{"id":154309,"date":"2026-01-24T18:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T01:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=154309"},"modified":"2026-01-24T18:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T01:40:20","slug":"digital-education-in-sri-lanka-a-reform-without-mandate-consent-or-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2026\/01\/24\/digital-education-in-sri-lanka-a-reform-without-mandate-consent-or-accountability\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Education in Sri Lanka: A Reform Without Mandate, Consent, or Accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shenali D Waduge<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n
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This is not a debate about technology.<\/strong>\u00a0It is a record of decisions taken without consent.<\/strong>\u00a0Sri Lanka\u2019s digital education reforms are being presented to parents as inevitable, progressive, and already approved. They are not. This document traces \u2014 in strict chronological order \u2014\u00a0what was approved, what was not approved, what was implemented anyway, and what parents were never told<\/strong>. It separates\u00a0policy from practice<\/strong>,\u00a0planning from permission<\/strong>, and\u00a0authority from accountability<\/strong>. What emerges is not reform \u2014 but\u00a0a governance failure<\/strong>, where silence replaced consent and planning was misrepresented as mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chronological Record of Decisions, Approvals \u2014 and what has not been disclosed to Parents & the Public<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I. BEFORE FORMAL CABINET APPROVAL<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Policy Direction Without Public Mandate)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-2024 \u2013 Early 2025<\/strong>: Internal Curriculum & Digital Shifts<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NIE had already begun:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Developing modular learning concepts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Exploring digital-first delivery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Redesigning curriculum structures (credits, competencies, reduced subject load)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What parents were not told:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      That textbook-centric education was being reconsidered<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      That digital delivery could become primary, not supplementary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      That content restructuring (history, civics, values, CSE) was being embedded into modules before Cabinet policy approval<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accountability gap:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who authorized NIE to redesign content<\/strong> before a nationally approved digital education policy existed?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

II. JUNE 2025 \u2014 CABINET APPROVAL (LIMITED & SPECIFIC)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 June 2025<\/strong>: Cabinet Decision to Establish Digital Transformation Task Force<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Cabinet approved:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Establishment of a Digital Transformation Task Force for Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Mandate: prepare a policy framework to be submitted to Cabinet by March 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Cabinet did NOT approve:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Removal of textbooks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Digital-only learning for Grades 1 & 6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Curriculum content changes (history, religion, new CSE)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      No Exams (reforms)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Vocational tracking or subject reduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What parents were not told:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That only a task force was approved \u2014 not the reforms themselves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That implementation activities would begin before Cabinet approval of policy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collective responsibility question:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did implementation begin when Cabinet had approved planning, not execution?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

III. MID-2025 \u2014 PARLIAMENT INFORMED, NOT CONSULTED<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 2025<\/strong>: Parliament Briefed<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parliament was informed of:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Appointment of a 30-member task force<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Digital transformation objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Parliament did NOT approve:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      No vote on curriculum changes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      No debate on textbook removal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      No discussion on CSE inclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      No scrutiny of child-impact assessments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What parents were not told:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      That Parliament did not approve the substance of reforms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      That MPs were not given content drafts or impact studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IV. THE 30-MEMBER DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TASK FORCE \u2014 AUTHORITY WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who comprises this 30 Member-Digital Transformation Committee<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leadership & Core Government Representatives<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Chairperson: Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mr. Pradeep Saputhanthri \u2014 appointed as the head of the Task Force overseeing education digital transformation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education- Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Mr. Nalaka Kaluwawa \u2014 member.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Ministry of Digital Economy – Secretary to the Ministry of Digital Economy, Mr. Varuna Dhanapala \u2014 member.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Political \/ Ministerial Members Present at Appointment<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Engaged in task force discussions, indicating involvement in oversight and potential participation)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.    Prime Minister & Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education \u2014 Dr. Harini Amarasuriya<\/strong> (Chair of Education Ministry and publicly leading the initiative)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.    Deputy Minister of Vocational Education \u2014 Nalin Hewage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.<\/strong>    Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education \u2014 Dr. Madhura Seneviratne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sector & Stakeholder Representation (<\/strong>According to government reporting):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.    Other senior officials<\/strong> from relevant ministries and government bodies \u2014 representatives of multi-sector stakeholders were included alongside the above secretaries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.    Education sector stakeholders<\/strong>, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Officials from the National Institute of Education (NIE)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Officials from the National Education Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Officials from the Department of Examinations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Officials from the Department of Educational Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Provincial education authorities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These sectors are described in implementation arrangements for education reforms and task force structure documents, but individual names have not been publicly released.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.<\/strong>    Private sector and civil society representatives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The task force mandate explicitly includes engagement with development partners, private sector, and civil society, indicating that some members come from outside direct government service, though names and organizational affiliations are not yet published.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Not Publicly Available<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the official count of 30 members, there is no publicly released list of all names and institutions represented, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      The identities of private sector representatives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      The academic, civil society, or industry members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether specific curriculum, child development, or safeguarding experts are included<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether subject content specialists (e.g., history, religion, ethics, child protection, sexuality education) are officially on the task force<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This information has not been published or disclosed in Parliament or in government press releases as of early 2026 \u2014 meaning parents, educators, and the public currently cannot see the full roster or expertise mix of the Task Force that is shaping major education reforms.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is also not made publicly available is if the members of the Committee liaise or are partners of any UN-agencies and have been strategically selected to quietly introduce CSE once reforms are accepted without giving full content of the global CSE curriculum.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

V. LATE 2025 \u2014 IMPLEMENTATION SIGNALS WITHOUT POLICY APPROVAL<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grades 1 & 6 Rollout Announced<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the Ministry\/NIE stated:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Modules and guidebooks prepared<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Digital platforms (Channel NIE) to support learning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Printed textbooks not issued for Grades 1 & 6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was NOT clarified:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Whether this is a pilot or permanent shift<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Whether textbooks for all grades will be removed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      How national exams will function without textbooks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What parents were not told:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      That removal of textbooks for Grades 1 & 6 signals possible removal across all grades<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      That children may be required to learn digitally without guaranteed access<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

V. DIGITAL ACCESS & EQUITY \u2014 NEVER DISCLOSED<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Infrastructure Claims vs Reality<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the Ministry says:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      All schools to be connected by end-2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is not disclosed:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      School-wise readiness data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Household access statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Electricity stability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Device availability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What parents are not told:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      What happens if a child cannot access digital learning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Whether printed alternatives are guaranteed by right<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VI. SUBJECT CONTROVERSIES & CONTENT SILENCE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

History, Religion & Global Citizen\u201d Framing<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the Ministry claims:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Subjects not removed, only restructured<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is not disclosed:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Who defines narratives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      How national history is safeguarded<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Whether global citizenship\u201d overrides constitutional and cultural priorities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VII. CSE \u2014 DECISION WITHOUT DISCLOSURE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CSE Inclusion<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health Sector & UN-Linked Policy Pathway)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. What Is NOT Disclosed to Parents<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      CSE content appearing in education modules does not originate solely from the Ministry of Education or NIE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      It is linked to a long-standing policy and program stream led by the Health sector, in collaboration with UN agencies, particularly UNFPA.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. The Health Bureau-UNFPA Track<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is known from public records and prior government programmes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Family Health Bureau (FHB) under the Ministry of Health has for years implemented:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) programmes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Life skills and sexuality-related awareness initiatives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      These programmes have been financially and technically supported by UNFPA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Content frameworks used by UNFPA align with Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) standards promoted internationally<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What parents were not told:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That education-sector CSE content mirrors health-sector UNFPA-supported frameworks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      That education content may be cross-fed from health policy documents, not approved education policy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      That international agency-linked content pathways exist outside Cabinet-approved education reform<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

C. The Cross-Ministry Accountability Gap<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has NOT been disclosed:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Whether the Ministry of Education formally adopted Health Ministry \/ FHB \/ UNFPA-developed content<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Whether NIE curriculum committees relied on UNFPA-linked materials or guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Whether Cabinet approved any cross-sector transfer of CSE frameworks into school curricula<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Whether Parliament was informed that internationally promoted CSE standards were being introduced via education reform<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D. The Consent Problem<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parents were never informed:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      That CSE content may originate from health-sector programmes designed for adolescents, not school curricula<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      That international agencies involved in health policy may influence classroom content<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      That no formal parental consultation or consent process exists for such content transfer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

E. Legal & Policy Implications<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This raises serious questions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Can health-sector programmes, supported by UN agencies, be embedded into school curricula without Cabinet and Parliamentary approval?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Does the Task Force or NIE have authority to import externally developed CSE frameworks into education modules?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who bears responsibility if content contradicts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      National education policy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Cultural and religious safeguards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Child protection principles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Parental rights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critical Accountability Question <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Which authority decided CSE should be taught –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      the Ministry of Education, the Health Bureau, the Digital Task Force, or an external UN-linked policy framework – and on whose mandate?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is NOT disclosed:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Who requested CSE inclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Whether Cabinet approved it<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Whether Parliament debated it<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Whether parents consented<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critical accountability question:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which authority decided CSE should be taught \u2014 and on whose mandate?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VIII. DISCIPLINARY ACTION & COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who Is Accountable?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite public concern:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      No disciplinary inquiry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      No independent review<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      No named decision-makers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet decisions involve:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong>    Minister of Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong>    Ministry Secretaries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/strong>    NIE leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.<\/strong>    Curriculum committees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.<\/strong>    Digital Task Force<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unanswered questions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If harm arises, who is responsible?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does collective responsibility mean no one is accountable?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why has the Minister not clarified who approved what?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IX. DROP-OUT RISK & TEACHER IMPACT \u2014 IGNORED<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not disclosed:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Studies on dropout risk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Impact on children with slower learning ability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Whether digital education reduces need for schools\/teachers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

X. PRESENT STATUS (EARLY 2026)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is factually true<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Task force approved (June 2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Policy framework still pending Cabinet approval<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Implementation signals already active<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What parents are not being told<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      This reform is proceeding without full Cabinet-approved policy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Textbooks may be phased out entirely<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Content decisions (including CSE) lack transparent authority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      No guarantees exist for access, equity, or accountability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CORE POLICY ISSUE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parents were never given the truth in sequence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning approval was presented as policy approval.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pilots were presented as inevitabilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silence replaced consent.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Transparency Questions Parents & Public Should Ask<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure accountability and rightful authority, the following questions remain unanswered:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Who are the remaining members of the Task Force by name<\/strong>, qualification, and representing institution?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Which members are subject-matter experts in child development<\/strong>, curriculum design, assessment, and education equity?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Who on the Task Force recommended the inclusion of CSE & reviewed or contributed to decisions about controversial content areas in CSE (Comprehensive Sexuality Education)?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Are any members external consultants or international advisers<\/strong> \u2014 and if so, who appointed them and on what terms?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      What mechanisms exist to hold Task Force members individually accountable<\/strong> for outputs used in policy decisions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This reform was never approved in full.
Textbooks were never abolished by Cabinet.
CSE was never approved by Parliament.
Parents were never consulted.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet implementation has begun.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When planning is presented as policy,
when pilots are treated as inevitabilities,
and when responsibility is spread so thin that no one is accountable \u2014
governance collapses<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not opposition to reform.
This is a demand for truth, authority, and consent \u2014<\/strong> <\/strong>in the right order<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until that happens, this reform lacks legitimacy.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And parents cannot be ignored.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silence is not approval. Silencing is definitely not approval. Funded protests hide the truth that eventually hits the segments of society that current lack & need proper reforms before digital learning.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shenali D Waduge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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