Assistant High Commission of India, Kandy(Sri Lanka)

Digital Public Infrastructure Conference Enable | Empower | Enrich

High Commission of India
Colombo

PRESS RELEASE

Digital Public Infrastructure Conference
Enable | Empower | Enrich

High Commission of India, in partnership with the Ministry of Technology, Government of Sri Lanka is organizing a conference on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) on 26 March 2024 in Colombo. Theconference will explore the transformative potential of DPI for enabling service delivery, empowering communities by fostering inclusivity and enriching the economy by driving innovation.

2. The conference will commence with an opening plenary session, where the keynote address will be delivered by President H.E. Ranil Wickremesinghe. The opening plenary will be followed by two panel discussions. The first ‘Accelerating Digital Sri Lanka’ will focus on how DPI simplifies governance and improves accessibility for the citizens. The second ‘Unlocking the Digital Stack’ will discuss DPI’s use cases including in the startup domain, marrying technology, markets and governance.

3. The two panels will be opened by Hon. State Minister of Technology Kanka Herath and Hon. MP Harsha de Silva respectively. The two panels will have experts from India and Sri Lanka bringing in a wealth of knowledge and experience, representing various sectors and perspectives on digital infrastructure and governance. The conference can be viewed live at 0930 hrs onwards on March 26 on https://youtube.com/live/0mfxUibO3-g?feature=share.

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Colombo
22 March 2024

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