October 26 was a landmark day for the ICT industry in the Eastern Province as the ‘Digital Transformation Workshop and Exhibition’ was rolled out for the first time in Batticaloa by World University Service of Canada (WUSC) with ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) as the national partner in collaboration with Eastern District ICT fora, Trincomalee Chamber of ICT (TCICT), Computer and Visual Technology Technicians’ Association of Batticaloa (CVTTAB) and the ICT Development Association of Ampara district.
Governor of the Eastern Province, Rohitha Bogollagama was the chief guest at the event at the East Lagoon Hotel, Batticaloa and was attended by nearly 150 SMEs, business leaders and Chamber representatives.
Project Manager, ICT Agency, Nilan Thimbiripola commenting on the program said it was a historical day to explore the technological and to become a digital citizen. He also outlined the revolution that is taking place through social media. President, ICTDAA, Dr Anver Mustapha commended the ICT Agency’s collaboration with the Eastern Province and shared on the digital transformation challenges experienced within the region. V.R. Mahendiran, President CVTTAB explained the usefulness of ICT for the development of the Eastern Province.
Director, Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Sayeth Saabith explained the digital automation process for the business community. This was followed by a presentation on e-commerce, digital marketing and entrepreneurship by the entrepreneurship award winner Sharanyan Sharma, Founder / Director – Extreme SEC. The presentation by Microsoft Certified Trainer, M. Viknaraj and the panel discussion led by T. Thavaruban, Chairman NCIT were practical and made everyone understand the usage of Technology in the day-to-day life. WUSC Country Director Esther McIntosh also spoke.
Bogollagama awarded 12 tokens of appreciation for key people who represented teams / organizations that have been supporting the digitalization process in the East and shared statistical information regarding the development of Eastern province. He also declared opened a first of its kind ICT Solution Providers Exhibition in the Batticaloa, where selected ICT service providers showcased their services and had effective B2B sessions with the SME business leaders from the Eastern region.