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National Conference on “Improving School Performance through Educational Decentralization”, National Institute of Education, Maharagama,
14 November, 2008
National Conference on “Improving School Performance through Educational Decentralization”, National Institute of Education, Maharagama, National Conference on “Improving School Performance through Educational Decentralization”, National Institute of Education, Maharagama,

The IPS in collaboration with the National Institute of Education (NIE) and Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network (PEP) organized a national conference on “Improving School Performance through Educational Decentralization” on 14 November, 2008 at the NIE, Maharagama.

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Nisha Arunatilake
  • Attended a Roundtable Meeting with Dr. Michal Rutkowaski, Sector Director, South Asia Human Development Sector to discuss issues surrounding “Sri Lanka’s Demographic Transition”, Organized by the World Bank office in Colombo, at the World Bank office, Colombo, 14th May 2009. (Attended by: Nisha Arunatilake).
  • Attended a Video Conference with Margaret Grosh and Ariel Fiszbein on the “Role of Safety Nets in Response to the Economic Downturn”, organized by the World Bank office in Colombo, at the World Bank office, Colombo. 1st June, 2009. (Attended by: Nisha Arunatilake)
  • Attended a workshop on “The MDG Strategy Consultations for Sri Lanka”, organized by the Ministry of Finance & Planning in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme, at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, 27th June,2009. (Attended by: Nisha Arunatilake).
  • Attended a meeting of the “Tripartite National Committee on Social Security”, Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower, Sri Lanka Colombo, 27 November 2007. (Attended by: Nisha Arunatilake).
  • Attended a workshop to finalize the Draft Education Act, SLFI, 28th November to 30th November, 2008. (Attended by: Nisha Arunatilake)
  • Attended the UNU-WIDER conference on “Frontiers of Poverty Analysis”, at the Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland. 26-27 September, 2008.
South Asia Regional Conference on “Demographic Scenarios, Employment and Social Security Issues of Aged in South Asia”, New Delhi, India,
10-11 November, 2008

Participated and presented a paper on “The Labour Market Institutions, Ageing and Elderly Welfare in Sri Lanka” at a two-day South Asia Regional Conference on “Demographic Scenarios, Employment and Social Security Issues of Aged in South Asia” organized by the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, (http://www.iegindia.org) in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, India at the Hotel Claridges, New Delhi during 10-11 November, 2008.

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Workshop on “Sri Lanka: Addressing the Needs of an Aging Population”,
Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo, 9 September, 2008
Workshop on “Sri Lanka: Addressing the Needs of an Aging Population”

Participated and presented the chapter on “Labour Market and Population Aging” at the dissemination workshop on “Sri Lanka: Addressing the Needs of an Aging Population”, held at Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo, on 9 September, 2008.

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  • Participated and presented the final report of the Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Network funded project on "Will Formula Based Funding and Decentralized Management Improve School Level Resources in Sri Lanka?" at the 6th PEP General Meeting in Lima, Peru from 11 to 16 June, 2007.

    6th PEP General Meeting in Lima, Peru from 11 to 16 June, 2007

  • Participated as a discussant to the session on “Employment and Social Safety Nets: Labour, Employment and Poverty” at the Sri Lanka Economic Association Annual Sessions. BMICH, 11 August, 2007.

  • Made a presentation on “ Enhancing Employment Opportunities and Employability” at a workshop on “Social Protection in Sri Lanka” organized by the World Bank at the Taj Samudra Hotel on 27 September, 2006.

  • Participated at the Sixth Annual Global Development Conference and Workshop, Dakar, Senegal, 24-26 January, 2005.
  • Made a presentation on Unemployment Trends in Sri Lanka to the Ministry of Vocational Training and Tertiary Education, Government of Sri Lanka, July, 2002
  • Wrote a project proposal for funding on Establishment of a Labour Market Information System at the Ministry of Employment and Labour for the Ministry of Employment and Labour, Government of Sri Lanka