For example our study found that despite the good supply side policies in #Rwanda from our After Access work we found it to have less than 10% Internet uptake and a 60% gender gap RightsCon #cyberpolicy

Rep from CIPESA highlights the need for policy makers to be engaged more on demand side data that is available such After Access comparative report that is done by Research ICT Africa #socialmediatax RightsCon

Helani Galpaya on the challenges of cybersucurity in the global south: Bad laws, no laws, low capacity and low understanding among users  of how to secure themselves online in a basic way  #digitalrights #RightsCon2019 @lirneasia @afteraccess

Tax on data services now 16.67% (prev 11.35%). Other services now 27.77% (prev 21.96%). Unfortunate as just 13% of Bangladeshis (15-65 yrs) reportedly used the internet; 1/3rd of #Bangladesh internet users (15-65 yrs) cited costly data as a barrier. After Access LIRNEasia

After Access LIRNEasia findings showed 61% of #Bangladesh mobile phone owners had internet-enabled phones. Even with supposedly cheaper locally made handsets available in the market, 35% of Bangladeshis (15-65) said they could not afford a device.

After Access insights on #digitaleconomy in the #GlobalSouth from Ayesha Zainudeen @chenaiie_ and Aileen Agüero this afternoon — 2:15pm, Oya 2 (Laico) Our last session at #RightsCon2019!

In the After Access The digital gender gap mirrors offline gender inequality. Education levels and their associated income are what drive women across the regions to adopt new servicesand technologies. @UNSGdigicoop LIRNEasia olatics RightsCon #RightsCon2019

Excited to see who’s been working to #balanceforbetter in 2019! LIRNEasia Research ICT Africa olatics

Dr. Sanjana Hattotuwa Ananda Galappatti More here. There are still approximately 331K Sri Lankans out if the reach of mobiles, so other complimentary options needed to reach such people. x.com/LIRNEasia/stat…

KaushiP 🦋 LIRNEasia University Colombo Even if a household has a working and connected device, there are still further barriers of data affordability and lack of skills (not just basic but to ensure safe/secure experience, particularly if you're talking about kids, but applies for other vulnerable groups also).

Today is #GAAD Global Accessibility Awareness Day. In #SriLanka & #Nepal After Access shows #DigitalAccessibility barriers remain for #PWD. #Accessibility #digitalinclusion #GAAD2020 Isuru Samaratunga GayashiJ Rohan Samarajiva Ayesha Zainudeen Tharaka Amarasinghe

economynext.com/sri-lanka-smes… LIRNEasia After Access

More on our work on SMEs: economynext.com/sri-lanka-smes…

#MSMEs have been hit hard by #COVID19 and the future for #lka #MSMEs looks bleak according to DailyFT ft.lk/columns/Econom… If more MSMEs got online and improved their capability for digital payments, could this help them bounce back?

Our After Access research shows that more digitally connected #SMEs perform better on more than one measure. See more above.

46% of #lka 5-59 population are 'digitally literate' as per DCS Sri Lanka's 2019 (Annual) Computer Literacy Statistics report statistics.gov.lk/education/Comp… But digital literacy is more than just being able to 'use' a device independently. After Access

#COVID19, lockdowns, social distancing etc. have imposed limitations on the usual research methods. In this new environment, we have to rethink not only how we do research but the kinds of research questions we ask. Tharaka Amarasinghe and Isuru Samaratunga discuss lirneasia.net/2020/07/resear…

Out Now: #WomenGigWork brief "Research in the #Covid_19 Context." What new research methods to explore in a #pandemic? What are the ethical considerations? Read here: bit.ly/39fp7Kg. Special thanks to author Mukta Naik Centre for Policy Research. Gillian Dowie IDRC | CRDI sabinadewan