The Sri Lankan government is keen on various stimulus initiatives to drive economic growth. An outline of the same was presented at a government stimulus workshop hosted last week by ICTA in association with Intel.

Currently in Sri Lanka, the growth and development of communication and informatics, particularly in the field of ICT, is one of the most important drivers of national development. Apart from its contributions to production and economics, ICT also plays a strong role as an enabler of social and cultural changes, including increasing the capacity and quality of the development sector.

Speaking on the occasion Reshan Dewapura, COO / Director, ICTA said, "The ICT industry in Sri Lanka has huge potential. Evidence of this includes the rapid improvement of ICT in the last few years. However other support is required, for example funding to support investment growth, sustainability and competitiveness in the ICT industry."Fayaz Hudah, Program Manager - Investment Promotion & Private Sector Development, ICTA outlined the various programs of the agency, highlighting the progress made by Sri Lanka in various sectors in the past few years with the help of ICT.

At the workshop, ICTA discussed four major focus areas for stimulus – employment, education, sustainable power and digital health.