IT knowledge, a must for State officials - Minister
Sri Lanka needs well educated and IT Savvy persons to work as
officers in the public sector in the current development process.
All officers working in the public sector should improve their IT
skills to facilitate this process, Public Management Reforms Minister
Naveen Dissanayake said.
The whole world is being transformed with the introduction of
Information and Communication Technology (ITC). Sri Lanka should also
face this challenge in a successful manner to achieve the government's
vision of making Sri Lanka the knowledge hub of Asia, he added.
The Minister was addressing SAARC's Annual Government Transformation
Summit (FutureGov SAARC Summit-2012) in Colombo on Thursday. FutureGov
SAARC Summit-2012 was organised by FutureGov Asia. Pacific Magazine
along with Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka
(ICTA).
The summit showcased new developments in the public sector service
delivery from around the world and provided a platform for Sri Lankan
public servants to meet and interact with national and international
peers.
"The government has implemented an islandwide development programme
and spent a large sum on these programmes. Sri Lanka has to fulfil a
number of goals to become a developed country. Promoting information
Technology culture in Sri Lanka will help meet the above aims
efficiently," the minister said.
The forum covered strategies on how to align technology investment
with agency priorities to create infrastructure and establish an
enabling environment to implement e-government services, thus, creating
effective and efficient e-Governance.
"This is the time to take Sri Lanka to the next level of ITC.
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