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Articles By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera

Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera is a senior business journalist based in Sri Lanka with over 20 years of experience covering stock markets, banking, startups, real estate and trade.

 

Sri Lanka evaluates energy costs to lure cloud infrastructure giants

Sri Lanka is assessing the country’s energy cost attractiveness to major cloud infrastructure companies in its efforts to attract them…

 

Sri Lanka rolling national ID card investments into digital identity project

The transition to Sri Lanka’s unique digital ID (SL-UDI) for its citizens will strategically incorporate existing investments including software modules,…

 

Pre-qualification bid documents for Sri Lanka digital ID tender due this week

The selected bidders of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for selecting a vendor to implement the Sri Lanka Unique Digital…

 

Ambitious plans for biometric hardware in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is seriously looking at spawning an authentication equipment industry after its unique digital ID is launched, top officials…

 

Sri Lanka to start a national AI fund

Sri Lanka is starting a National AI Fund with an initial investment of Rs 100 million (US$ 333,000) aimed at…

 

Sri Lanka prioritizes global standards in biometrics infrastructure drive: official

Sri Lanka’s biometric hardware infrastructure will be compliant with international standards, encompassing a set of processes, a top official says….

 

Sri Lanka developing an elaborate AI strategy for economic expansion

Sri Lanka is focusing on creating a robust artificial intelligence (AI) strategy to attain a fivefold increase in its digital…

 

Sri Lanka’s digital economy needs creative DPI business models: official

Sri Lanka needs to consider different types of business arrangements for its digital ecosystem, other than in procurement-based interactions, according…

 

Sri Lanka digital ID to be ready by Q1 2026: official

The Sri Lanka Digital ID system is expected to be ready by the first quarter of next year, according to…

 

Sri Lanka’s GovPay targets $3B in revenue over next half-decade

Sri Lanka’s Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) plans to generate 1 trillion Sri Lankan rupees (approximately US$3.3 billion) in…

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