▁Book ▁( TV E AP / UND P , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ). ▁He ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁South ▁Asian ▁team ▁of ▁research ers ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Media ▁South ▁Asia ▁Project ▁that ▁studied ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁satellite ▁television ▁revolution ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁transformed ▁South ▁Asian ▁soci eties ▁and ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁especially ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁analyt ical ▁writing ▁on ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁Information ▁and ▁communication ▁techn ologies ▁for ▁development ▁( I CT s ) ▁on ▁developing ▁Asian ▁soci eties . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁Cont rib uting ▁Editor ▁( S ri ▁L anka ) ▁of ▁the ▁bi - ann ual ▁regional ▁survey ▁Digital ▁Review ▁of ▁Asia ▁Pacific , ▁and ▁co - author ed ▁National ▁Human ▁Development ▁Report   – ▁Prom oting ▁I CT ▁for ▁Human ▁Development ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Report ▁( UND P , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁regular ▁speaker ▁or ▁panel ist ▁at ▁international ▁con ferences ▁on ▁public ▁communication ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁technology , ▁development ▁journal ism , ▁public ▁interest ▁broadcast ing ▁and ▁I CT ▁for ▁development . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁jur ies ▁at ▁leading ▁international ▁document ary ▁film ▁festiv als . ▁Most ▁recently , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁jur or ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Digital ▁Em my ▁Awards ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁presented ▁in ▁C annes , ▁France ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0