We are now at a point that a synchronised , national program will help accelerate the current success and enable a sustained eco system that will fuel our knowledge economy into new heights
level realities to help collaborate with the many groups currently involved in the Sri Lankan startup eco-system to formulate a national and inclusive strategic action plan to further nurture and grow .
Ruwindhu Peiris , Vice Chairman and Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum , opined : “ There has been a great amount of work done by many different groups over the last few years to help develop the startup
We are now at a point that a synchronised , national program will help accelerate the current success and enable a sustained eco system that will fuel our knowledge economy into new heights
ecosystem of Sri Lanka which is starting to yield results and gain critical mass . We are now at a point that a synchronised , national program will help accelerate the current success and enable a sustained eco system that will fuel our knowledge economy into new heights . We invite all individuals belonging to the groups targeted by this survey to please take 15 minutes to participate and sign up to be a part of shaping the future economy of Sri Lanka ”.
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per cost , a niche talent base , ethics , cultural adaptability and superior quality of life as a destination for doing business . Our focus is to drive on two fronts for the next wave of growth . On the knowledge services front , we continue to build on finance and accounting as our primary global niche while going up the value chain of all other industry focused outsourcing . On the technology / software engineering front , our competitive position in product engineering is now becoming a formidable advantage .
“ Given the many years of experience in building world class products for global companies through outsourced product engineering , our technology leaders are now well equipped to create their own intellectual property and gain the full value of the end products engineered . The goal of the entrepreneurship and innovation forum of SLASSCOM is to help accelerate and broad base this process that will ultimately lead to a forecasted 200,000 high paying direct jobs within the industry and another knock-on one million indirect jobs in transportation , real estate , retail , food , etc . to support this group .”
Sri Lankan IT / BPM industry strategy growth map by 2022
Earnings from exports of IT-BPM sectors have shown a steady upward trend over the last decade . The ICT sector is the island ’ s fifth highest foreign exchange earner . Sri Lanka is among the top 20 in the A . T . Kearney ’ s Global Services Location Index ( GSLI ) 2013 .
Colombo , Sri Lanka ’ s capital city , was recognised as a global centre of excellence for Finance and Accounting , with Global Services Magazine ranking the city amongst the top 10 emerging outsourcing cities in the world . Sri Lanka won the National Outsourcing Association ( NOA ) Offshoring Destination of the Year Award 2014 , for the second time , validating that the country is a leading destination for outsourcing of information technology and Business Process Management .
Sri Lanka was recently recognised as a top performer in the Global Innovation Index ( GII ) 2015 by being ranked in the top three across the Central and South Asia region . Sri Lanka ’ s GII ranking has significantly improved by being globally ranked 85th for the year 2015 and was previously ranked 108th for the year 2014 .
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