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WITSA STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Hanoi, Vietnam. Sri Lanka Information and Communications Technology Association (SLICTA) Hyder Alaudeen Vice Chairman - SLICTA. Sri Lanka ICT Association (SLICTA). Evolution: Formation of ICT Cluster under the TCI Initiative Graduation of the Cluster
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WITSA STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGHanoi, Vietnam Sri Lanka Information and Communications Technology Association (SLICTA) Hyder Alaudeen Vice Chairman - SLICTA
Sri Lanka ICT Association (SLICTA) Evolution: • Formation of ICT Cluster under the TCI Initiative • Graduation of the Cluster • Call for one voice of the ICT industry • USAID - IT Mentor Alliance Program • Formation of the Sri Lanka ICT Association
Sri Lanka ICT Association (SLICTA) VISION To be recognized as the independent, unified organization representing Sri Lanka’s ICT Industry
Mission Objectives • Promotion – to create and develop market opportunities for the ICT industry – foster and develop Sri Lankan ICT firms • Human Resource Development – to guide and encourage the development and sustenance of required human capital for the ICT industry • Competitiveness Assistance – to facilitate the development and sustenance of competitiveness of companies in the ICT industry: and • Government Interface – to advocate the development and sustenance of an effective policy environment for Sri Lanka’s ICT industry
SLICTA Stakeholders • Association of Computer Training Organizations • British Computer Society - Sri Lanka Section • Computer Society of Sri Lanka • Information Systems Audit and Control Assn. • Licensed Internet Service Providers Association • Software Exporters Association • Sri Lanka Association for the Software Industry • Sri Lanka Computer Vendors Association • Telecom Providers Association
SLICTA Consultative Members • INFOTEL Society • ICT Sub-Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce • ICT Sub-Committee of the National Chamber of Commerce • Venture Capital Association of Sri Lanka • University Grants Commission Standing Committee on IT
SLICTA Sub-Committees • Government Interface - Hyder Alaudeen • Market Promotion - Manoj Mohinani • Human Resource - Lionel Perera • Competitiveness - Kanishka Sugathadasa • Finance & Admin. - Dr. Dileepa De Silva