Final technical report : leveraging mobile network big data for developmental policy

The research addresses how big data can provide evidence to better inform public policy and allow for greater use of evidence in the policy making process. In addition to more detailed research in the area of transportation and urban planning (commuting patterns), this research articulates and answers questions in other domains such as health (modeling the spread of diseases) and official statistics (mapping poverty for instance). Guidelines were translated into legal language so that mobile operators can responsibly share data. Traditional survey methods that provide enough detail to accurately assess conditions are costly and can rarely reach a representative portion of the population, especially in poorer areas

Helping BOP micro-entrepreneurs to do business through mobiles : innovation brief

Mobile phones are perceived as an economic tool by mobile owners at the base of the economic pyramid (BOP). The biggest impact was perceived in reducing the need for travel. Strong social benefits (in terms of maintaining relationships) were also perceived; at the BOP, where social and work-related networks tend to overlap, these kinds of “social” benefits will have indirect economic impacts as well. The research presented in this brief is based on the findings of the fourth Teleuse@BOP study conducted in six Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand and Sri Lank

Stories of past young scholars : capacity building for policy influence workshop report

The report reviews activities of the workshop including discussions, participants and speakers. Communication Research Policy South (CPRsouth) has been active since January 2007, forming and encouraging policy intellectuals from across Asia and Africa through young-scholar academies, conferences and community and network facilitation. Surveys conducted in 2016 and 2018 helped identify 42 participants who had gone on to influence policy in their home countries

Inclusive KBEs – Research Methodology & Media Strategy Workshop, February 4‐5, 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka : report

The theme of LIRNEasia’s 2010-2012 research cycle is Inclusive Knowledge Based Economies (KBEs). The research attempts to increase understanding of how ICTs, related infrastructure and/ or services can aid micro-enterprises by lowering their transactions costs especially those that arise from information and knowledge gaps. The research also aims to identify potential collective goods and how they may be supported. Inclusiveness is incorporated into research methodologies through greater emphasis on agricultural value chains, where the majority of the poor in developing Asia are employed. The report provides a review of a workshop held in Sri Lanka discussing value chain analysis

National early warning system : Sri Lanka (NEWS:SL)

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