The ‘Harnessing Data for Democratic Development in South and Southeast Asia’ project currently being implemented by LIRNEasia is focused on the data policy ecosystems in South and Southeast Asia taking into account both formal and informal policy and practice. The project also aims to expend the community of practice of Asian Data for Development practitioners, and enhance the capacity of actors to participate in policy making processes and evidence-based policy influence related to data.

Documents

• Making sense of Sri Lanka’s efforts to criminalise internet content

  Now that the fate of the “online safety” bill is in the hands of the many petitioners (45) and the three-judge bench that is looking at its constitutionality, we can look at the big picture of what the government is trying to do with this draconian legislation. It appears that even the committee that was formed in 2021 to advise on it has distanced itself from the final text. LIRNEasia Chair, Rohan Samarajiva gave a talk on this at the CMR-Nepal Journalism Academy in Kathmandu on 19 October 2023. The slides can be viewed below.

• Evaluating Policy Influence: LIRNEasia inputs for the draft Cyber Security Bill

  On May 23rd 2019, the Government of Sri Lanka posted the Draft Cyber Security Bill on the SL CERT website and invited public comments/input. LIRNEasia submitted comments in response to the SL CERT’s request. Our written comments submitted on 5th June 2019 are available through the link below Comments on the Cyber Security Bill – Sri Lanka 2019 Subsequently in August 2023, the Government of Sri Lanka posted an updated version of the Cyber Security Bill and invited public comments. LIRNEasia once again submitted written comments on 18th August 2023, which can be accessed here. Comments on the Cyber Security Bill – Sri Lanka 2023 The report below analyses the extent to which the input submitted by LIRNEasia in 2019 has been taken into account in the updated (August 2023) version of the proposed Bill

• Comments on the Cyber Security Bill – Sri Lanka 2023

  LIRNEasia submitted a response to the Ministry of Technology’s invitation to comment on the Cyber Security Bill uploaded to the website of Sri Lanka CERT in August 2023 (www.cert.gov.lk). The submission addresses specific concerns related to the requirement for accreditation of Cyber Security service providers, the composition of the Cyber Security Regulatory Authority and the definition of the term Critical National Information Infrastructure. Full text of the submission is below LIRNEasia comments cyber security Bill 17-08-2023 web            

• Evaluating Policy Influence with Process Tracing: LIRNEasia inputs for PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT, No. 9 OF 2022

  This report is to evaluate the impact of interventions (written comments on the draft bill during the stakeholder consultation) by LIRNEasia on the Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022, which was passed by the Parliament of Sri Lanka on 9th of March 2022. The report also provides details of media coverage of LIRNEasia interventions on the Act.

• Comments on the Cyber Security Bill – Sri Lanka 2019

  LIRNEasia comments on the proposed Cyber Security Bill for Sri Lanka – 2019

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Events

• Making sense of Sri Lanka’s efforts to criminalise internet content
  Now that the fate of the “online safety” bill is in the hands of the many petitioners (45) and the three-judge bench that is looking at its constitutionality, we can look at the big picture of what the government is trying to do with this draconian legislation.

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People

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Blogs and Updates

• Call for applications now open: exclusive online training on data governance in South and Southeast Asia
  LIRNEasia is pleased to announce the opening of applications for our online training programme on Data Governance in South and Southeast Asia.
• Data without borders: LIRNEasia joins in shaping policies to enable cross border data flows in Asia
  With the digital world becoming increasingly intertwined with our daily lives, from studying and working to shopping, the digital economy has seen significant growth.
• Making sense of Sri Lanka’s efforts to criminalise internet content
  Now that the fate of the “online safety” bill is in the hands of the many petitioners (45) and the three-judge bench that is looking at its constitutionality, we can look at the big picture of what the government is trying to do with this draconian legislation.
• Evaluating Policy Influence: LIRNEasia inputs for the draft Cyber Security Bill
  On May 23rd 2019, the Government of Sri Lanka posted the Draft Cyber Security Bill on the SL CERT website and invited public comments/input.
• Comments on the Cyber Security Bill – Sri Lanka 2023
  LIRNEasia submitted a response to the Ministry of Technology’s invitation to comment on the Cyber Security Bill uploaded to the website of Sri Lanka CERT in August 2023 (www.
• Evaluating Policy Influence with Process Tracing: LIRNEasia inputs for PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT, No. 9 OF 2022
  This report is to evaluate the impact of interventions (written comments on the draft bill during the stakeholder consultation) by LIRNEasia on the Personal Data Protection Act, No.
• The Beginnings of AI and Data Governance: The Landscape in Sri Lanka
  Digital Futures Lab, in partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, recently published an edited volume on the ethics and governance of AI in Asia.
• Comments on the Cyber Security Bill – Sri Lanka 2019
  LIRNEasia comments on the proposed Cyber Security Bill for Sri Lanka - 2019