Articles in the News Category

Brandix & Lanka Walltile take clean water to Pubudugama
By Brandix
Posted in News on 10 March 2010
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Years of trekking arid paths to a reservoir for their water has come to an end for some 400 families in a remote hamlet in Sri Lanka’s dry zone, after the country’s top apparel [...]

ICTA well into implementing “Idiri Dekma” including reaching 75% ICT literacy by 2017
By ICTA
Posted in News on 8 March 2010
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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) is now well into several projects for implementing the “Mahinda Chintana Idiri Dekma”.

IT-BPO awareness in Jaffna
By ICTA
Posted in News on 4 March 2010
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Sri Lanka’s IT agency says those who …

Microsoft ties with ICTA
By ICTA
Posted in News on 1 March 2010
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Microsoft Sri Lanka recently entered into a Security Cooperation Agreement with the Information and Communication Technology Agency of…

Infotel in Jaffna experiences Microsoft’s Tamil LIP
By ICTA
Posted in News on 1 March 2010
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Vista, XP, Office 2007 and…

Brandix wins Gold for Corporate Accountability
By Brandix
Posted in News on 24 February 2010
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Top apparel exporter ranked 6th among 66 companies and corporations assessed for latest index

Top apparel exporter Brandix Lanka Limited has been awarded a Gold rating and been ranked sixth among 66 of Sri Lanka’s [...]

ICTA a key for Sri Lanka becoming best IT market in South Asia:BMI
By ICTA
Posted in News on 22 February 2010
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Summary of Cabinet Decisions – February 17, 2010
By News.lk
Posted in News on 19 February 2010
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2010-02-19 04:53:47
Project for Improvement of Central Function of Jaffna Teaching Hospital
Cabinet granted approval to a memorandum submitted by President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Minister of Finance and Planning to sign the Exchange of notes [...]

ICTA project brings ICT to the smallest businesses in distant villages
By ICTA
Posted in News on 18 February 2010
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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) in collaboration with the Industrial Services Bureau has …

Reputed Project Management qualification earned by ICTA staff
By ICTA
Posted in News on 17 February 2010
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Seven members of the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) staff have earned the USA based Project Management Institute’s reputed global credential — the Project Management Professional (PMP

ICTA initiated eHuman Resource Management project launched
By ICTA
Posted in News on 16 February 2010
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In a further step towards empowering the public sector the Information and Communication Technology Agency…

Sri Lanka Business Forecast Report Q2 2010
By Off the floor Broker Talk
Posted in News on 11 February 2010
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We estimate real GDP in 2009 to have come in at 3.3% and are expecting the economic recovery to continue in 2010 in 2011, with our real GDP forecasts standing at 5.4% and 6.1% [...]

Sri Lanka Says 2010 Budget Deficit Goal ‘Challenging’
By Off the floor Broker Talk
Posted in News on 11 February 2010
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Sri Lanka may find it “challenging” to meet this year’s budget deficit target as the government steps up spending to rebuild after the end of the island’s three-decade civil war, the central bank governor [...]

ICT Industry to Double Growth
By ICTA
Posted in News on 8 February 2010
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The Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry in Sri Lanka is on its way to grow at twice the rate than at present and has great potential to contribute to the socio economic development…

Nenasalas make their mark at ‘Deyata Kirula’ National Development Exhibition
By ICTA
Posted in News on 5 February 2010
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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) will participate

Sri Lanka plays a leading role as APCERT conducts a Regional Cyber Crimes Drill Exercise
By ICTA
Posted in News on 2 February 2010
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The Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team …

ICTA denies cyberspace campaign and other allegations
By ICTA
Posted in News on 28 January 2010
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ICTA Chairman, Prof P W Epasinghe has issued the following statement, on behalf of the Board of Directors of ICTA, as a response to various news items appearing in several newspapers (particularly in Wijeya Newspapers) seeking to wrongly connect ICTA with allegations, which would create a wrong …

Laurels for President from private sector and academia for e-Government policy
By ICTA
Posted in News on 25 January 2010
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Businessmen and ICT professionals have paid tribute to President Mahinda Rajapaksa for…

Government initiative to develop high speed broadband Internet
By ICTA
Posted in News on 22 January 2010
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After seven years since its introduction, swift action has been taken by the Sri Lankan Government to promote high speed broadband Internet services in the country. National Broadband Consultative Committee, a special committee that [...]

ICTA initiated ‘Happy Life’ project launched
By ICTA
Posted in News on 19 January 2010
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The  launch of the “ Happy life” project which provides information and consultancy services pertaining to procreative health using ICT took place at the BMICH, Colombo recently under the patronage of Science and Technology [...]