Centre for a Smart Future (CSF)
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An interdisciplinary think tank advancing public policy ideas based on our own research, with a global network of practitioners, researchers, and advisors.
Colombo
Joined March 2022
RT @colombourbanlab: NEW POLICY REPORT: We look at how Sri Lanka's polycrisis has impacted the economic, social and cultural rights of work….
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Sri Lanka is a state party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), obligated to progressively realise rights such as adequate food, housing, health, education,...
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How to navigate entrenched vested interests, political pressures, tough trade unions, and move reforms forward? Suresh Shah experienced this first hand. Hear how he did it, what he achieved, what he could not, at our latest YPPP meet-up.📅 4 Sep.🕧 6pm.🔗
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🎙️Interested in attending our next YPPP event? Sign up here and be part of this insightful conversation with Suresh Shah who has experienced the realities of pushing forward tough changes - at national level, and in blue chip corporates.
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Another day, another taskforce. CSF has argued that we must rethink private sector representation in tourism bodies - for a smarter tourism future we need inclusive voices and fresh perspectives
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President Anura Kumara Disanayake has appointed a high-level Presidential Task Force to spearhead the implementation of the five-year Sri Lanka Tourism Development Program. ..
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Remember being frustrated at long delays in hailing a ride on a rainy day? Or that cool drink you got delivered on a hot day? For gig workers, heat and rain are realities of their daily hustle. Platforms and municipalities can do more to help them cope.
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A new report by CSF explores multiple dimensions of platform-based gig work in Sri Lanka, drawing on primary research since 2023 and building on previous research conducted in 2022. The report...
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Flexibility is often touted as a feature that makes gig work attractive. But in practice, it is algorithms that determine how gig workers’ make money. Read our new report to understand how algorithmic management influences gig workers’ incomes & incentives
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How is trade policy uncertainty impacting #SriLankan exporters? - Read a glimpse in our Sunday Observer article featuring findings from a new survey that unpacks how exporters are navigating the #TrumpTariffs
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📣 New Policy Brief! | Unpacks how unprecedented global trade policy uncertainty is impacting exporters. Feat. insights on margins, orders, strategies, responses, based on survey + interviews. ‘Trade Policy Uncertainty and Impacts on Sri Lankan Exporters’
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The pervasive and unpredictable nature of the ongoing trade policy developments, and the many dimensions of impacts that the resulting uncertainty causes, are important considerations for further...
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Our latest Policy Brief argues that shaping more inclusive and meaningful private sector representation in the tourism industry’s engagements with the government must receive greater attention
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A new CSF Policy Brief argues that private-public collaboration platforms in tourism must include members who can provide a more holistic and contemporary perspective of the industry. Plans for a new...
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RT @CeylonChamber: 🌐 Exporting in Uncertain Times?. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is supporting a new survey by the Centre for a Smart Fut….
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Thank you @CeylonChamber for amplifying this and supporting the gathering of evidence to support business, trade association, and GoSL decision-making. If you are exporter with exposure to the US market, consider taking this short survey….
🌐 Exporting in Uncertain Times?. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is supporting a new survey by the Centre for a Smart Future to understand how Sri Lankan exporters are being affected by ongoing global trade tensions - particularly the recent U.S. tariff changes - which are.
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CSF's Medhini Igoor writes on 'Why Gender Matters in Climate Plans and Corporate Boardrooms' .👩🔬Gender-responsive national adaptation plans.👩💻Meaningful participation in climate decision-making.👩💼Women’s leadership for stronger corporate climate governance.
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When climate disasters strike, women are less likely to survive and more likely to be injured. When chronic climate risks unfold, they are among the first to be impacted. And…
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RT @colombourbanlab: Heat stress does not affect people equally. In Colombo, street vendors, cleaners & gig workers bear the brunt. Our new….
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RT @colombourbanlab: Our next webinar ‘Boiling Point’ will present key findings from our report on heat stress in Colombo, followed by a di….
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New Policy Brief by @colombourbanlab of CSF tackles a critical, but under-explored, issue - rising heat stress in Colombo and impacts for outdoor workers. It draws on extensive interviews that reveal impacts + pathways to address climate change in Colombo
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2024 was the warmest year on record. A recent report by the World Bank revealed that Sri Lanka is among a few South Asian countries identified with a temperature level that is considered too hot for...
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With import restrictions lifted, households are discarding their old electronics and upgrading to new ones. There is also a surge in new EV & hybrid vehicles. But have we stopped to think about how all of this adds to Sri Lanka's growing e-waste problems?.
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"By prioritising social equity, ensuring robust governance & permanence, fostering financial sustainability, and grounding our efforts in sound scientific understanding, #SriLanka can unlock the potential of #bluecarbon, ensuring a just and sustainable future. " (5/5).
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