Rohan Samarajiva

LIRNEasia

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12, Balcombe Place

Colombo, 00800

Sri Lanka

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Mobilizing Information and Communications Technologies for Effective Disaster Warning: Lessons from the 2004 Tsunami

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 28 Feb 2010
Rohan Samarajiva
LIRNEasia
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Measuring Effectiveness of Telecom Regulation Using Perception Surveys

Presented at the International Telecommunications Society Africa, Asia, Australia Regional Conference in Perth, Australia
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 16 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2010
Helani Galpaya and Rohan Samarajiva
LIRNEasia and LIRNEasia
Downloads 190 (165,243)
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Telecom Regulatory Environment, TRE, Telecom Regulation

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How the Developing World may Participate in the Global Internet Economy: Innovation Driven by Competition

Joint Workshop on 'Policy Coherence in the Application of Information and Communication Technologies for Development,' Paris, France, September 10-11, 2009
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 07 Mar 2010
Rohan Samarajiva
LIRNEasia
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Telecom Regulatory Environment (TRE) Assessment: Methodology and Implementation Results from Five Emerging Economies

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Telecom Regulatory Environment (TRE) Assessment: Methodology and Implementation Results from Five Emerging Economies

Presented at 35th Telecom Policy Research Conference, Fairfax VA, USA, Sep 28 – 30, 2007
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 05 Mar 2010
Rohan Samarajiva, Helani Galpaya and Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara
LIRNEasia, LIRNEasia and Louisiana State University
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Telecom Regulatory Environment (TRE) Assessment: Methodology and Implementation Results from Five Emerging Economies

TPRC 2007
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 10 Jul 2012
Rohan Samarajiva, Helani Galpaya and Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara
LIRNEasia, LIRNEasia and LIRNEasia
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Telecom Use on a Shoestring: Strategic Use of Telecom Services by the Financially Constrained in South Asia

WDR Dialogue Theme 3rd Cycle Discussion Paper, WDR0604, Version 2.0
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Feb 2010
Ayesha Zainudeen, Rohan Samarajiva and Ayoma Abeysuriya
LIRNEasia, LIRNEasia and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Cellbazaar, a Mobile-Based E-Marketplace: Success Factors and Potential for Expansion

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 01 Jun 2010
Ayesha Zainudeen, Rohan Samarajiva and Nirmali Sivapragasam
LIRNEasia, LIRNEasia and LIRNEasia
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Mobile 2.0, Cellbazaar, E-market, Bangladesh

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Estimating Internet Users: An Evidence-Based Alternative in the Absence of Survey Data

CPRafrica 2012/CPRsouth7 Conference, Port Louis, Mauritius
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Sep 2012
Roshanthi Lucas Gunaratne and Rohan Samarajiva
Stax and LIRNEasia
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Indicators

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National Early Warning System: Sri Lanka - A Participatory Concept Paper for the Design of an Effective All-Hazard Public Warning System

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 26 Feb 2010
Rohan Samarajiva, Malathy Knight, Peter Anderson and Ayesha Zainudeen
LIRNEasia, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and LIRNEasia
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Who's Got the Phone? The Gendered Use of Telephones at the Bottom of the Pyramid

International Communications Association Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 26, 2008
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 23 Feb 2010
Ayesha Zainudeen, Tahani Iqbal, Rohan Samarajiva and Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara
LIRNEasia, Research Fellow, LIRNEasia and Louisiana State University
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Myanmar is Last on Telecom List: What Can Be Done?

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 11 May 2012
Rohan Samarajiva
LIRNEasia
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Myanmar, Burma, telecom

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Organizing for Policy Impact in Telecommunication: A Framework for Action

2012 TRPC
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 02 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2012
Sujata N. Gamage, Rohan Samarajiva and Nilusha Kapugama
LIRNEasia, LIRNEasia and LIRNEasia
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research to policy, knowledge networks, commujcation policy

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The Importance of Building in Resilience to ICT Infrastructures

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 27 Aug 2014
Rohan Samarajiva and Shazna Zuhyle
LIRNEasia and LIRNEasia
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ICT, Resilience, Infrastructure, Disaster

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ICT Sector Performance Review for Bhutan

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Sep 2012
Roshanthi Lucas Gunaratne and Rohan Samarajiva
Stax and LIRNEasia
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Bhutan

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Organizing for Policy Impact in Communication: A Social Network Analysis

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 24 Sep 2013
Sujata N. Gamage, Rohan Samarajiva and Nilusha Kapugama
LIRNEasia, LIRNEasia and LIRNEasia
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Measuring Disbursement Efficacy of Universal Service Funds: Case Studies from India, Malaysia, Pakistan & Sri Lanka

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 29 Sep 2017
Rohan Samarajiva and Gayani Hurulle
LIRNEasia and LIRNEasia
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Efficiency, Telecom reforms, Universal service, Performance, Indicators

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Countries of a Feather: Analyzing Homophily and Connectivity Between Nations Through Facebook Data

TPRC 46: The 46th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy 2018
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 14 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2018
Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, Sriganesh Lokanathan and Rohan Samarajiva
LIRNEasia, LIRNEasia and LIRNEasia
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Social Networks, Communication, Measurement, Homophily, Diffusion of Information, Trade, Migration, Civilization

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Non-Owner Teleusers at the BOP: Removing the Barriers to Ownership

PTC’08 Telecom with Vision Conference, Honolulu, USA, January 2008
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 28 Jun 2010
Ayesha Zainudeen, Harsha de Silva and Rohan Samarajiva
LIRNEasia, LIRNEasia and LIRNEasia
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Bottom of the pyramid, Asia, telecom, non-owner user, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, next billion, access

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Opinion and Evidence in Sri Lanka’s Newspapers and Magazines

Posted: 11 May 2012
Rohan Samarajiva
LIRNEasia

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newspapers