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40th anniversary celebration of Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau was held on November 15th at Temple Tree House under the leadership of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

In connection with this celebration event, we also introduced several new services and welfare activities including a separated mobile app for the jobs abroad, SLBFE’s digitalization program, improved 24/7 call center service, improved insurance and compensation schemes, and expanded home loan facilities.

Hon'ble Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath, Hon'ble Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Arun Hemachandra, Hon'ble Deputy Minister of Tourism Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe, Hon'ble Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weerarathne were together at the occasion.

A ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment took place at Temple Trees on 15 November with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

During today’s commemorative event, several new services and welfare initiatives were introduced for the migrant community, including a dedicated mobile application, the digitalization programme of the SLBFE, upgraded 24/7 call centre services, enhanced insurance and compensation schemes, and expanded housing loan facilities.

The Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, Hon. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment, Arun Hemachandra, Hon. Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe, and Hon. Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Eranga Weeraratne, were present at this event.

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Launching a national program on innovation, perfection and economic empowerment organized by the Ministry of Digital Finance under the theme ‘Let’s Build Together’ (GEW) successfully held on November 14, at the Temple Tree House.

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is an international annual celebration celebrated by innovators and entrepreneurs together to create creativity, collaboration and economic growth. This year too, Sri Lanka has given continuous participation in it as part of the global network. ICTA is the one who is working as the National Host Organization of the program this time.

The ‘Together We Build’ program prioritizes initiatives to unite the entrepreneurial sector in Sri Lanka, empower communities and create sustainable growth through innovation. GEW 2025 is set to run as an island wide program, it will endeavor to raise Sri Lankan voice on international platforms, demonstrating creativity, proofing ability and collaboration.

Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Hon'ble Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne, Hon'ble Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abesinghe, Presidential Senior Advisor Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, and Varuna Sri Dhanapala Secretary of Digital Economy (Working) A large group of Raye veterans and local entrepreneurs came together.

Addressing the people in attendance, the Hon. Prime Minister showed the government's vision is to create a country where ideas, opportunities become, innovations that attract investments and citizens can benefit from it. For that, all sectors must work together to the national task of empowering local entrepreneurs for a digital economy.

Together We Build – Global Entrepreneurship Week 2025 Marking the launch of a national initiative focused on innovation, excellence, and economic empowerment, the Ministry of Digital Economy successfully held the opening ceremony of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2025 under the theme “Together We Build” on November 14 at the Temple Trees.

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is an international annual celebration where innovators and entrepreneurs unite to promote creativity, collaboration, and economic growth.

This year too, Sri Lanka continues its active participation as part of this global network. The ICTA serves once again as the national host organization for this year's program.

The “Together We Build” initiative prioritizes strengthening Sri Lanka’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, empowering communities, and fostering sustainable growth through innovation. GEW 2025 is expected to be carried out as an island-wide program, highlighting the creativity, resilience, and collaborative spirit of Sri Lankans while elevating the Sri Lankan voice on global platforms.

The event was graced by Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Prime Minister, Hon. Eranga Weeraratna, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy and Mr. Waruna Sri Dhanapala, Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy, along with many industry experts and local entrepreneurs.

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කෘතීම බුද්ධිය, නවෝත්පාදනය සහ ඩිජිටල් පරිවර්තනය හා ඒකාබද්ධ කරන ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ විශිෂ්ටම සම්මන්ත්‍රණය වන SLASSCOM AI Asia Summit 2025 සඳහා ජාතික හවුල්කරු වශයෙන් සහයෝගය ලබාදීමේ ගෞරවය පසුගිය දා ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්‍යංශයට හිමි විය.

ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය ගරු එරංග වීරරත්න මහතා, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට AI ශක්තිය ප්‍රයෝජනයට ගනිමින් ජාතික වර්ධනය වේගවත් කරමින් ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථිකය ශක්තිමත් කිරීමට හැකි ක්‍රියා මාර්ග පිළිබඳ ප්‍රධාන දේශනය සිදු කළේය. එසේම ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථිකය පිළිබඳ ජනාධිපති ජ්‍යේෂ්ඨ උපදේශක ආචාර්ය හාන්ස් විජයසූරිය මහතාද, AI මත පදනම් වූ ඩිජිටල් පරිවර්තනයේ වැදගත්කම හා අනාගතය සැළසුම් කිරීමේදී එය රටකට සපයන මූලික භූමිකාව පිළිබඳ සිය දේශනයේ දී පැහැදිළි කළේය.

මෙම සම්මන්ත්‍රණයට දේශීය හා අන්තර්ජාතික කථිකයන්, කර්මාන්ත නායකයන්, ගවේෂකයින්, ප්‍රතිපත්ති නිර්මාණකරුවන් සහ තාක්ෂණවේදීයන් ගණනාවක් සහභාගීවූ අතර, ඔවුන්ගේ විවිධ අත්දැකීම් සහ දැක්ම ඔස්සේ AI දත්තමය ව්‍යවස්ථාපන, සාරධර්මය සහ නවෝත්පාදන, සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට හිමිවන අනාගත අවස්ථා පිළිබඳ සාකච්ඡා කළහ.

The Ministry of Digital Economy was the proud national partner of the SLASSCOM AI Asia Summit 2025, a landmark gathering that brought together the brightest minds in artificial intelligence, innovation, and digital transformation.

Eng. Eranga Weeraratne, Hon. Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, delivered a powerful keynote address on how Sri Lanka can strategically leverage AI to accelerate national growth and strengthen the digital economy. Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy, also shared valuable insights on the importance of AI-driven digitization and the critical role it plays in shaping a modern, future-ready nation.

The summit welcomed a remarkable lineup of local and global speakers, industry leaders, researchers, policymakers, and technology practitioners. Their diverse perspectives enriched the dialogue around AI adoption, ethical innovation, digital infrastructure, and the opportunities that lie ahead for Sri Lanka and the wider region.

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The discussion focused on providing continuous and stable electricity supply at an affordable price and other related requirements.

Yesterday (13), a meeting was held under the leadership of Honorable Energy Minister Kumara Jayakodi, Deputy Minister of Digital Finance Eranga Weerarathne, with the aim of identifying the necessary measures to fulfill those objectives.

Here, emphasized that the financial benefits, new investment opportunities, and all forms of cooperation needed for this sector through setting up AI Data Centers in Sri Lanka.

Dr. Hans Vijayasuriya, Senior Consultant President on Digital Economy, Secretary of Digital Economy (Working), Varuna Sri Dhanapala and officers of Digital Economy, and a group of officers from the Ministry of Energy also joined the event.

Discussions Begin on Developing AI Data Storage Facilities in Sri Lanka Given the increasing necessity to enhance Artificial Intelligence Data Storage Facilities within Sri Lanka’s digitalization landscape, attention has now been directed toward ensuring a continuous and stable power supply at an affordable cost, as well as addressing other related infrastructure requirements essential for such development.

With the objective of identifying the necessary measures to achieve these goals, a discussion was held yesterday (13), presided over by the Hon. Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, and the Hon. Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Eng. Eranga Weeraratne.

During the meeting, it was emphasized that establishing AI Data Centers in Sri Lanka could unlock significant financial benefits, create new investment opportunities, and foster technological advancement. Providing all necessary support for this sector was highlighted as vital.

The discussion was also attended by the Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy, Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, the Acting Secretary to the Ministry of Digital Economy, Waruna Sri Dhanapala, along with officials from both the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Ministry of Power.

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ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ 16 වන ජාතික සයිබර් ආරක්ෂණ සමුළුව 2025 , " ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සඳහා වඩාත් විශ්වාසදායී සයිබර් ආරක්ෂණ පරිසරයක් නිර්මාණය කිරීම" යන මැයෙන් නොවැම්බර් මස 12 වන දින බත්තරමුල්ල වෝටර්ස් ඒජ් හිදී ගරු, ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය එරංග වීරරත්න මැතිතුමාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන්, දෙස් විදෙස් නියෝජිතයින් සහ ආරාධිතයන් 400 කට වඩා වැඩි ප්‍රමාණයක සහභාගීත්වයෙන් පැවැතිණ.

ප්‍රතිපත්ති සම්පාදකයින්,තොරතුරු තාක්ෂණ කර්මාන්තයේ නිරත වෘත්තීයවේදීන්, ශාස්ත්‍රඥයින්, තාක්ෂණ විශේෂඥයින් සමගින් රජයේ, පෞද්ගලික අංශයේ, ව්‍යාපාරික සමාගම්, රාජ්‍ය නොවන සංවිධාන සහ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලවල නියෝජිතයින්ගේ සහභාගීත්වයෙන් පැවැති මෙම ජාතික සමුළුව ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්‍යාංශය සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකා පරිගණක හදිසි ප්‍රතිචාර සංසදය (Sri Lanka CERT) විසින් ඒකාබද්ධව සංවිධානය කරනු ලැබිණ.

මෙවර සමුළුවේ දී "ප්‍රතිපත්තීන් හැඩගැස්වීම, භාවිතයන් සක්‍රීය කිරීම සහ ජාතික වශයෙන් ප්‍රතිචාර දැක්වීමේ ධාරිතාව ශක්තිමත් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් වැඩි අවධානයක් යොමු විය. සයිබර් සූදානම වැඩිකිරීම, ඩිජිටල් විශ්වාසය සහ සයිබර් තර්ජන වැඩිවන යුගයක ජාතික ඔරොත්තු දීමේ හැකියාව වැඩිදියුණු කිරීම සඳහා රටේ උපායමාර්ගික දිශාගත කිරීම ඉන් පිළිබිඹු කෙරෙන අතර සයිබර් ආරක්ෂණ සංවර්ධනය සහ ධාරිතාව වර්ධනය සඳහා සෑම අංශයක්ම ක්‍රියාකාරී භූමිකාවක් ඉටු කරන ශක්තිමත් බහු-පාර්ශ්වකරුවන්ගේ සහයෝගීතාවයක් ගොඩනැගීම අඛණ්ඩව කරගෙන යාම සමුළුවේ අරමුණ විය.

පැමිණ සිටි පිරිස අමතමින් ගරු, ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය, එරංග වීරරත්න මහතා ඩිජිටල් පද්ධති කෙරෙහි මහජන විශ්වාසය ශක්තිමත් කිරීම පිළිබඳ දේශනයක් පැවැත් වූ අතර එහිදී ඔහු අතීතයේ මෙන් යුධ ගැටුම් ඇතිවන්නේ අවි ආයුධ වලින් පමණක් නොවන බවත් මේ නිසා සයිබර් ආරක්ෂාව සම්බන්ධයෙන් අන්තර් ජාතික වශයෙන් සහයෝගීතාවන් ගොඩනගා ගනිමින් කටයුතු කළ යුතු බවත් පෙන්වා දුන්නේ ය.

සමුළුව ආරම්භ කරමින් ශ්‍රී ලංකා පරිගණක හදිසි ප්‍රතිචාර සංසදයේ සභාපති, තිලක් පතිරගේ මහතා වසින් පිළිගැනීමේ දේශනය පැවැත් වූ අතර, ආර්ථික ව්‍යාප්තියේ සහ ගෝලීය තරඟකාරිත්වයේ මූලික පදනම සයිබර් ආරක්ෂාව බව අවධාරණය කරමින් ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්‍යාංශයේ වැඩබලන ලේකම් වරුණ ශ්‍රී ධනපාල මහතා සමුළුවේ සමාරම්භක දේශනය පැවැත්වීය.

අනතුරුව ශ්‍රී ලංකා පරිගණක හදිසි ප්‍රතිචාර සංසදයේ (Sri Lanka CERT) වැඩබලන ප්‍රධාන විධායක නිලධාරී ආචාර්ය කනිෂ්ක කරුණාසේන මහතා විසින් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ජාතික සයිබර් ආරක්ෂණ උපායමාර්ගය ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීම පිළිබඳව සාකච්ඡාකරමින් විශේෂ දේශනයක් පැවැත් වූ අතර ගෝලීය සයිබර් ආරක්ෂණ ප්‍රවණතා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ජාතික සූදානම හැඩගැස්වීම පිළිබඳව සමුළුවේ ප්‍රධාන දේශනය ආසියානු සංවර්ධන බැංකුවේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අධ්‍යක්ෂ ටකාෆුමි කඩෝනෝ මහතා විසින් පැවැත්වීය.

මීට අමතරව සමුළුවට සමගාමීව ආරාධිත දේශන, සැසි පැවති අතර එහිදී ජාතික සයිබර් පාලනය, ඩිජිටල් යටිතල පහසුකම්වල ආරක්ෂාව, සයිබර් ආරක්ෂණ නීතිය සහ දත්ත ආරක්ෂණ රාමු, මාර්ගගත ආරක්ෂාව, මෙහෙයුම් ඔරොත්තු දීමේ හැකියාව, ගෝලීය සයිබර් ආරක්ෂක සහයෝගීතාවය මෙන්ම කෘත්‍රිම බුද්ධිය (AI), ක්ලවුඩ් පරිගණකකරණයහි ආරක්ෂාව (Cloud Computing Security) සහ ක්වොන්ටම් පද්ධති ආරක්ෂාව (Quantum security) වැනි නැගී එන තාක්ෂණයන්හි වගකිවයුතු භාවිතය සම්බන්ධයෙන් සාකච්ඡා කෙරිණ.

මෙම වසරේ සමුළුවට කර්මාන්තයේ ප්‍රධාන සමාගම් කිහිපයක අනුග්‍රාහකත්වය දැක්වූ අතර Dialog Enterprise ප්‍රධාන අනුග්‍රාහකයා ලෙසත් Check Point ප්ලැටිනම් අනුග්‍රාහකයා ලෙසත්, Fortinet රන් අනුග්‍රාහකයා ලෙසත්, TikTok මාර්ගගත ආරක්ෂාව සඳහා උපායමාර්ගික සහකරු ලෙසත්, Sentry Labs රිදී අනුග්‍රාහකයා ලෙසත් එක්විය.

The 16th Annual National Conference on Cyber Security 2025 in Sri Lanka was recently held in Colombo. The conference took place on 12th November at Waters Edge, Battaramulla, under the theme “Creating a More Trusted Cyber Security Environment for Sri Lanka.” The event was held under the patronage of the Eng. Eranga Weeraratne, Hon. Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, with the participation of over 400 local and international delegates.

Jointly organized by the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (Sri Lanka CERT), the national conference brought together policy makers, ICT professionals, academics, technology experts, and representatives from the government, private sector, NGOs, and universities.

This year's conference centered around shaping policies, enabling best practices, and strengthening national response capacities. It highlighted Sri Lanka’s strategic direction toward enhancing cyber preparedness, building digital trust, and improving national resilience in the face of rising cyber threats. The event also aimed to strengthen multi-stakeholder collaboration, ensuring all sectors actively contribute to cybersecurity development and capacity building.

Addressing the gathering, Hon. Eranga Weeraratne emphasized the importance of strengthening public trust in digital systems. He noted that modern conflicts are no longer confined to physical battlefields, underscoring the need for strong international cooperation in cybersecurity.

The conference commenced with a welcome address by Mr. Tilak Pathirage, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team and Mr. Waruna Sri Dhanapala, Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy, delivered the inaugural address, stressing that cybersecurity forms the backbone of global competitiveness and economic growth.

A special address was presented by Dr. Kanishka Karunasena, Acting CEO of Sri Lanka CERT, on the implementation of Sri Lanka’s National Cyber Security Strategy. The keynote speech was delivered by Mr. Takafumi Kadono, Country Director of the Asian Development Bank, who discussed how global cybersecurity trends are shaping Sri Lanka’s national preparedness.

Parallel sessions and guest lectures covered a wide range of contemporary topics, including national cyber governance, digital infrastructure security, cybersecurity law and data protection frameworks, online safety, operational resilience, global cybersecurity cooperation, and emerging technologies such as AI, cloud security, and quantum security.

This year’s conference was supported by leading industry partners, with Dialog Enterprise as the main sponsor, Check Point as the platinum sponsor, Fortinet as the gold sponsor, TikTok as the strategic online safety partner, and SentryLabs as the silver sponsor.

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ICT Division

2025 වසරට අදාළව ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ප්‍රගතිය සමාලෝචනය කිරීම සඳහා වූ සාකච්ජාවක් ජනාධිපති, ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්‍ය අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මහතාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන්, ඊයේ (11) ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්‍යාංශ පරිශ්‍රයේදී පැවැත්විණි.

ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්‍යාංශය යටතේ ක්‍රියාත්මක වන ශ්‍රී ලංකා විදුලි සංදේශ නියාමන කොමිෂන් සභාව (TRCSL), පුද්ගලයන් ලියාපදිංචි කිරීමේ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව (DRP) සහ GovTech (Pvt) Ltd යන ආයතනවලට අයත් ඩිජිටල් සංවර්ධන ව්‍යාපෘතිවල ඉදිරි වැඩපිළිවෙළ පරීක්ෂා කිරීම, ක්‍රියාත්මක වීම ප්‍රමාද වීමට හේතු වන බාධක හඳුනා ගැනීම මෙන්ම, ඒ වෙනුවෙන් අවශ්‍ය ප්‍රතිපත්තිමය සහ පරිපාලන තීරණ ගැනීම අරමුණු කර ගනිමින් මෙම සාකච්ඡාව පැවැත්විණි.

ජනාධිපතිවරයා මෙම සාකච්ඡාවේදී අවධාරණය කළේ, 2026 වසර සඳහා යෝජිත අයවැය ප්‍රකාශයේ කේන්ද්‍රීය සාධකය වූ ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථිකය සම්බන්ධයෙන් කෙරෙන රජයේ ආයෝජන සඳහා ශක්තිමත් පදනමක් ස්ථාපිත කිරීම අවශ්‍ය බවයි.

තවද, දිවයින පුරා පිහිටි දුරකථන කුලුනු සහ අනෙකුත් ඩිජිටල් යටිතල පහසුකම් සංවර්ධනය සඳහා පෞද්ගලික ආයෝජකයින් සහ වෙළඳපොළ හසුරුවන්නන්හට වඩාත් හිතකර පරිසරයක් ගොඩනැගීම වෙනුවෙන් ගත යුතු පියවර පිළිබඳවද මෙහිදී සාකච්ඡා විය. “ගමට සන්නිවේදනය” ව්‍යාපෘතිය වේගවත් කිරීමේ අවශ්‍යතාවද අවධාරණය කරමින්, එම ව්‍යාපෘතිය යටතේ වසර තුනක කාලයක් තුළ කුලුනු 500ක් ස්ථාපිත කිරීමේ ඉලක්කය පිළිබඳවද මෙහිදී අවධානය යොමු කෙරිණි.

එසේම, ජාතික හැඳුනුම්පත් නිකුත් කිරීමේ වැඩපිළිවෙළෙහි මේ වනවිට පවතින ප්‍රමාදය කඩිනම්ව යළි යථා තත්ත්වයට පත්කිරීමට අවශ්‍ය කටයුතු කරන ලෙස මෙහිදී පුද්ගලයන් ලියාපදිංචි කිරීමේ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ නිලධාරීන්හට ජනපතිවරයා උපදෙස් ලබා දුන්නේය.

තවද, ශ්‍රී ලංකා අනන්‍ය ඩිජිටල් හැඳුනුම්පත් (SLUDI) ව්‍යාපෘතිය වේගවත් කිරීම, අමාත්‍යාංශයේ පරිපාලන සහ මෙහෙයුම් ව්‍යුහ ශක්තිමත් කිරීම, නව ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අධිකාරිය පිහිටු වීම සහ ශක්තිමත් ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථිකයක් ගොඩනැගීමට අවශ්‍ය මානව සම්පත ගොඩනැඟීම පිළිබඳවද මෙහිදී අවධානය යොමු විය.

ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය එරංග වීරරත්න, ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ලේකම් (වැඩබලන) වරුණ ශ්‍රී ධනපාල, ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථිකය පිළිබඳ ප්‍රධාන ජනාධිපති උපදේශක ආචාර්ය හාන්ස් විජයසූරිය යන මහත්වරුද, අදාළ ආයතන ප්‍රධානීන් ඇතුළු ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ නිලධාරීහු පිරිසක්ද මීට සහභාගී වූහ.

ஜனாதிபதி தலைமையில் டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதார அமைச்சின் 2025 ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான முன்னேற்ற மீளாய்வுக் கூட்டம்

டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதார அமைச்சின் 2025 ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான முன்னேற்ற மீளாய்வு கூட்டம் நேற்று (11) டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதார அமைச்சின் வளாகத்தில் ஜனாதிபதியும் டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதார அமைச்சருமான அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்கவின் தலைமையில் நடைபெற்றது.

டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதார அமைச்சின் கீழ் இயங்கும் நிறுவனங்களான இலங்கை தொலைத்தொடர்புகள் ஒழுங்குபடுத்தல் ஆணைக்குழு (TRCSL), ஆட்பதிவுத் திணைக்களம் (DRP) மற்றும் GovTech (Pvt) Ltd ஆகிய நிறுவனங்களின் டிஜிட்டல் மேம்பாட்டுத் திட்டங்களின் எதிர்காலச் செயற்பாடுகளை ஆராய்வது, செயல்படுத்துவதில் தாமதத்தை ஏற்படுத்தும் தடைகளை அடையாளம் காண்பது மற்றும் அந்த நோக்கத்திற்காக தேவையான கொள்கை மற்றும் நிர்வாக முடிவுகளை எடுப்பது போன்றவற்றை நோக்காகக் கொண்டு இந்தக் கூட்டம் நடைபெற்றது.

2026 ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான முன்மொழியப்பட்ட வரவு செலவுத் திட்ட அறிக்கையில் மையக் காரணியாக உள்ள டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதாரத்துடன் தொடர்புபட்ட அரச முதலீடுகளுக்கு வலுவான அடித்தளத்தை அமைப்பது அவசியம் என்று ஜனாதிபதி இந்தக் கலந்துரையாடலில் வலியுறுத்தினார்.

மேலும், நாடு முழுவதும் தொலைத்தொடர்பு கோபுரங்கள் மற்றும் ஏனைய டிஜிட்டல் உட்கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகளை மேம்படுத்துவதற்கு தனியார் முதலீட்டாளர்கள் மற்றும் சந்தையை கையாள்பவர்களுக்கு மிகவும் உகந்த சூழலை உருவாக்க எடுக்க வேண்டிய முன்னெடுப்புகள் குறித்தும் இங்கு ஆராயப்பட்டது. “கிராமத்துக்கு தொடர்பாடல்” திட்டத்தை விரைவுபடுத்த வேண்டியதன் அவசியத்தை வலியுறுத்தும் வகையில் அந்த திட்டத்தின் கீழ் மூன்று ஆண்டுகளில் 500 கோபுரங்களை நிறுவும் இலக்கு குறித்தும் கவனம் செலுத்தப்பட்டது.

அத்தோடு,தேசிய அடையாள அட்டைகளை வழங்குவதில் தற்போது நிலவும் தாமதத்தை துரிதமாக சீரமைப்பதற்குத் தேவையான நடவடிக்கைகளை எடுக்குமாறும் ஆட்பதிவுத் திணைக்கள அதிகாரிகளுக்கு ஜனாதிபதி அறிவுறுத்தினார்.

மேலும், இலங்கைக்குத் தனித்துவமான டிஜிட்டல் அடையாள அட்டை(SLUDI) திட்டத்தை விரைவுபடுத்துதல், அமைச்சின் நிர்வாக மற்றும் செயற்பாட்டு கட்டமைப்புகளை வலுப்படுத்துதல், புதிய டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதார அதிகாரசபையை நிறுவுதல் மற்றும் வலுவான டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதாரத்தை உருவாக்கத் தேவையான மனித வளங்களை உருவாக்குதல் என்பன குறித்தும் இதன் போது கவனம் செலுத்தப்பட்டது.

டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதார பிரதி அமைச்சர் எரங்க வீரரத்ன, டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதார அமைச்சின் செயலாளர் (பதில்) வருண ஸ்ரீ தனபால, டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதாரம் தொடர்பான ஜனாதிபதியின் பிரதான ஆலோசகர் கலாநிதி ஹான்ஸ் விஜயசூரிய மற்றும் தொடர்புடைய நிறுவனங்களின் தலைவர்கள் உட்பட சிரேஸ்ட அதிகாரிகள் இந்த கலந்துரையாடலில் பங்கேற்றனர்.

President Chairs Progress Review Meeting of Ministry of Digital Economy for the year 2025

A progress review meeting of the Ministry of Digital Economy for the year 2025 was held yesterday (11) at the Ministry premises, under the patronage of President and Minister of Digital Economy, Anura Kumara Dissanayake

The discussion focused on assessing the progress and future strategies of digital development projects implemented by the institutions under the Ministry, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), the Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) and GovTech (Pvt) Ltd. It also aimed to identify challenges causing project delays and to take necessary policy and administrative decisions to address these issues.

During the meeting, the President emphasized the importance of establishing a solid foundation for government investments in the digital economy, which plays a key role in the proposed 2026 Budget.

The meeting also discussed measures to create a more conducive environment for private sector investors and market operators in the development of digital infrastructure, including island wide telecom tower construction. Stressing the need to expedite the “Communication to the Village” initiative, the President highlighted the target of installing 500 new towers within three years.

President Dissanayake further instructed officials of the Department for Registration of Persons to take immediate steps to resolve delays in issuing National Identity Cards.

Attention was also drawn to expediting the Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity (SLUDI) project, strengthening the administrative and operational framework of the Ministry, establishing a new Digital Economy Authority and developing the necessary human resources for a robust digital economy.

Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne, Acting Secretary of the Ministry, Waruna Sri Dhanapala, Chief Presidential Advisor on Digital Economy Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya and senior officials including heads of relevant institutions were present at the discussion.

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Joining the session, Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to H.E. President of #SriLanka on Digital Economy 🇱🇰, highlighted the critical need for governments to break ministerial silos and enable seamless interoperability. He shared insights on innovative institutional mechanisms and governance models that can drive effective DigitalPublicInfrastructure coordination across sectors, paving the way for robust digital public infrastructure ecosystems in the region.

The United Nations Development Programme - UNDP- Asian Development Bank DPIStewards Cohort was also announced as a collaborative platform to sustain ongoing regional dialogue and build capabilities. The session reaffirmed that DPI leadership is a shared journey—let’s commit to working together to turn policy into practice and build the institutions that will power Asia’s digital future.

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Sri Lanka's 16th National Cyber Security Conference, "Creating a more trustworthy cyber security environment for Sri Lanka" has organized the necessary activities to be held at Waters Edge Hotel Battaramulla on 12th November 2025 More than 400 domestic foreign delegates and guests to attend this conference.

This national conference is jointly held by the Ministry of Digital Finance and Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Forum (Sri Lanka CERT) along with representatives from the government, private sector, business companies, non-state organizations and universities along with policy makers, business companies, non-state organizations and universities. Will be organized.

A press conference to raise media awareness regarding this was held yesterday (06) at news department of government. Under the leadership of Hon'ble Deputy Minister of Digital Finance Mr. Eranga Weeraratne, Acting Secretary of the Digital Finance Ministry, Tilak Pathirage, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Forum (Sri Lanka CERT) CEO working at the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Forum (Sri Lanka CERT) Dr. Kanishka Karunasena, Chief Information Security Officer Niroshan Ananda of Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Forum attended the press conference.

A press conference was held at the Department of Government Information on the 6th of November to raise public awareness about the upcoming 16th National Cyber Security Conference 2025, which will be held under the theme “Creating a More Trusted Cyber Security Environment for Sri Lanka.”

The conference is scheduled to take place on 12th November 2025 at the Waters Edge Hotel, Battaramulla, with the participation of over 400 local and international delegates and guests.

Bringing together policymakers, IT professionals, academics, technology experts, and representatives from the government, private sector, business community, NGOs, and universities, the conference is jointly organized by the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (Sri Lanka CERT).

The media briefing was held under the patronage of Hon. Eranga Weeraratne, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, and was attended by Mr. Waruna Sri Dhanapala, Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy; Mr. Thilak Pathirage, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Forum; Dr. Kanishka Karunasena, Acting CEO of Sri Lanka CERT; and Mr. Niroshan Ananda, Chief Information Security Officer of Sri Lanka CERT.

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INFOTEL 2025, the leading national technology exhibition in Sri Lanka and the longest-running ICT exhibition in South Asia, started today (7th) at BMICH Colombo and will run until November 9th.

The Ministry of Digital Finance also joined the exhibition that performs a massive work as a national platform to showcase innovation, technology and digital advancement, Honorable Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Mr. Eranga Weeraratne, the inauguration of Personal Computing From the age to today, added his views on the immense work INFOTEL has done since 1992 in shaping Sri Lanka's digital evolution towards a more related, data-based era.

He continued noted that programs such as INFOTEL were performing leading work in innovation, job creation, and leading global competitiveness, along with the Ministry of building a US$15 billion digital economy by 2030.

INFOTEL 2025, Sri Lanka’s premier national technology showcase and one of South Asia’s longest-running ICT exhibitions commenced today (7th November) at the BMICH, Colombo, and will continue until the 9th of November.

The Ministry of Digital Economy is proud to participate in this landmark event, which serves as a national platform for showcasing innovation, technology, and digital advancement.

Gracing the inauguration as Chief Guest, Eng. Eranga Weeraratne, Hon. Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, highlighted INFOTEL’s pivotal role since 1992 in shaping Sri Lanka’s digital evolution, from the early days of personal computing to today’s connected, data-driven era.

He further noted that this year’s theme aligns with the Ministry’s vision to build a USD 15 billion digital economy by 2030, driving innovation, job creation, and global competitiveness.

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