Summit 2024 in Colombo, Merl Chandana, Research Manager and head of the Data, Algorithms, and Policy (DAP) team at LIRNEasia, shared insights on how the government can harness AI effectively and responsibly.
Software failures and public funds: Monumental coding errors explained
In the world of technology, programming errors—whether stemming from minor oversights or fundamental misunderstandings—can have catastrophic consequences. From the tragic failure of spacecraft missions to the collapse of critical infrastructures, history is filled with examples where a simple bug or miscalculation triggered massive disasters.
Aswesuma to Prajashakthi: considerations for future social protection programmes
This article was carried in the Daily Mirror on 17 October 2024 on International Eradication of Poverty Day Poverty in Sri Lanka has increased significantly with the onset of COVID-19 and the macroeconomic crisis. LIRNEasia’s national survey in 2023 highlighted that 4 million people fell into poverty between 2019 and 2023, causing 7 million individuals — or 31% of the population — to live in poverty at the time.
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