Public service should be digitalized to streamline the public service and create transparency -PM

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that the government service should be digitalized to streamline the public service and create transparency. The Prime Minister stated this while addressing the National ICT Awards organized in celebration of the 26th anniversary of the Chartered Institute for IT, Sri Lanka, held in Colombo on Wednesday (23) afternoon.

Elaborating further the Prime Minister said

“Our government has a vision to digitalize Sri Lanka. The country needs a policy based on developing the information and communication technology industry and creating a digital economy.  The government is focusing on creating digital zones centered in Jaffna, Matara and the Eastern Province. There is also a need to create a relationship between international digital companies and local ICT innovators. It is also important to develop information and communication technology education, provide facilities for it, and to provide necessary allowances for professionals”.

The PM also said that the public service should be digitalized to streamline and create transparency. She added that it was  necessary to increase the number of women employed in the digital sector.

Chairman Chartered Institute for IT, Sri Lanka, E. Alonso Dole, Secretary Sanjeewa Perera and a group including award winners, IT professionals and innovators participated in this event.

[Prime Minister’s Media Division].