Sri Lanka Related Topics 
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 17, 2012
I’m Thushan Ganegedara, a 3 rd year undergraduate from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Many thanks to Thushan Ganegedara for this guest post about his summer open source project. My interests are Mobile Development and Computational Intelligence.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 5, 2005
Our staff are actively working in the region in Sri Lanka and East Timor, but on December 26th were not in harm's way. Our partner groups and friends in Sri Lanka have also fared well, to our relief. Like the rest of the world, we have been following the Asian disaster closely.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 3, 2004
This is based on a talk I gave in Sri Lanka last year at the University of Peradeniya, but with a heavier technology component given the engineering audience. I covered our Human Rights program, including the Martus Project and the Human Rights Data Analysis Group (which joined Benetech last year).
Have Fun - Do Good
OCTOBER 4, 2011
Before and during her studies, she conducted field research for governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as foundations, on maternal and child health in Sri Lanka, Ghana, Haiti, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and India. She did a joint Masters in Public Health and Economic Development at Columbia University.
Connection Cafe
OCTOBER 31, 2017
Facebook recently announced a test in Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Slovakia, Serbia, Guatemala, and Cambodia. So the Newsfeed algorithm tries to predict what each user wants to see in their Newsfeed. But no algorithm is perfect. So they test and tweak. Users in these countries can only see Page posts that their friends comment on or share.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 19, 2009
You can read about some of the NGOs that have used Martus to back up their data in Guatemala, Sri Lanka, the Phillippines, and Colombia. Martus will protect their sensitive documentation by encrypting it on the local hard drive and automatically backing it up to remote servers if organizations wish to do so.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
Like Sri Lanka where pictures weren’t getting out. What technology means for people who are experiencing a crisis who don’t have access – don’t make it onto twitter, don’t make the news cycle? Annabelle Sreberny: There were also huge demonstrations elsewhere pulling in the diaspora.
Have Fun - Do Good
JANUARY 16, 2008
I also lived in Sri Lanka right about the time that sex tourism became a big deal, and saw it firsthand. When I was growing up, I was very aware of the class differences, and the different ways that people would treat children who were from lower class families.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
124 
Let's personalize your content