SLT-the theme attraction sponsor for EDEX 2008
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the nation's number one integrated
communications service provider in Sri Lanka is committed to uplift the
country's education by bridging industry leaders and students all over
the country by becoming the theme attraction sponsor for EDEX 2008.
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Mrs. P. N. E. Abayasekara, Chief Corporate Officer of SLT and
Kamal Abeysinghe, Project Chairman, EDEX exchanges the
agreement. Rizan Nazeer, Secretary, Royal College Union (left)
and Lal Ranjith, General Manager (Corporate Strategy) of SLT
(right) look on. |
The EDEX 2008 exhibition will feature over 130 local educational
institutions and has representation in over 350 foreign universities.
Over 100,000 visitors are expected to participate in this year's
exhibition. The EDEX exhibition will be held from January 18 - 20 at the
BMICH.
SLT believes that EDEX will take the lead to fulfil the "Skills Gap"
between the applicants and the industry's requirements whilst SLT will
fulfil the "Information Gap" through world-class technologies. Being the
theme attraction sponsor for EDEX 2008, SLT will bring technology alive
allowing visitors to experience the digital lifestyle.
Mrs. P. N. E. Abayasekara, Chief Corporate Officer of SLT said, "SLT
always values today's youth which is an asset to our country. SLT takes
education as one of the major aspects of our corporate social
responsibility programs. We are proud to be the theme attraction sponsor
of this exhibition, which will provide school-leavers, undergraduates
and all other visitors a valuable insight into the latest technologies
available in the market and provide them an opportunity to use these
technologies themselves, giving them a competitive edge.
Kamal Abeysinghe, Project Chairman, EDEX said "In our endeavour to
provide the Sri Lankan youth with choices, options and opportunities in
post secondary education, skills development, vocational and technical
training leading to gainful employment, through EDEX being the Single
largest platform, the novel theme attraction showcasing the facets of
emerging futuristic digitised lifestyle sponsored by SLT will be a boon
to Sri Lankan youth enabling them to attune their mindsets to limitless
new possibilities."
With a vision 'To empower the Sri Lankan youth to be globally
competitive', EDEX for the past four years has worked towards providing
a platform to bridge the gap between business organisations'
expectations and the availability of competent youth. |
