Sri Lankan IT growth fastest in region
View(s):Sri Lanka is one of the fastest growing counters in terms of IT in this region, according to Chrishan Fernando, the Country General Manager of IBM Sri Lanka. Specific to the company’s local performance, he added that there was rapid growth currently occurring in terms of the services sector.
He also revealed that IBM had done well, historically, in terms of servicing the local banking, telecommunications and government sectors, and that the area in which the company was “very interested”, for the future, was Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). He also commented that the public sector IT growth was significant.
Speaking at a media event, held recently on the sidelines of the inaugural IBM Software Universe 2013 event in Colombo, Mr. Fernando also indicated that this event was a showcase of the company’s capabilities, its “Smarter Software Solutions” and, as such, the event highlighted business cases for a number of business sectors, from automated traffic systems and deployments of emergency services, to big data applications, etc.
Mr. Fernando also reiterated that IBM had been in Sri Lanka for more than 50 years, having entered the country in 1962 as a result of an invitation from the Prime Minister of that time. This was to help computerise the functions of the Central Bank and other key government organisations.
Elaborating on this point, Jason Mosakowski, the Director for the Software Group for IBM India / South Asia, signalled that, since 1962, IBM had become deeply embedded in all aspects of local business life. While further commenting that almost all local banking transactions were facilitated by his company, he additionally noted that a number of government offerings, from drivers’ licences to passports, were also powered by IBM, with the company also helping to facilitate vital national interests, including the census and electrical providers. (JH)
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