This page features content from LIRNEasia’s work on broadband quality of service experience and other matters directly related to policy and regulations in the digital sphere.

For course content from the BroadbandAsia.info telecom policy and regulation courses, please see LIRNEasia.net/broadbandasia

Documents

• 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.

• Tackling online misinformation while protecting freedom of expression (Event Report)

  An Expert Round Table discussion on “Tackling online misinformation while protecting freedom of expression” held on the 11th of October 2021, as the second of a series of discussions under the theme of “Frontiers of Digital Economy”

• Regulatory and policy solutions to support achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6 of Safe & Affordable Water for All (Report – Sinhala)

  A detailed report on drinking water and sanitation services, containing recommendations for 18 state agencies, developed on the basis of countrywide consultations.

• Regulatory and policy solutions to support achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6 of Safe & Affordable Water for All (Report – English)

  A detailed report on drinking water and sanitation services, containing recommendations for 18 state agencies, developed on the basis of countrywide consultations. 

• Data Protection in an Interconnected World (Event Report)

  An Expert Round Table discussion on “Data Protection in an Interconnected World” was held on the 28th of June 2021, as the first of a series of discussions under the theme of “Frontiers of Digital Economy”

• LIRNEasia at “ICT in Rural Development” Conference organized by Indonesia ICT Ministry

  The 2nd International Conference on ICT for Rural Development (IC-ICT RuDev) by the Centre of Research and Development on Informatics Applications and Public Communication, Ministry of Communication and Informatics of the Republic of Indonesia will be held in Jakarta during 27th -28th  October 2021.

• A discussion on Digitalization and Regulation

  On 19-20 October 2021, LIRNEasia Chair Rohan Samarajiva led the discussion on how digitalization and regulation can contribute to the provision of better bus services to the citizens of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. 

• Regulation under constrained capacity: Lessons for Myanmar

  Successful reform of telecom (or information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure) sectors requires ex-ante, sector-specific regulation under present market and technological conditions. Theories and concepts relevant to regulatory agency design and the practice are not nation-specific.

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Events

• LIRNEasia Chair speaks on the inauthenticity of content in internet regulation
  LIRNEasia Chair, Rohan Samarajiva delivered the keynote address on Day 1 of ICA Manipal Regional Hub 2023, organised by the Manipal Institute of Communication, titled: Inauthenticity of content in internet regulation: Who decides and how?
• LIRNEasia CEO setting the stage the UN Global Digital Compact Deep Dive on Internet Governance
  LIRNEasia CEO Helani Galpaya frames the discussions at the UN’s ongoing official consultations leading to the development of the Global Digital Compact, along with Vint Cerf and Tripti Sinha.
• LIRNEasia CEO at event on “Democracy in the Digital Age: How Canada Advances Internet Freedom for All”
  Helani Galpaya spoke on the information disorder at the panel discussion titled “Democracy in the Digital Age: How Canada Advances Internet Freedom for All," organised by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the International Development Research Center (IDRC).
• LIRNEasia at APrIGF 2022 in Singapore
  Gayani Hurulle participates in panel on Connecting the Unconnected at APrIGF 2022 in Singapore
• Tackling online misinformation while protecting freedom of expression (Event Report)
  An Expert Round Table discussion on "Tackling online misinformation while protecting freedom of expression" held on the 11th of October 2021, as the second of a series of discussions under the theme of “Frontiers of Digital Economy”

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People

Sabina Fernando

Muhammad Aslam Hayat

Helani Galpaya

Dilshan Fernando

Htaike Htaike Aung

Abu Saeed Khan

Gayani Hurulle

Grace Mirandilla-Santos

Shazna Zuhyle

Yatanar Htun

Blogs and Updates

• LIRNEasia Chair speaks on the inauthenticity of content in internet regulation
  LIRNEasia Chair, Rohan Samarajiva delivered the keynote address on Day 1 of ICA Manipal Regional Hub 2023, organised by the Manipal Institute of Communication, titled: Inauthenticity of content in internet regulation: Who decides and how?
• LIRNEasia CEO setting the stage the UN Global Digital Compact Deep Dive on Internet Governance
  LIRNEasia CEO Helani Galpaya frames the discussions at the UN’s ongoing official consultations leading to the development of the Global Digital Compact, along with Vint Cerf and Tripti Sinha.
• LIRNEasia CEO at event on “Democracy in the Digital Age: How Canada Advances Internet Freedom for All”
  Helani Galpaya spoke on the information disorder at the panel discussion titled “Democracy in the Digital Age: How Canada Advances Internet Freedom for All," organised by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the International Development Research Center (IDRC).
• LIRNEasia’ multidisciplinary work on disruptive innovation
  Today, I delivered the keynote at the 9th International Conference on multidisciplinary approaches at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
• 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.
• Talk on the asymmetric relationships between nation states & global tech companies
  Can nation states, especially those in the Global South effectively regulate Global Tech Companies?
• LIRNEasia at APrIGF 2022 in Singapore
  Gayani Hurulle participates in panel on Connecting the Unconnected at APrIGF 2022 in Singapore
• Tackling online misinformation while protecting freedom of expression (Event Report)
  An Expert Round Table discussion on "Tackling online misinformation while protecting freedom of expression" held on the 11th of October 2021, as the second of a series of discussions under the theme of “Frontiers of Digital Economy”
• LIRNEasia research on social safety nets discussed on AdvoChats
  Gayani Hurulle discussed LIRNEasia's research on social safety nets in Sri Lanka on an 'AdvoChat' organized by the Advocata Institute.
• Social Safety Nets as Sri Lanka Seeks Economic Recovery
  LIRNEasia’s Chair Prof.
• LIRNEasia at UNESCAP USF Modernisation workshop
  LIRNEasia Chair Rohan Samarajiva and I were invited to share our experiences at a UNESCAP capacity building workshop on Universal Service Fund modernization on 23 June 2022.
• Personal Data Protection Act passed: What will it mean?
  Data protection is considered an esoteric subject, but affects the entirety of the modern economy, ranging from a home-based cake supplier who maintains a list of customers, their preferences and contacts, to a multinational insurance company.
• Senior Research Fellow appointed as Member of Thai National Broadcasting & Telecom Commission
  Pirongrong Ramasoota, Senior Research Fellow who served on the Board of Communication Policy Research south for many years including a term as Vice Chair, has been confirmed by the Senate of Thailand to serve as a member of the seven-member Board of the Thai regulatory body responsible for spectrum, telecom and electronic broadcasting.
• Digital connectivity as an enabling factor in Asian resurgence
  There is little debate about Asia’s increasing economic and political significance.
• An assessment of Sri Lanka’s Personal Data Protection Bill
  "Data protection is considered an esoteric subject, but it can have powerful effects in the emerging digital economy.
• Implications of data protection bill for individuals, businesses and innovation
  “Sri Lanka has wellcrafted laws but rarely are they implemented satisfactorily.
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