SLT and ICTA to host FutureGov summit

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the country's largest telecom operator, will partner the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) in hosting the FutureGov SAARC Summit 2013.

The FutureGov SAARC Summit, an important ICT conference for Government policy makers, will be held in Colombo on Tuesday and Wednesday.

"The SLT's support for this international event is certainly a valuable contribution towards more efficient e-Governance in the region," ICTA CEO Reshan Dewapura said.

"'The Mahinda Chintana - Vision for the Future', the Government's policy statement holds out the hope of Sri Lanka becoming the regional hub in five sectors, one of which is the knowledge sector. The FutureGov SAARC Summit will focus on creating an environment that better enables the implementation of e-Government services thus paving the way for more effective and efficient e-Govenance in the region," he said.

"Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is proud and privileged to be the Strategic Partner of this event which will bring together people from the SAARC region to share knowledge, experience and expertise," Sri Lanka Telecom Group CEO Lalith de Silva said.

Secretary to the President, Lalith Weeratunga, Minister of Public Management Reforms, Naveen Dissanayake, Deputy Secretary to Treasury Dr. S. Batagoda, Head of Digital Austria, Peter Reichstädter, CEO of Citizen Services, Denmark, Thomas Jakobsen, Under Secretary of Malaysian Ministry of Natural Resources, Marsineh Jermin are among the speakers at the FutureGov SAARC Summit 2013.

"SLT continues to work towards increasing ICT access in Sri Lanka, bridging the digital divide and enabling the Government sector with ICT capability crucial to the economic development of the country. Through the launch of the 'e-Sri Lanka' project, we have provided the network infrastructure and platforms to facilitate e-Government services across the country," de Silva said.