Shamistra Soysa

Researcher

Shamistra Soysa is primarily involved in LIRNEasia’s ICTs, Transaction Costs and Traceability in Agricultural Markets project. Currently she is organizing the Workshop on Transaction Costs and Traceability: Potential for ICTs in the Agricultural Value Chain in Kandalama which aims to discuss the policy level implications and business level possibilities of using ICTs to reduce transaction costs in the agricultural value chain and improve traceability.

In the past, she worked on improving the TRE methodology for Measuring ICT Sector and Regulatory Performance and was part of a team that developed a manual for implementing the TRE Assessment. She also worked with Helani Galpaya on various research papers and a book chapter on aspects of Teleuse@BOP and e-Governance and is interested in the potential use of mobile Internet in developing countries in terms of development.

Before joining LIRNEasia, Shamistra was a part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. During this period, she also served as a Liaison Officer to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights and worked directly with the Ministry on United Nations responsibilities.

Shamistra graduated from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom with a BSc (Honours) in Experimental Psychology in 2005.

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