Myanmar Myanmar’s economic landscape has experienced much change in the recent past, with a pivot from a centrally directed system to a market-led one. The liberalization of its telecommunications sector was followed by a sharp rise in the number of mobile subscriptions per 100. LIRNEasia has been engaging in work in Myanmar since 2012 with MIDO and has been working to catalyze the country’s movement towards becoming an inclusive, networked economy. In its latest project, LIRNEasia has focused on taking an all-fronts approach. It focuses on addressing, the four elements in the Internet ecosystem in a single project: infrastructure enabling affordable connectivity services, skilled users, low cost and user-friendly devices, and attractive content and applications.

Documents

• Comments on the Framework for a Proposed Data Protection Legislation for Sri Lanka (July 2019)

  LIRNEasia’s comments on the Framework for a Proposed Data Protection Legislation for Sri Lanka of June 2019

• Healthcare data protection in Sri Lanka

  This document is intended to understand the extant policy context in relation to healthcare data protection, providing international comparisons, and raise important questions for Sri Lanka to consider in relation to data protection, albeit within a narrow sector specific scope.

• Comments on the Cyber Security Bill – Sri Lanka 2019

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

• AfterAccess: ICT access and use in Sri Lanka and the Global South (Presentation)

  Presented by Helani Galpaya, Ayesha Zainudeen and Tharaka Amarasinghe on 22 May 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Challenges of data-informed governance in Sri Lanka

  Presented by Rohan Samarajiva at Data Governance event at Royal School of Public Administration, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 4, 2019.

• Why are we afraid of opening up? (Presentation)

  Presented by Prof. Rohan Samarajiva at the Asia Liberty Forum in Colombo on 28th February 2019.

• Data Driven Policy (Presentation)

  Presented by Prof. Rohan Samarajiva at University of Moratuwa on 1st February 2019

• Understanding Affordability: Supply and Demand-side Perspectives

  Presented by Shazna Zuhyle at the 16th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium

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Events

• Why are we afraid of opening up? (Presentation)
  Presented by Prof.
• How to engage in broadband policy and regulatory processes, Pokhara, Nepal, February 2019
  A 4-day residential course on ‘How to Engage in Broadband Policy and Regulatory Processes’ was held at Hotel Jal Mahal, Pokhara Nepal (16th- 19th February 2019).
• COURSE: HOW TO ENGAGE IN BROADBAND POLICY AND REGULATORY PROCESSES 2019
  Details and application process for training event to be held 16-19 February in Pokhara.
• AfterAccess findings from Nepal released in Kathmandu today (Event Report)
  Nepal performs better on Internet connectivity and mobile phone use than its wealthier neighbors in Asia, our AfterAccess surveys showed.
• APrIGF2018 – Securing continuity and availability of your IOT, beyond malicious hacking
  Cybersecurity of developing countries is most at risk!

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People

Helani Galpaya

Dilshan Fernando

Abu Saeed Khan

Htaike Htaike Aung

Gayani Hurulle

Grace Mirandilla-Santos

Phyu Phyu Thi

Rohan Samarajiva

Shazna Zuhyle

Thavisha Perera-Gomez

Tahani Iqbal

Yatanar Htun

Blogs and Updates

• Driving internet use in Sri Lanka: What needs to be done?
  The draft National Digital Policy proposes a target of 70% of internet users by 2025, an undeniably ambitious target.
• Sino-American trade war threatens the Philippines’ digital future
  The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has objected to the completion of the 12,971km Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN), according to the Wall Street Journal.
• Comments on the Framework for a Proposed Data Protection Legislation for Sri Lanka (July 2019)
  LIRNEasia's comments on the Framework for a Proposed Data Protection Legislation for Sri Lanka of June 2019
• Healthcare data protection in Sri Lanka
  This document is intended to understand the extant policy context in relation to healthcare data protection, providing international comparisons, and raise important questions for Sri Lanka to consider in relation to data protection, albeit within a narrow sector specific scope.
• Comments on the Cyber Security Bill – Sri Lanka 2019
  LIRNEasia comments on the proposed Cyber Security Bill for Sri Lanka - 2019
• AfterAccess: ICT access and use in Sri Lanka and the Global South (Presentation)
  Presented by Helani Galpaya, Ayesha Zainudeen and Tharaka Amarasinghe on 22 May 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Big Tech Is as Monolingual as Americans – Foreign Policy (Media)
  The biggest barrier to policing social media is language.
• Impacting price benchmarking methodology
  Methodology matters.
• Challenges of data-informed governance in Sri Lanka
  Presented by Rohan Samarajiva at Data Governance event at Royal School of Public Administration, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 4, 2019.
• Why are we afraid of opening up? (Presentation)
  Presented by Prof.
• How to engage in broadband policy and regulatory processes, Pokhara, Nepal, February 2019
  A 4-day residential course on ‘How to Engage in Broadband Policy and Regulatory Processes’ was held at Hotel Jal Mahal, Pokhara Nepal (16th- 19th February 2019).
• Data Driven Policy (Presentation)
  Presented by Prof.
• Bringing the demand-side perspective to WTIS
  Earlier this month, LIRNEasia Research Manager Shazna Zuhyle was in Geneva, where she was asked to speak about ICTs and Affordability at the last World Telecom / ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS 2018).
• COURSE: HOW TO ENGAGE IN BROADBAND POLICY AND REGULATORY PROCESSES 2019
  Details and application process for training event to be held 16-19 February in Pokhara.
• Understanding Affordability: Supply and Demand-side Perspectives
  Presented by Shazna Zuhyle at the 16th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium
• Data-driven governance in Sri Lanka
  Presented by Prof.
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