‘IT, a US $ 5b industry by 2020’
Sri Lanka’s IT literacy rate has risen over 55 percent and it is
expected to reach 75 percent by 2016.
As the country has been recognised as the BPO destination of the year
by the National Outsourcing Association UK, for the second consecutive
year, it is necessary to upgrade skills and produce more IT
professionals, Intel Sri Lanka Country Business Manager Indika de Zoysa
told those present at the Dell Roundup 2014 in Colombo recently.
The IT industry is expected to become US $ 5 billion sector by 2020.
There will be more employment opportunities in this field and we need
to equip our future workforce with the necessary skills, he said.
Sri Lanka’s broadband rates are encouraging.
“We at Dell, have a partnership with Microsoft and Intel to offer
customers innovative and feature-rich solutions that empower greater
efficiency and productivity,” Dell Sri Lanka Country Manager Lakshmindra
Fernando said.
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