Economic

The Federation of Information Technology Sri Lanka (FITIS) Chairman Indika De Soysa projects a significant surge of $ 15 billion to Sri Lanka’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030 through the expansion of the digital economy. 

At a press conference held on Wednesday at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC), he discussed the “DIGIECON Sri Lanka 2030” program, aligning with President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visionary approach. 

“Currently, the digital economy contributes $ 3.7 billion to the GDP. The aim is to elevate this contribution to 20%, in line with global trends where developed countries derive approximately 40% of their GDP from the digital economy,” he said. 

The upcoming 41st National Information Technology Conference organised by the Sri Lanka Computer Association, themed ‘Towards a Sustainable Digital Society,’ is set to be held from 11 to 13 October at the Shangri La Hotel in Colombo.

This event aims to leverage technology for accelerating Sri Lanka’s economic growth through the DIGIECON 2030 program, aligning with the Government’s vision of “Towards a Sustainable Digital Society” under the guidance of State Minister of Technology Kanaka Herath. 

A comprehensive set of guidelines for the next seven years is being developed in collaboration with the DIGIECON 2030 Government program to enhance technological knowledge among Sri Lankans. 

Additionally, the conference will introduce a digital economy master plan and regulatory policy framework by 2030, aiming to accelerate the country’s digital economy. Over 30 expert speakers, both local and international, will address key areas such as financial technology, education technology, tourism technology, information security, agricultural technology, and electronic health services. 

The conference will also include a digital investment component, seeking to attract potential investors for established IT companies in Sri Lanka and aiming for a target of $ 3 billion in IT exports. 

The conference enjoys the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe and is supported by the State Minister of Technology Kanaka Herath, the Ministry of Technology, and the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA). 

Key figures in attendance included Sri Lanka Computer Association President Dr. Ajantha Athukorala, National Information Technology Conference Co-Chairman Dr. Nirosha Vedasinghe, Sri Lanka Computer Association Secretary Heshan Karunaratne, DIGIECON 2023-2030 Project Director Prasad Samarawickrama and Sri Lanka Computer Association Member Dr. Amal Ilesingha among others.

මෙරට දළ දේශීය නිෂ්පාදිතයට ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථිකය නඟාසිටුවීමෙන් 2030 වසර වන විට ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් බිලියන 15ක් ලබාදීමට අපේක්ෂා කරන බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා තොරතුරු තාක්ෂණ කර්මාන්ත සම්මේලනයේ භාණ්ඩාගාරික ඉන්දික ද සොයිසා මහතා පැවසීය.

මහ බැංකුව සහ එහි කටයුතු තව දුරටත් ස්වාධීන කරමින් සම්මත වූ මහ බැංකු පනත ඊයේ (15) සිට ක්‍රියාත්මක බව වැඩ බලන මුදල් අමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය රංජිත් සියඹලාපිටිය මහතා කියයි. ඒ් අනුව මහ බැංකුව මගින් මීට පෙර සිදු කළ මුදල් මුද්‍රණය සිදු කළ හැක්කේ ඉතා සීමාසහිතව සුවිශේෂී තත්ත්වයන් යටතේ බව අමාත්‍යවරයා සඳහන් කළේය.

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said a high-profile meeting was convened at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday bringing together key officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Government.

“අස්වැසුම” තවත් අදියරක් ලෙස ගිණුම් තහවුරු කරගත් ප්‍රතිලාභින් 113,713 ක් සඳහා ජුලි මසට අදාළ රු. මි. 709.5ක මුදල බැංකු වෙත මේ වනවිට බැර කර ඇති බව මුදල් රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය ශෙහාන් සේමසිංහ මහතා සඳහන් කරයි.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has introduced a digital platform to coordinate and follow up the ongoing and forthcoming bilateral as well as multilateral treaties, agreements, and Memoranda of Understanding with the inter-Ministerial stakeholders.