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. This was part of a forum hosted by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) in Pakistan, under the theme, “Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) on Data Governance in Pakistan.” The forum brought together key voices from government, academia, civil society, and the private sector in Pakistan, and was held on 23 April 2025.
Aslam Hayat highlighted key findings from the research carried out in Pakistan, outlining the data governance framework in the country, identifying policy gaps and good practices. Pranesh Prakash gave an overview of the research carried out by the Harnessing Data for Democratic Development project, and discussed concepts related to data governance, privacy, and open standards.
The Harnessing Data for Development project is carried out with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The project studied laws and policies governing data in seven countries in South and Southeast Asia: India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Further research findings will be disseminated in the coming months.
For those interested, the full session can be viewed below.
LIRNEasia’s presentation is also available below for reference.
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