Documents

• 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

• AfterAccess Asia Report 3.0

  AfterAccess: ICT access and use in Asia and the Global South (Version 3.0)

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

  Presented by Helani Galpaya (@helanigalpaya), CEO, LIRNEasia and Tharaka Amarasinghe (@tharaka89), Research Manager, LIRNEasia on 4 October 2018 in Kathmandu, Nepal

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

  Presented by Helani Galpaya and Tharaka Amarasinghe on 2 October 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh

• AfterAccess India Report

  LIRNEasia. (2018). AfterAccess India: ICT access and use in India and the Global South (Version 1).
  Colombo: LIRNEasia

• Online Abuse in Myanmar

  Both English and Burmese leaflets are available below:

• Suspicious minds: user perceptions of privacy on Facebook in Myanmar
• Digital identity, privacy and security: user perspectives from Myanmar: Presentation

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Events

• 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).
• Reflections from the Myanmar Digital Rights Forum 2020
  The Myanmar Digital Rights Forum took place on 28 and 29 February 2020.
• LIRNEasia at RightsCon 2019
  LIRNEasia research presented at RightsCon 2019 in Tunis
• AfterAccess findings from Sri Lanka released in Colombo today (Event Report)
  Sri Lanka performs poorly on digital indicators, awareness of internet and related services does not translate to use, and the majority of social media users in Sri Lanka think that blocking social media during times of national unrest "is the right thing to do".
• AfterAccess findings from Cambodia released in Phnom Penh today (Event Report)
  The AfterAccess surveys have shown that 26% of Cambodia Internet users aged 15-65 have experienced online harassment.

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People

Helani Galpaya

Htaike Htaike Aung

Yatanar Htun

Blogs and Updates

• How to effectively address problems posed by harmful user-generated content (and why Sri Lanka’s Online Safety Bill must be withdrawn)
  "Safeguarding freedom of speech and expression is so important that it is constitutionally protected in most civilised countries, as it is in Sri Lanka.
• 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).
• Implications of using drones for surveillance in COVID-19 lockdown
  Chair Rohan Samarajiva was interviewed by Roar Media on the implications of using drones for identifying those violating curfew orders.
• The perils of regulating disinformation and misinformation
  The problem with regulating information is its inherent slipperyness.
• Reflections from the Myanmar Digital Rights Forum 2020
  The Myanmar Digital Rights Forum took place on 28 and 29 February 2020.
• LIRNEasia at RightsCon 2019
  LIRNEasia research presented at RightsCon 2019 in Tunis
• AfterAccess findings from Sri Lanka released in Colombo today (Event Report)
  Sri Lanka performs poorly on digital indicators, awareness of internet and related services does not translate to use, and the majority of social media users in Sri Lanka think that blocking social media during times of national unrest "is the right thing to do".
• 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
• AfterAccess Asia Report 3.0
  AfterAccess: ICT access and use in Asia and the Global South (Version 3.
• Big Tech Is as Monolingual as Americans – Foreign Policy (Media)
  The biggest barrier to policing social media is language.
• AfterAccess findings from Cambodia released in Phnom Penh today (Event Report)
  The AfterAccess surveys have shown that 26% of Cambodia Internet users aged 15-65 have experienced online harassment.
• 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.
• AfterAccess: ICT access and use in Nepal and the Global South (Presentation)
  Presented by Helani Galpaya (@helanigalpaya), CEO, LIRNEasia and Tharaka Amarasinghe (@tharaka89), Research Manager, LIRNEasia on 4 October 2018 in Kathmandu, Nepal
• AfterAccess: ICT access and use in Bangladesh and the Global South (Presentation)
  Presented by Helani Galpaya and Tharaka Amarasinghe on 2 October 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh
• AfterAccess India Report
  LIRNEasia.
• Online Abuse in Myanmar
  Both English and Burmese leaflets are available below:
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