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• Report on election misinformation in Vietnam
  This report is one of the final outputs of an IDRC-funded project to 1) understand election influence operations and measures to counter disinformation globally, especially pertaining to Asia; 2) map actors who are involved in election-related counter-disinformation actions in five countries in South and Southeast Asia, and 3) document their past and upcoming activities related to countering disinformation around elections...
• Use of online job portal data in research and in practice: A review
  Last year we conducted research to explore the possibility of leveraging online job portal data for economic analysis in 13 Asia Pacific countries, as a part of a project for the Asian Development Bank...
• Report: Digitalisation for a Just Social Compact – Global South Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
  This policy paper addresses the urgent need for a new social compact in response to the global challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic...
• Policy Influence in Crisis: Reflections from a Southern Thinktank
    An article authored by LIRNEasia researchers Helani Galpaya, Gayani Hurulle and David Gunawardana was recently published in the IDS Bulletin, published by the Institute of Development Studies...
• 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...

• What digitalization means for Sri Lankan Businesses: LIRNEasia Chair Rohan Samarajiva’s keynote speech at the Business and Investment Summit
  On September 13th, over 300 business professionals gathered in Ratnapura for the 5th Business and Investment Summit, hosted by Lanka Business TV...
• Forum on Data Governance in the Philippines Highlights Pathways to Inclusive Data Governance
  The Forum on Data Governance in the Philippines was held on Friday, September 12, 2025, at Serenade II, Westin Manila...
• Bridging Policy Pathways for an Inclusive Future of Work
  On 20th of August 2025, LIRNEasia, together with the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) and the Sri Lanka and Maldives office of the International Labour Organization (ILO)  convened a policy roundtable discussion titled “Bridging Policy Pathways for an Inclusive Future of Work”...
• Forum on Data Governance in Thailand Brings together government, private sector, and academic experts to exchange views on data governance in Thailand
  The Forum on Data Governance in Thailand, held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at the Sigma Room (6th floor), Pullman King Power Bangkok, brought together experts from government agencies, academia, and private organizations to exchange their knowledge, perspectives, and experiences on data policymaking and the design of data governance systems in Thailand...
• LIRNEasia Shares Insights on Digital Inclusion at ADB–ESCAP–BIMSTEC Workshop on Best Practices for Accelerated Pro-Poor and Inclusive Growth Initiatives
  LIRNEasia’s Senior Research Manager, Gayani Hurulle, was invited to conduct a session on Leveraging Digitalization for Inclusive Growth at a regional workshop on Best Practices for Accelerated Pro-Poor and Inclusive Growth Initiatives, held from 24 to 26 June 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand...

• “Day of Information Disorder”: Evidence-Based Solutions for a Resilient Digital Age
  On July 3, 2025, in Colombo, LIRNEasia organized the “Day of Information Disorder” to disseminate research findings from two major studies: a nationally representative survey and an experimental study measuring the effectiveness of misinformation countering measures...
• Launch of the Information Disorder Research in Sri Lanka and a Forum on Building Digital Resilience
  On the 1st of July 2025, LIRNEasia in collaboration with the University of Jaffna held an event titled Launch of the information disorder research in Sri Lanka and a forum on building digital resilience...
• LIRNEasia CEO at UNESCO World Press Freedom Day Signature Event in Brussels, Belgium
  Each year, UNESCO celebrates World Press Freedom Day globally...
• LIRNEasia’s Comments on the Online Safety Act and Amendments
  In August 2025, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and National Integration issued a public notice calling on all stakeholders to submit observations, comments, recommendations, and suggestions on amending the Online Safety Act, No...
• Do most people share misinformation knowingly?
  LIRNEasia conducted a nationally representative survey in Sri Lanka to explore human factors in information disorder...
• What digitalization means for Sri Lankan Businesses: LIRNEasia Chair Rohan Samarajiva’s keynote speech at the Business and Investment Summit
  On September 13th, over 300 business professionals gathered in Ratnapura for the 5th Business and Investment Summit, hosted by Lanka Business TV...
• The Shift in AI Data Work: From Gig Platforms to Professional Expertise
  Handshake AI out-earned its parent company’s entire decade of revenue in just two years...
• Forum on Data Governance in the Philippines Highlights Pathways to Inclusive Data Governance
  The Forum on Data Governance in the Philippines was held on Friday, September 12, 2025, at Serenade II, Westin Manila...