Helani Galpaya is CEO of LIRNEasia, a pro-poor, pro-market think tank working across the emerging Asia Pacific on ICT policy and regulatory issues. Her recent research and policy contributions have been on issues related to digital platforms, digitisation and labor, net neutrality, Internet access, digital divide, broadband quality of service. She serves on the board of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, on the MAG (multistakeholder advisory group) of the UN Internet Governance Forum and on the Board of Editors of the Information Technology and International Development journal. She was and advisor to the UN Broadband Commission's working group on Bridging the Gender Digital Divide.