CSO Sustainability Index 2020: Sri Lanka Country Report

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    CSO Sustainability Index 2020: Sri Lanka Country Report
    by |15 September 2021
    The Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) assesses the sustainability of the CSO sector across several countries in different regions around the world. (more…)
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    Racial Profiling and Language Polarisation in Sri Lankan Media: A Problem Highlighted by “Ethics Eye” and “The Divide”
    by |13 September 2021
    This research brief introduces two ailments in the Sri Lankan media that have negative social ramifications on minorities: (1) racial profiling; and (2) language polarisation. (more…)
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    Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Evaluating Key Performance Indicators
    by |31 July 2021
    This report assesses the extent to which the government has implemented 12 gender-related Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). These KPIs were developed by the former Ministry of Women and Child Affairs towards achieving Goal 5 of the United Nations Sustainable Development...
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    public data sri lanka
    Making Public Data Public: Sri Lanka Misses its Own Targets While India Races Ahead
    by |30 July 2021
    Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) is the primary government agency responsible for collecting data, producing useful statistics, and disseminating it. (more…)
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    Better Moderation of Hate Speech on Social Media: A Sri Lankan Case Study for Reputational-Cost Approaches
    by |22 July 2021
    As social media becomes more involved in personal, business, and political relations, it has become increasingly important to prevent the spread of hate speech and disinformation on social media. At present, hate speech and disinformation is moderated on social media...
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    Opportunities to Protect Public Interest in Public Infrastructure: A Review of Regulatory Frameworks in Sri Lanka.
    by |06 July 2021
    Investment into infrastructure is vital for development. However, in the context of weak governance, public investment into large and complex infrastructure can become a fertile ground for corruption and results in unsustainable, costly, and poor-quality infrastructure that fails to meet...
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    W(h)ither Environmental Governance: Limited Access to Information Undermines Meaningful Participation in Development Projects
    by |29 June 2021
    There is a surge in public agitation against environmental destruction caused by ongoing development projects in Sri Lanka. The surfacing of environmental issues after construction has commenced is highly problematic for two reasons. First, the construction may have already caused...
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    Due Process and Preparedness for Public Emergencies: Lessons for Sri Lanka, From the COVID -19 Pandemic
    by |07 June 2021
    Verité Research's latest study explores the due process implications of the challenges faced by Sri Lanka’s judicial system during the COVID-19 pandemic. It identifies two key due process rights which are adversely affected by the COVID-19 restrictions, namely the right to...
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    Reviewing the Data Dissemination Practices of Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics
    by |24 May 2021
    In 2014 a data dissemination policy was introduced by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) in Sri Lanka. The DCS is the primary agency responsible for the collection, compilation and dissemination of official statistics. (more…)
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    Privatisation of Public Data: Sri Lanka Customs as a Case in Point
    by |22 April 2021
    International trade data is a public good. Yet, SLC's data dissemination policy is currently at odds with seeing the trade data it collects as a public good. (more…)
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