Sri lanka v2.0

• 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

ICT Skills Framework

20,000

50,000

1,400

300

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

APCICT Acadamy & Primer ModulesUniversities

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