• ICT Agency (ICTA) established July 2003– As a Company, fully owned by the Government of Sri
Lanka – Becomes Operational and Vested with powers under
ICT Act No.27 of 2003– Mandate strengthened by the ICT Amendment Act 33
of 2008• ICTA empowered by the Act to:
– Be the Apex ICT Policy making body & executive agency for ICT in the country
– Be the Lead & Implementing organization for e-Sri Lanka Initiative
• Functions under the Ministry of Telecommunication and IT & Office of H.E. the President– Unique position to deal with inter-ministerial barriers
and achieve results.• e-Sri Lanka Development Project
– Multi-Donor funded World Bank, Korean EXIM & JSDF
– Integrated e-Development Model
ICT Agency – The Institution
Back In 2003............ ●Computer Literacy 4.3%
●Government ICT usgae <2%
●ICT sector proffessionals <5,000
●ICT education in Schools and Universities Few schools, few universities
Initiatives ● Bridge the digital devide – 850+ telecentres +● eGovernment Capacity Building ● ICT Private Sector Capacity Building - Strategies
Vocational Training Authority ● Standards and volcational training (NVQ)
Ministry of Education● ICT education in Schools● Standardisation ● Use ICT as a tool
Ministry of Higher Education ● ICT education in higher education (universities etc.)● Collaboration with private sector
Initiatives cont.
● Computer Literacy >50%● Government ICT usgae >70%● 1st in UN eGov Index in Southasia (20th in Asia)● ICT sector proffessionals >100,000● ICT education in Schools ● Standard curriculams ● O/L and A/L exams ● ICT education in Universities - 50 + Programs● Higher education with affiliations ● ICT Private sector export revenue has become the 4th income generator
Where are we now.....
APCICT Acadamy ModulesGovernment Trainees
100 Government executives trained on E-Government applications and Information Security and Privacy
Lessons learnt
● Strong Collaboration with all sectors ● Continous Monitoring and evaluation ● Top level support ● Considar all stakeholders● Collaborative effort (no "siloed" approaches)
Way Forward
Consider and Cater to all stakeholdersCollaborative effort Use all possible channelsUse of communities
A Nation’s Plan to Empower its People through ICT
සතතයසතතය !!நனறற!
Thank YouThank You !!Sameera Jayawardena, Project Manager Sameera Jayawardena, Project Manager
ICTAICTA
[email protected]@icta.lk