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AI ambitions need a strong Data Governance foundation | Daily FT

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“President Anura Kumara Dissanayake [spoke at the] Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact Summit 2026.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attended the AI Impact 2026 Summit in New Delhi, including a specific mention of a dinner hosted by PM Modi on May 18, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2024 (MMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General election was held in Bangladesh on 12 February 2026 to elect members of the Jatiya Sangsad, as well as the proposed Senate. It was the first general election since the July Uprising of 2024 th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Vietnam.
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“Sri Lanka’s draft National AI Strategy emphasises the need to integrate AI into public services and businesses to accelerate development.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results about SRI International, the Fintech Association of Sri Lanka, and the economic crisis. There is no mention of a 'draft National AI Strategy'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FinTech Association of Sri Lanka (FASL) is an independent, not-for-profit organization representing the fintech community in Sri Lanka and fostering connections with the global fintech sector. FASL is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fintech_Association_of_Sri_Lan…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sexual violence against Tamils in Sri Lanka has occurred repeatedly during the country's long ethnic conflict. The first instances of rape of Tamil women by Sinhalese mobs occurred during the 1958 ant…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sri Lankan economic crisis was an economic crisis in Sri Lanka that began in 2019 and ended in 2024, after a change in government. It was the island country's worst economic crisis since its indep…
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“The applicable law in Sri Lanka, Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 (as amended) (PDPA) does not exempt “publicly available data” or those obtained from public sources from its application.”
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While multiple sources confirm the existence of the Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022, none of the provided evidence snippets explicitly state whether 'publicly available data' is exempt or not. The claim is not corroborated by the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Data Protection Act may refer to: Data Protection Act, 2012 (Ghana) Data Protection Act 2018 (United Kingdom) The now-superseded Data Protection Act 1998 and Data Protection Act 1984 (United Kingdom)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Act
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024 is a Sri Lankan Internet safety act aimed at regulating its citizens' Internet usage. It was announced in September 2023 and passed by Parliament on 24 January 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Act_(Sri_Lanka)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 (abbreviated PDPA) is a comprehensive data protection law enacted to regulate the processing of personal data in Sri Lanka. The Act aims to protect the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Data_Protection_Act_(…
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“the PDPA also has a provision through which an exemption can be claimed from the requirement of notice i.e., where there is “disproportionate effort” involved in fulfilling that requirement of notice.”
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The evidence provided for this claim contains general information about Sri Lanka and the PDPA but does not mention the specific 'disproportionate effort' exemption for notice requirements.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, later known as the Republic of Afghanistan, was the left-wing led Afghan state from 1978 to 1992. It was bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, by Iran to …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 (abbreviated PDPA) is a comprehensive data protection law enacted to regulate the processing of personal data in Sri Lanka. The Act aims to protect the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Soviet–Afghan War took place in Afghanistan from December 1979 to February 1989. Marking the beginning of the 47-year-long Afghan conflict, it saw the Soviet Union and the Afghan military fight ag…
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“the European Commission is considering simplifying the General Data Protection Regulation through the EU Digital Omnibus proposal.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that the European Commission has proposed the 'Digital Omnibus' initiative/proposal specifically to simplify the GDPR to foster competitiveness.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is an EU regulation that aims to make the digital economy fairer and more contestable. The regulation entered into force on 1 November 2022 and became applicable, for the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) is a mobile identity wallet defined in European Union law to let people and businesses prove who they are online and share verified attributes across the E…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Commission (EC) is the executive cabinet of the European Union. It is composed of 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") corresponding to the number of member …
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“the PDPA in Sri Lanka also allows for processing on the grounds of “legitimate interests”.”
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The Wikipedia entry for the Personal Data Protection Act (Sri Lanka) explicitly states that the Act is designed to safeguard personal data while 'allowing for legitimate data processing activities'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Act was passed by the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 2022 [3] to address the growing need for data protection in the digital age. It is designed to safeguard personal data while allowing for legitimat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Data_Protection_Act_(…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3. (1) The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other written law, relating to the protection of personal data of data subjects: Provided however, w…
https://parliament.lk/uploads/acts/gbills/english/6242.pdf
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web search NEUTRAL — In recognition of the growing global emphasis on data protection, Sri Lanka enacted the Personal Data Protection Act No. 9 of 2022 (PDPA). This legislation aims to ensure that citizens and consumers c…
https://www.dpa.gov.lk/DPA.php
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“Japan is considering a bill to revise its personal information protection law to promote AI development by easing regulations on the acquisition of personal data.”
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The search results for Japan provide general geographic and historical information but contain no mention of a bill to revise personal information protection laws for AI development.
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web search NEUTRAL — Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions, and around 75% of its terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and highly urbanized…
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web search NEUTRAL — 17 hours ago · Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of the Asian continent. It lies east of China, the Korean Peninsula, and Russia, and consists…
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web search NEUTRAL — The official site of Japan National Tourism Organization is your ultimate Japan guide with tourist information for Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Hokkaido and other top Japan holiday destinations. We…
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“In Sri Lanka, such legal cases [regarding copyrighted materials used to train AI models] have not yet arisen.”
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The evidence provided discusses AI copyright cases in the US (Meta) and consultations in the UK, but provides no information regarding the existence or absence of such cases specifically within Sri Lanka.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the Kadrey case, as the court explained, thirteen authors—mostly famous fiction writers—have sued Meta for downloading their books from online “shadow libraries” and using the books to train Meta’s…
https://aeonlaw.com/courts-weigh-in-on-whether-ai-can-use-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — Court filings suggest that Meta staffers discussed using copyrighted materials to train Meta's AI models, including models in its Llama family.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/court-filings-show-meta-st…
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web search NEUTRAL — The United Kingdom’s government has launched a consultation with the artificial intelligence and creative industries on possible legal frameworks for AI models to train on copyrighted material. In the…
https://in.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph:b41000744094b:…
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“Under the Intellectual Property Rights Act No 36 of 2003 (as amended) (“IP Act”) in Sri Lanka, an author’s copyright is protected during the lifetime of the author and for a further period of seventy years from the date of his or her death.”
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No evidence was found after searching for the specific copyright duration under the Intellectual Property Rights Act No 36 of 2003.
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“Section 11 of the IP Act deals with “fair use”.”
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No evidence was found after searching for the content of Section 11 of the Sri Lankan IP Act.
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“the proposed National Data Sharing Policy has been in draft form for more than a decade.”
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“a draft Information Classification Policy and framework for Information Classification, which were previously available online, have not been adopted for a long time.”
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“Sri Lanka’s draft National AI Strategy recognises the importance of developing a data governance framework.”
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