Media Coverage 2009‐2010
Frequency of media coverage by research project and related themes, 2009‐10. The dark grey subject nodes indicate projects or themes. Each line extending from a subject node to a numbered node indicates coverage. Each number presents a different publication (print, web/blog, TV or radio). Print Web and blog TV Radio
No. Name of publisher Country Link
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lbo.lk/fullstory.php?nid=2064493850
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lbo.lk/fullstory.php?newsID=1827142106
&no_view=1&SEARCH_TERM=5
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lbo.lk/fullstory.php?newsID=1470125181
&no_view=1&SEARCH_TERM=5
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lbo.lk/fullstory.php?newsID=1470125181
&no_view=1&SEARCH_TERM=5
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=614899951
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=581452822
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=431699648
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=373916488
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=2109193520
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=2024102493
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=1953674252
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=1952023570
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=1948308066 1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=1708618780
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=1573721444
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=1547340803
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?n
id=1318124537
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://lbo.lk/fullstory.php?nid=795963279
1 Lanka Business Online Sri Lanka http://lankabusinessonline.com/print.php?nid=18601
30798
2 newSRILANKA Sri Lanka http://newsrilanka.com/2010/01/withdrawing‐from‐
the‐world‐icts‐and‐censorship/
2 newSRILANKA Sri Lanka http://newsrilanka.com/2010/01/withdrawing‐from‐
the‐world‐icts‐and‐censorship/
2 newSRILANKA Sri Lanka http://newsrilanka.com/2010/01/sri‐lanka‐financial‐ times‐elaborates‐on‐spam‐issue‐raised‐by‐lirneasia‐
2/
2 newSRILANKA Sri Lanka http://newsrilanka.com/2010/01/sri‐lanka‐financial‐ times‐elaborates‐on‐spam‐issue‐raised‐by‐lirneasia‐
2/
2 newSRILANKA Sri Lanka http://newsrilanka.com/2010/01/sri‐lanka‐
bangladesh‐population‐dividend‐of‐danger/
2 newSRILANKA Sri Lanka http://newsrilanka.com/2009/12/e‐sri‐lanka‐
promise‐realized/
2 newSRILANKA Sri Lanka http://newsrilanka.com/2009/06/reconstructing‐sri‐
lanka‐top‐down‐bottom‐up‐or‐both/
3 The Sunday Times Sri Lanka http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100117/BusinessTimes/b
t02.html
3 The Sunday Times Sri Lanka http://www.sundaytimes.lk/091115/FinancialTimes/f
t22.html 3 The Sunday Times Sri Lanka http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090802/FinancialTimes/f
t325.html
3 The Sunday Times Sri Lanka http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090719/Magazine/sunda
ytimesmirror_01.html
3 The Sunday Times Sri Lanka http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090524/FinancialTimes/f
t328.html
4 AJ's blog (via wordpress) Sri Lanka http://ajeewan.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/prerequi
sites‐for‐making‐sri‐lanka‐a‐hub‐telecom/
4 AJ's blog (via wordpress) Sri Lanka http://ajeewan.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/sri‐ lanka‐regulator‐checks‐advertised‐broadband‐
speeds/
4 AJ's blog (via wordpress) Sri Lanka http://ajeewan.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/sri‐
lanka‐policy‐forum‐in‐knowledge‐economy‐drive/
4 AJ's blog (via wordpress) Sri Lanka http://ajeewan.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/sri‐ lanka‐to‐get‐high‐speed‐wimax‐connectivity‐
regulator/
5 Impact PR (via YouTube) Bangladesh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXIHyi7BG2k&fe
ature=related
5 Impact PR (via YouTube) Bangladesh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZHmfWbsFcI
5 Impact PR (via YouTube) Bangladesh http://www.youtube.com/user/impactprbd
5 Impact PR (via YouTube) Bangladesh http://www.youtube.com/user/impactprbd
6 Voice & Data India http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/service_provider
/110020313.asp
6 Voice & Data India http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/service_provider
/109080106.asp
6 Voice & Data India http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/news/109082701
.asp
6 Voice & Data India http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/news/109072001
.asp
7 DIRSI International http://dirsi.net/en/node/557 7 DIRSI International http://dirsi.net/en/node/552
7 DIRSI International http://dirsi.net/en/node/552
8 Ravaya Sri Lanka Print media
8 Ravaya Sri Lanka Print media
8 Ravaya Sri Lanka Print media
9 SiliconIndia India http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Phones_out number_radios_among_poor_in_India‐nid‐
58873.html
9 SiliconIndia India http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Nonmetros_ enjoy_3_times_better_broadband_service‐nid‐
57191.html/1/1
9 SiliconIndia India http://siliconindia.us/shownews/58650
10 Breaking News 24/7 International http://blog.taragana.com/n/safe‐comfy‐and‐chatting‐ away‐womens‐empowerment‐at‐pco‐booths‐feature‐
with‐image‐93892/
10 Breaking News 24/7 International http://blog.taragana.com/n/phones‐outnumber‐
radios‐among‐poor‐in‐south‐asia‐99765/
11 Channel One (MTV): Biz Sri Lanka TV 1st
11 Channel One (MTV): Biz Sri Lanka TV 1st
12 Cnews Bangladesh http://www.cnewsvoice.com/DetailsNews.php?News
ID=N000004802
12 Cnews Bangladesh http://www.cnewsvoice.com/DetailsNews.php?News
ID=N000004802
13 Daily FT Sri Lanka Print media
13 Daily FT Sri Lanka Print media
14 e‐agriculture International http://www.e‐
agriculture.org/19.html?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1884 14 e‐agriculture International http://www.e‐
agriculture.org/19.html?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1884
15 New Age Bangladesh http://www.newagebd.com/2009/jun/29/nat.html
15 New Age Bangladesh http://www.newagebd.com/2009/jul/07/front.html
16 New Kerala India http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews‐1‐67602.html
16 New Kerala India http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews‐1‐63466.html
17 SciDev International http://www.scidev.net/en/news/south‐asia‐news‐in‐
brief‐29‐october‐11‐november‐2009.html
17 SciDev International http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture‐and‐ environment/tsunami/news/mobile‐messages‐could‐
aid‐early‐warning‐in‐the‐mal.html
18 Symbiosis Institute of India http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST7AleI3bQI Telecom Management
18 Symbiosis Institute of India http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST7AleI3bQI Telecom Management
19 Techgoss India http://www.techgoss.com/Story/1696S14‐LIRNEasia‐
clarifies‐facts.aspx
19 Techgoss India http://www.techgoss.com/Story/239S12‐Missed‐
Facts‐in‐missed‐calls‐article.aspx
20 ThaIndian International http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world‐ news/phones‐outnumber‐radios‐among‐poor‐in‐
south‐asia_100213625.html
20 ThaIndian International http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sci‐tech/safe‐ comfy‐and‐chatting‐away‐womens‐empowerment‐at‐
pco‐booths‐feature‐with‐image_100210491.html
21 The Daily Star Bangladesh http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news‐
details.php?nid=111330
21 The Daily Star Bangladesh http://thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=94633
22 The Economic Times India http://lirneasia.net/wp‐
content/uploads/2010/03/ET_Ahmedabad.jpg 22 The Economic Times India http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Rest‐ of‐TN‐has‐better‐broadband‐quality‐than‐
Chennai/articleshow/4579514.cms
23 The Financial Express India http://www.financialexpress.com/printer/news/5641
50/
23 The Financial Express India http://www.financialexpress.com/news/the‐ economics‐of‐chhota‐recharge/463849/1
24 The Hindu India http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/09/stories/2009
110959420400.htm
24 The Hindu India http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200907
051213.htm
25 The Island Sri Lanka http://www.island.lk/2009/07/26/news11.html
25 The Island Sri Lanka http://www.island.lk/2009/07/25/business2.html
26 The Sunday Leader Sri Lanka http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2009/12/20/tigo‐
and‐dialog‐ceos‐on‐the‐state‐of‐mobile‐industry/
26 The Sunday Leader Sri Lanka http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2009/12/20/live‐
online/
27 The Times of India India Print media
27 The Times of India India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/Only‐ Indians‐make‐missed‐calls‐
Study/articleshow/4760120.cms
28 Amader Shomoy Bangladesh Print media
29 Amar Desh Bangladesh Print media
30 ATN Bangla Bangladesh TV
31 AussieIndoLanka International http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news/india/feature
s/?newsid=68753&NewsDate=
32 Banglabazar Patrika Bangladesh Print media
33 Bangladesh Phone Bangladesh http://bangladeshphonenumber.blogspot.com/2010/
Number 01/poor‐people‐in‐bangladesh‐own‐more.html 34 bdnews24.com Bangladesh http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=88403&cid=2
35 Bhorer Kagoj Bangladesh Print media
36 Boishakhi TV Bangladesh TV
37 Bollywhat Forum India http://www.bollywhat‐
forum.com/index.php?topic=26335.0
38 Business Today India Print media
39 Chaos, myself and the India http://ddgul.blogspot.com/2009/07/only‐indians‐
Universe (via blogspot) make‐receive‐missed‐calls.html
40 Dhaka Mirror Bangladesh http://www.dhakamirror.com/?p=6274
41 Dialog TV Forum Sri Lanka http://dialogtv.blogspot.com/2009/12/new‐year‐
greetings‐fx‐nat‐geo‐wild.html
42 Diaspora Journey International http://diasporajourney.blogspot.com/2009/08/sri‐
lanka‐mobile‐phones‐for‐inward.html
43 Diganta TV Bangladesh TV
44 Digital Opportunity International http://www.digitalopportunity.org/news/phones‐
outnumber‐radios‐among‐south‐asias‐poor
45 Encyclopedia.com International http://www.encyclopedia.com/video/ehl9EAismrU‐
teleuse‐at‐bottom‐of‐pyramid.aspx
46 Environment Sri Lanka Sri Lanka http://environmentlanka.com/blog/2010/waste‐ Blog composition‐analysis‐to‐estimate‐prevalence‐of‐
recyclables‐to‐develop‐a/
47 ETV Bangladesh TV
48 Exbii International http://www.exbii.com/showthread.php?p=13504633
49 Expanding Horizons Finland http://expandinghorizons.nokia.com/issues/?issue=E
xpandingHorizonsQ12010&page=4
50 Express Computer India http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20090907/
market01.shtml
51 fredericknoronha (via India http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaWUAG0SQ18 YouTube) 52 IFAP Information Society International http://ifap‐is‐observatory.ittk.hu/node/274
53 Indi.ca Sri Lanka http://indi.ca/2009/12/live‐blogging‐lirneasia‐
conference/
54 Inditop.com India http://www.inditop.com/india/safe‐comfy‐and‐
chatting‐away‐womens‐empowerment‐at‐pco‐booths
55 International Red Cross Switzerland http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900sid/EDIS‐ 7T3KR3/$file/ifrc_world_disasters_rpt2009.pdf?open
element
56 IPS International http://www.ips.org/mdg3/india‐mobiles‐for‐gender‐
empowerment/
57 Ittefaq Bangladesh Print media
58 ITWeb South Africa http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2009/090
4151150.asp?S=Legal%20View&A=LEG&O=FPLEAD
59 Jaijaidin Bangladesh Print media
60 jansamachar.net India http://www.jansamachar.net/display.php3?id=&num =48069&lang=English&PHPSESSID=6f237f44aaf30686
9849a5812771a301
61 Jugantor Bangladesh Print media
62 Khaleej Times UAE http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp ?col=§ion=international&xfile=data/international
/2009/June/international_June2318.xml
63 Lakhanda Sri Lanka Radio
64 Lanka Polity Sri Lanka http://lankapolity.blogspot.com/2009/12/sri‐lankas‐
computer‐literacy‐up‐un‐e.html
65 MediaShift Idea Lab USA http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2009/08/when‐fm‐
radio‐meets‐the‐mobile‐phone‐in‐pakistan224.html
66 MentorPolis Blog International http://www.mentorpolis.com/blog/uncategorized/m entors‐for‐phd‐in‐biotechnology‐jmet‐gate‐mtech‐
engineering
67 Mobile Communication International http://mobilesociety.ning.com/profiles/blogs/notes‐
from‐the‐ica 68 NAFSO‐Conver's Diary Sri Lanka http://nafso‐ convenersdiary.blogspot.com/2009/12/lasting‐wave‐
five‐years‐after‐indian.html
69 NAM News Network International http://www.namnewsnetwork.org/v2/read.php?id=8
8369
70 News Bangla Bangladesh http://www.newsbangladc.com/2009/07/no‐
computers‐in‐poor‐bangladeshi.html
71 News Today Bangladesh http://www.newstoday‐
bd.com/frontpage.asp?newsdate
72 Newsweek USA http://www.newsweek.com/id/227856
73 NextBillion.net International http://www.nextbillion.net/news/safe‐comfy‐and‐ chatting‐away‐‐‐womens‐empowerment‐at‐pco‐
booths
74 Overseas Indian India http://www.overseasindian.in/2009/june/news/2009
2906‐fea1.shtml
75 Prokerala.com India http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a62626.ht
ml
76 Prothom Alo Bangladesh Print media
77 Radio Canada Canada Radio International
78 Samachaar.in India http://samachaar.in/International/Phones_outnumbe
r_radios_among_poor_in_South_Asia_87170/
79 Sarvodaya Sri Lanka http://www.sarvodaya.org/2009/05/01/sarvodaya‐
institute‐of‐higher‐learning
80 Shamokal Bangladesh Print media
81 Shvoong International http://www.shvoong.com/social‐
sciences/sociology/1907846‐empowered‐phone/
82 Sify India http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=jg2nuiceihh&tit le=Safe_comfy_and_chatting_away_women_s_empo
werment_at_PCO_booths
83 Sindh Today Pakistan Link not available 84 Smashits.com India http://news.smashits.com/402643/Phones‐
outnumber‐radios‐among‐poor‐in‐South‐Asia.htm
85 South Africa Connect South Africa http://www.southafricaconnect.org.za/?p=262
86 South‐South International http://210.19.40.5/ssig/news/fullnews.php?news_id=
Information Gateway 64876&news_cat=sn
87 Spoonfeedin India http://spoonfeedin.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/lifest
yle‐only‐indians‐makereceive‐missed‐callsstudy/
88 Spot.lk Sri Lanka http://www.spot.lk/article10547‐dialog‐tradenet‐ggs‐ in‐partnership‐set‐to‐revolutionise‐agri‐market‐
access.html
89 Sri Lanka Girl Guides Sri Lanka http://slggaprojects.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/abo
Association ut/
90 State of Telecom Pakistan http://telecompk.net/2010/02/12/price‐fixing‐by‐
Industry in Pakistan mobile‐telecom‐companies/
91 Sulekha.com India http://newshopper.sulekha.com/topic/booths/news/ safe‐comfy‐and‐chatting‐away‐women‐s‐
empowerment.htm
92 TeaBreak Pakistan http://teabreak.pk/higher‐taxes‐lead‐to‐lower‐ revenue‐pta‐shows‐futility‐of‐raising‐mobile‐taxes‐
241/21911/
93 Telecentre Magazine India http://lirneasia.net/wp‐
content/uploads/2009/08/Telecenter.pdf
94 Telecomstatistics.com International http://www.telecomstatistics.com/2010/02/mobile‐
broadband‐in‐india/
95 Telugu Dreams India http://www.telugudreams.com/News/NewsDetails.as
px?nId=3215&cId=7
96 The Daily IIJ Germany http://inwent‐iij‐lab.org/Weblog/2009/11/24/the‐
dream‐of‐a‐digital‐bangladesh/
97 The Daily News Sri Lanka http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/12/26/bus40.asp
98 The Financial Chronicle India Print media
99 The Financial Express Bangladesh http://www.thefinancialexpress‐ bd.com/2009/06/29/71427.html
100 The Hindu Business Line India http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2009/11/
16/stories/2009111650010100.htm
101 The Nation Sri Lanka http://www.nation.lk/2009/12/27/busi2.htm
102 The New Nation Bangladesh http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/10/22/news04
35.htm
103 The Puppeteer (via Sri Lanka http://messiahofmadness.wordpress.com/2010/02/1
wordpress) 5/speechless/
104 Tim Unwin's blog UK http://unwin.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/icts‐and‐
development‐workshop‐at‐iit‐delhi‐day‐1/
105 Top 10 broadband UK http://www.top10‐ broadband.co.uk/news/2009/11/developed_countrie
s_getting_better_value_from_broadband_/
106 Uber Desi India http://uberdesi.com/blog/2009/07/09/ill‐give‐you‐a‐
missed‐call/
107 Vinuthomas.com India http://vinuthomas.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=10379.h
tml
108 Watblog India http://www.watblog.com/2009/07/15/over‐100‐ million‐rural‐mobile‐subscribers‐in‐india‐opportunity‐
for‐mvas/
109 WebIndia123.com India http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/Science
/20090628/1284324.html
110 Wireless Bangladesh Bangladesh http://wirelessbangladesh.blogspot.com/2009/05/br
oadband‐quality‐war‐are‐you‐winner‐or.html
111 Wireless Bangladesh (via Bangladesh http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/wireless‐
Blogcatalog) bangladesh/be0e387781ac48ca0934d7de2be8b658
112 Yahoo India India http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20090628/860/ttc‐
safe‐comfy‐and‐chatting‐away‐women‐s.html
113 Zawya.com International http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA2009041
9052743
114 Zillr International http://www.zillr.com/news/news/Phones‐ outnumber‐radios‐among‐poor‐in‐south‐
asia/781423.html
115 Zomzy Studio International Link not available