Industry ICT For Development Headquarters Colombo Type of business Government owned Company | Website www.icta.lk Number of employees 80 | |
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Key people Mrs. Chitranganie Mubarak (Chairperson)
Muhunthan Canagey (MD/CEO)
Jayantha Fernando (Legal Advisor) | ||
The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (Private) Limited (ICTA) is a company owned by the Government of Sri Lanka. ICTA was established to develop the economy of Sri Lanka through information and communication technologies (ICT). To this end, it works to improve both the technological capacity of the country, such as building infrastructure, and the readiness of its people, through education and human resources. It is also active in developing regulations around the use of technology and disseminating information worldwide about Sri Lankan ICT.
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Establishment
ICTA was established under the Information and Communication Technology Act, No. 27 of 2003 and strengthened by the ICT Amendment Act No. 33 of 2008. ICTA is functioning under the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure. The main thrust of ICTA is to set ICT policy as well as guide and direct national ICT development activities.
The e-Swabhimani Award
The e-Swabhimani is an initiative of the ICTA Sri Lanka aimed at recognizing excellence in digital content creation. It is expected that this national award would stimulate a greater interest in the development of a wide range of content and services that would serve the needs of society. The e-Swabhimani was launched in 2009 and selection process is being conducted along the lines of the World Summit Award and has input from the Digital Empowerment Foundation of India as the Knowledge Partner to ensure that the jury process conforms to international standards. This award is a stepping stone to other regional and international awards with all short listed submissions being nominated to the Manthan Award South Asia.