RECOGNIZING opportunities to enhance collaborations in various fronts, Sri Lanka recently initiated a dialogue with the Department of Information and Communications Technology .
Gunasekera elaborated on the growing interest among the Sri Lankan ICT industry to introduce their services, expand their network, and establish their presence in the Philippines. Meanwhile, Uy expressed his interest to study and explore the possibility of engaging further with the South Asian country in this sector. According to him, the new Philippine administration is in the process of finalizing its ICT-development agenda under the economic plan of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
With the goal of further expanding engagements between the two countries in this industry, the Sri Lankan Embassy has been facilitating interactions, dialogues, and introductions between relevant stakeholders such as the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines or IBPAP and Sri Lanka Association of Software Service Companies, among others, to provide a platform to expand linkages, share best practices, and foster collaboration.