### 📉 AI Efficacy Rankings: Roadmap to Revive State Institutions

A new AI-driven assessment using 2026 data has ranked the efficacy of Sri Lanka’s public sector, highlighting a stark contrast between high-performing regulators and struggling state-owned enterprises (SOEs). • Top Performers by Sector: Judiciary/Governance: The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka emerged as the most efficacious body, outperforming Parliament and the Election Commission. Finance/Regulation: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) leads the regulatory sector, ahead of the SEC and TRC. SOEs: The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) ranks highest in efficacy, followed by Bank of Ceylon and People’s Bank. • Critical Concerns: SriLankan Airlines and Lanka Sathosa remain at the bottom of the spectrum. The national carrier is identified as a persistent financial drain, with the report noting that leadership changes alone are insufficient to fix deep-seated structural fragmentation. • Strategic Recommendations: Shift to Ecosystems: High-performing global airlines operate as integrated technology ecosystems; SriLankan Airlines must move away from its current hierarchical, siloed model. Data-Driven Reform: The government is urged to implement joint planning across divisions, route rationalisation, and evidence-based decision-making. Economic Impact: Modernizing these structures is essential to transition loss-making entities from "perpetual burdens" to productive contributors to the national economy.