Shenali Bamaramannage

Formerly @lirneasia. Currently at @lkysch studying public policy. Usual disclaimers.

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

Dani Rodrik reviews the evidence that convinced him that developing countries’ hope lies in services. https://t.co/limeJ3itpr

[Shenali Bamaramannage @shenali_b]

RT @samarajiva: I was invited to speak on how Sri Lanka was impacted by the war on. Iran by RT India. I said the central problem is that of…

[LIRNEasia @LIRNEasia]

Findings from @LIRNEasia survey (#Sinhalanewsusers): Relationship between ability (to classify #misinformation) and #humancharacteristics. High vs low scorers had different #demographic, #psychological, and #behavioural characteristics.

[LIRNEasia @LIRNEasia]

How did we study the #informationdisorder? @shenali_b, Researcher,@LIRNEasia discusses the driving factors behind the research: there is understanding about the #natureofmisinformation, but not enough understanding of the #humanfactors driving it.

[LIRNEasia @LIRNEasia]

The Maldives has made steady progress on its digital transformation journey, with clear opportunities for further advancement. The 'State of Digital in the Maldives – An In-depth Assessment' highlights the current state of the country’s digital landscape, while the accompanying policy note, 'Digital in the Maldives: Pathways to Development,' outlines a possible path forward. LIRNEasia is pleased to have contributed towards this process.

🔗 In-depth assessment: https://t.co/ng5NnVOdcW
🔗 Policy note: https://t.co/gzCsCznFI9

#Maldives2.0 #digitaltransformation #digitaldevelopment #maldives #lirneasia #govtech #ictpolicy #inclusivetech #digitaleconomy

[UNDP Maldives @UNDPMaldives]

Maldives 2.0 places digital at the center of national development.🆕policy note identifies opportunities to strengthen measurement, strategy, and coordination to build a stronger, more inclusive #DigitalMaldives ⌨️: https://t.co/V8LlYMwih6

[UNDP Maldives @UNDPMaldives]

Maldives 🇲🇻 aims for digital to contribute to 15% of GDP by 2030. Where do we stand?

🆕Report examines five key pillars: #government, #people, #economy, #connectivity & #regulation - to assess the nation's current position and chart a path forward.💻: https://t.co/UZWB48ZxIj

[Dinidu de Alwis @dinidu]

Since there have been requests for a summary of the entire #CargillsBreach, here is one collating what I've been posting on X. It's not paywalled, despite being on Patreon.

https://t.co/w4AfdSpdi0

[Taka Masaki @tmasakicu]

This is another nice example of how publicly available geospatial data can be used to build a sampling frame from scratch. https://t.co/9jgKvGdfCa

[Helani Galpaya @helanigalpaya]

Treatment and control groups ready and waiting for the randomly assigned respondents at the last weekend of @LIRNEasia quasi experimental research on what treatments works against #misinformation. @IDRC_CRDI funding. Many centers doing this today. This is Horana, #srilanka

[Shenali Bamaramannage @shenali_b]

Had an incredible time in June connecting with 13 other colleagues from around the world, engaging with the Fund’s world economic outlook for the year ahead, and learning about its initiatives on technology, gender, and climate change. Here’s a summary of our experience🔽

[IMF @IMFNews]

This year, IMF Youth Fellows gathered to discuss with IMF experts critical issues shaping their generation —from AI, to gender, to climate change. Discover their ideas to address global challenges and seize opportunities. Youth voices are driving change! https://t.co/yOjQH3CaIz

[LIRNEasia @LIRNEasia]

Senior Project Scientist, Data Science & Public Policy Lab, @CarnegieMellon, @amarekas discusses the challenge of making value judgments in the abstract, using the example of purpose specification of data. He highlights the balance between protecting health data and its drawing on its potential to save lives.

[Merl Syrex Chandana @merl_syrex]

Will be speaking about what Responsible AI looks like in our part of the world. Open for everybody!

[Deane @DeaneJ]

Excellent from @danielalphonsus

"Corruption is not the cause for this crisis. Sri Lanka’s economic woes are overwhelmingly a result of stupidity, not corruption."

https://t.co/RF2WGqAEtp

[Pranesh Prakash @pranesh]

Many in the Indian right believe India saw no progress before 2014. Some in the Indian left believe that progress (esp. for the poor) decelerated after 1982/1991. Both are demonstrably untrue.

[Nuwan I. Senaratna @nuuuwan]

There are maps, and then there are maps.

When someone is honest with data, they strive to design maps that faithfully represent the underlying information, capturing patterns and nuances as accurately as possible.

But when the goal is to push a simplistic agenda, the map (or any statistical chart) is reduced to nothing more than a political tool, distorting the truth to fit a bias.

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I shared more thoughts about this after #PresPollSL2019 - https://t.co/eq8kqEAkCb

#PresPollSL2024 #SriLanka

[Avishka Jayaweera @Avishkaaj]

Sounds familiar...

[LIRNEasia @LIRNEasia]

With a $3.47B digital economy, Sri Lanka's reliance on outdated tax models is costing revenue. How can we ensure tech giants pay their dues? How can new policies level the playing field?
Read more in this article by @gayanihurulle & @shenali_b. https://t.co/dTIhdGTSi2

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

The Golden Road is currently in the press! The first finished copies roll off in a week, and it will be published in a month, on 5th September

[Helani Galpaya @helanigalpaya]

Not the main point but it was a lively panel. Touched on tools we are building (w/ @TeamWatchDog) for journalists & fact checkers, general responsible AI approaches (@merl_syrex @GlobalIndexRAI ) & policy work on platform governance & taxation (@gayanihurulle, @shenali_b)