Posted by Onlanka Information on August 19, 2026 – 6:58 pm
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officers to ascertain the Info Expertise Service as an All-Island Service to strengthen the Authorities’s digital transformation programme.
The President issued the directions throughout a progress overview assembly on tasks and programmes applied in 2026 underneath the Ministry of Digital Economic system, held on the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo right now (August 19).
The assembly reviewed tasks being carried out by the Ministry of Digital Economic system and establishments underneath its purview as a part of the Authorities’s plan to extend the worth of Sri Lanka’s digital economic system to US$30 billion by 2030.
The progress of programmes applied by the Division for Registration of Individuals, the Telecommunications Regulatory Fee of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Pc Emergency Readiness Staff (SLCERT), the Knowledge Safety Authority, GovTech, Sri Lanka Telecom-Mobitel and the Colombo Lotus Tower Administration Firm was reviewed individually.
The efficiency and progress of different tasks, together with the tv programme digitisation challenge, have been additionally reviewed.
President Dissanayake reviewed the method of introducing digital id playing cards by the top of this yr. Ministry officers mentioned the mandatory preparations are underway and that the primary digital id card is scheduled to be issued by the top of the yr.
The progress of the GovPay programme, which was launched to make monetary transactions between the general public and the Authorities extra environment friendly and handy, was additionally reviewed.
Officers mentioned all needed infrastructure has been put in place to allow car high-quality funds throughout the nation to be processed solely on-line from September this yr.
The assembly additionally reviewed the Nationwide Tremendous App challenge, which is meant to make public companies extra handy, and the Nationwide QR Drive challenge, which goals to scale back the usage of money and promote digital transactions in Sri Lanka.
The progress of the Nationwide Knowledge Change (NDX), which is designed to permit safe and clear data sharing amongst Authorities establishments whereas enhancing public service supply, was additionally mentioned.
Consideration was additionally given to the Quantity Portability challenge, which can permit cell phone customers to change to a different community with out altering their current phone numbers, in addition to the Authorities’s digital procurement and companies platform.
The progress of the Public Influence Champions Community (PIC-Web) programme was additionally reviewed. The programme was launched underneath the Authorities’s digital economic system plan to digitise public companies and enhance the effectivity of service supply.
Discussions additionally coated the Knowledge Transmission Unit (DTU), the AI Knowledge Centre and coaching and academic programmes performed by the GovTech Academy.
These programmes are aimed toward selling digital know-how, data and communication know-how (ICT) expertise and innovation throughout the Authorities and public service sectors. The longer term plans of the GovTech Academy have been additionally mentioned.
The assembly additional targeted on the progress of building GovTech, creating the mandatory technological infrastructure and recruiting employees.
Deputy Minister of Digital Economic system Eranga Weeraratne, Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Senior Adviser to the President on Digital Economic system Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Senior Extra Secretary to the President Roshan Gamage, Secretary to the Ministry of Digital Economic system Waruna Sri Dhanapala and heads of establishments underneath the Ministry of Digital Economic system have been amongst these current.
