SL keen to drive vibrant ICT sector to the global platform

By Sujeeva Nivunhella in London

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in London Saroja Sirisena says Sri Lanka wants to be digitally inclusive and drive the country’s vibrant ICT sector to the global platform.

She was speaking at the launch of the Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM) Global Referral Program webinar last week.

She said the High Commission initiated this webinar to provide the opportunity to bring Sri Lankan talent to the global front with the contribution of the diverse and well-established British Sri Lankan community.

The objective of the webinar was to introduce the potential of the IT-BPM industry in Sri Lanka and the opportunities therein to the British Sri Lankan community to contribute towards its growth by becoming a referrer of the SLASSCOM Program.

This was the first time the SLASSCOM Global Referral Program was launched in a foreign country. It was attended by more than 140 registered participants.

The event was addressed by the Director- General of the Board of Investment, Sanjay Mohottala on the ‘Investment climate & opportunities in the ICT sector’, Chairman of  SLASSCOM Channa Manoharan on ‘Sri Lankan IT-BPM sector/island of Ingenuity overview’ and Head of the Marketing Forum of SLASSCOM Mudith Uswatta on ‘SLASSCOM Global Referral program initiation’. The session was moderated by IT Consultant and Past President of the APSL Mervyn Silva.

The President of the APSL UK, Dr. Mahesh De Silva provided an overview of the association and the work undertaken by them. The Vote of Thanks was delivered by the Minister (Commercial) of the High Commission Dr. Lakmini Mendis.

The webinar was organised by the Sri Lanka High Commission in London in collaboration with the Association of Professional Sri Lankans in the UK (APSL UK) and Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies.