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Digital transformation and the
role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Sanjana Hattotuwa
Centre for Policy Alternatives
TED Fellow Alumn
media landscape what’s out there today
1.13 billion daily active users on average for June
2016
350 million photos uploaded every day
Approximately 84.5% of daily active users are
outside the US and Canada
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
• Not everyone needs to be connected to web to be
influenced by it
• The influence of content on social media in
particular, and online content in general, extends to
groups well beyond those who are directly
connected to, and participating in these online
networks.
• This also puts to rest the often quoted myth that
since Internet penetration is relatively low in the
country, content shared online has little to no
footprint in the larger public consciousness.
mobile first design and develop for mobile
CSO & digital activism three key drivers
unlimited storage bounded only by imagination
broadband faster and cheaper web access
smartphones ubiquitous production
what’s new?
• Ubiquity of two way communications
• Addressable peoples, even those who IDPs or refugees
• Disintermediated models vs. traditional media model
• People as producers
• Low resolution, hyperlocal helps focus and granularity
• Aggregation of low resolution helps macro analysis and
strategy
instagram mobile photography
everydaysrilanka rotation curation, multiple
perspectives
abdul halik-azziz research, insight, perspective
and photography
abdul halik-azziz research, insight, perspective
and photography
right to the city instagram for activism
whatsapp instant messaging for
advocacy
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
remembering the politics of memory online
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
visualising hidden narratives
The end of war
Zero civilian casualties vs. ground realities
Mass graves
From 2009 to end of 2011
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
storytelling new ways of voicing the
inconvenient
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
identity using video for activism
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
elections monitoring, voter education,
mobilisation, alerts
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
online video using video for activism
drone video using drones for situation
awareness, perspective
360 video immersive content
facebook live live feed from anywhere
facebook live global phenomenon
facebook video going viral over mobile
facebook video long-tail, high engagement
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
critical questions who controls the content?
constant partial attention a tsunami of information
the dopamine effect less is more?
activism vs. surveillance the tension between privacy
and advocacy
identity online
the tension between anonymity
leading to trolling, and need for
anonymity
crisis of the imagination
inability to envision creative
ways of engaging, without
funding
slacktivism how do you move from clicks
to meaningful engagement?
Digital transformation and the role of civil society in Sri Lanka
Their stories matter
Tech secondary
thank you
sanjanah@gmail.com

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