Harsha Liyanage
| Organization | eNovation4D, UK & Sarvodaya-Fusion, Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Organization type | Private Sector (Commercial Companies) |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Dr. Harsha Liyanage Harsha Liyanage is the Managing Director of Sarvodaya-Fusion, (www.fusion.lk), Sri Lanka. And also the Principal Consultant of eNovation4D (www.enovation4d.co.uk), the UK based consultant associate group. He had been a Visiting Research Fellow to IDRC, Canada (2007 – 2008 Oct), and South Asia Regional Coordinator for GKP (Global Knowledge Partnership) (2006 – 2008). Dr. Liyanage holds a PhD in Biotechnology (Tissue Culture) from University of Tokyo, Japan, and an Executive MBA (2011), at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. He served as a visiting lecturer at University of Colombo for over 5 years. His long involvement with grassroots sector as Deputy Executive Director (Social Empowerment – 1994/2004) and a honorary Vice President to Sarvodaya (2002/2004) had led him to become a consultant for organizations including the UN, IDRC and many other International Development Organizations. Within the ICT4D sector, Dr Liyanage had lead pioneering telecentre initiatives in Sri Lanka since 1996, and designed a ‘Subsidy Voucher’, and prototyped ‘FarmerNet‘ in Sri Lanka. His latest publications include; ‘Sustainability First’ on telecentre sustainability, ‘Noise at the Last Mile’ on socio-anthropological investigations into rural sector WiFi applications, and Mobile phone applications for the community development. Based in UK, his focus as a consultant at eNovation includes Innovation, Sustainability and Social Impact assessment in ICT & Mobile applications in developing country context. Contact: [email protected]
This member participated in the following Forums
Forum Forum: "ICT for Rural Economic Development" November, 2010
3. How can we establish processes to make information about benefits and results of impact analysis systematically available?
We (Sarvodaya-Fusion, Sri Lanka + eNovation, UK) started working on Social Impact of ICT4D, since early 2009. Our first step was to define 'theoretical framework', and finally sorted out 'Theory of Change' as the main framework to apply. Then we have defined measuring indicators, and pilot tested their validity. Subsequently, developed a presentation model (Star graph with a time series analysis). Now this model is adapted regular basis to measure the impact of Fusion-Education program offered at national scale in Sri Lanka. For further details pl see following links and your comments / critique are most welcome;
First entry point in 2009; 'Theory of Change' document
Blog update about indicators; Impact of ICT for Development? What is it?
Latest progress update in slide presentation: Can we apply social impact assessment tools to understand the Bottom of Pyramid community needs?