This document summarizes the digital landscape of Sri Lanka. It outlines the government organizations responsible for digital matters, including the Council for Information Technology (CINTEC), ICTA, and the Ministry of Telecom & Digital Infrastructure. It then describes Sri Lanka's digital infrastructure, including national backbone networks, broadband and mobile subscriptions, payment gateways, and cross-government and e-services applications. It also discusses Sri Lanka's digital economy, society, and cyber security measures.

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Digital Landscape of Sri Lanka
Wasantha Deshapriya
Secretary
Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital
Infrastructure

2. Organizations in charge of digital
matters so far
 Council for Information Technology (CINTEC)
– 1984 to 2003 - the apex National agency for IT in
Sri Lanka
 ICTA
– Replaced CINTEC
– Created by ICT Act No 27 of 2003
– the apex National agency for IT in Sri Lanka
– From 2003 up to now
 Ministry of Telecom & Digital Infrastructure
– Responsible for policy matters since 2012

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4. Soft Digital Infrastructure
 With a view to Vision 2025, National Digital
Policy, eGov Policy, Broadband Policy are
being drafted
 Standards: Government has adopted Open
Standards, Lanka Interoperability Standards,
web standards, Local language Standards
 Elaws: Electronic Transaction Act, Computer
Crimes Act, IP Right Act are in place;
 Planning to introduce Data Protection Law,
Cyber Crime Law

5. Hard Digital Infrastructure
 National Backbone Network covers 95% of the
country
 Mobile connections 140%
– 3G coverage – 80%
– 4G coverage – 30%
 Lanka Government Network 2.0; connects 850
government organizations through fiber
 NSDI: National Spatial Digital Infrastructure;
Coming Up

6. Fixed Broadband and Mobile Broadband Subscriptions
(1996 – 2017 Mar)
Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka

7. Middleware Infrastructure
 Lanka Gate
– Serves as the bridge connecting applications and
infrastructure

8. Digital Economy
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Currently IT is 5th
biggest foreign exchange
earner
 Innovation based Start Ups are coming up fast
 Has been nominated as the ‘Best Outsource
Destination” in 2015 & 2016 by AT Kerney
 Sri Lanka just started a major study for Digital
Economy Strategy
– It is run under the leadership of PM Office
– Supported by Industry and Industrial Bodies

9. Digital Society
 Community level ICT
– Nenasala – Community telecenters
– Fusion
– Smart Social Circles

10. Payment Gateways and Common
Services
 Lanka Government Payment Services (LGPS)
 Lanka Clear
 Fin Techs are introducing mobile based
payment modalities
 All Mobile companies offer mobile wallets
 Government Call Center -GIC: 1919
 Gov SMS
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11. Cross Government Applications
 ITMIS; Treasury Management System;
Operational
 eGovernment Procurement; in conceptual
stage
 Document and Work flow Management system
 No common HRM system

12. Single Windows
 Government Web Portal; Operational
 RAMIS: Operational, linking other organizations
 Business Registration: Coming Up
 Land Registration: Partially completed; Coming
Up
 Construction Approval: Coming up
 Trade facilitation: Coming up
 Import Export Hub: Coming up

13. Verticals: Business Specific
Applications
 Smart eNIC: Operational
 Digital ID; Planning
 ePopulation Registry; Operational
 Land Management System: Partially completed
 Welfare Management System; Coming up
 eMotoring; Coming up
 ePassport; Passport issuance and border control
system up and running; ePassport; coming up
 Pension Mgt System operational
 Tell President; Grievance handling System

14. eServices
 Sri Lanka ranks at no 37 out of 193 countries in
“On Line Services” in UN eGov Survey
 Government offers more than 50 important on
line services
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Similarly Sri Lanka ranks at 50th
place in
eParticipation category in the same survey.

15. Cyber Security
 Sri Lanka CERT is working with AP CERT and
Cyber Security Task Force
 Sri Lana is a signatory to Budapest Cyber
Crime Convention
 SL SOC; coming up
 NCA; coming up