Driven to realise its vision of growing the IT and BPO industry of Sri Lanka to generate revenue of USD 5 billion in exports creating 200,000 highly skilled workforce and facilitating 1,000 start-ups by 2025, Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) is one of Sri Lanka’s most active chambers. Spearheading the nation’s ICT and BPM growth through a range of initiatives, programmes and projects aimed at holistic development, the chamber has an ambitious pipeline of activities for the year ahead.
To support the chamber in its projects and plans while empowering its member companies, leader board and network of volunteering professionals with the requisite legal guidance and counsel in carrying out awareness activities for its member entities on relevant legal and regulatory compliance topics, including seminars, webinars, panel discussions and training sessions to name some, SLASSCOM recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with renowned full-service law firm Sudath Perera Associates.
Positioned as one of Sri Lanka’s leading legal teams, Sudath Perera Associates is well known for offering high quality customised service via its team of highly skilled professionals and unrivalled experience. The firm’s clients span Sri Lanka and the globe in various industries and include local, multinational, Global 1000 and Fortune 500 enterprises and start-ups and emerging companies. This vast client network has empowered Sudath Perera Associates with a thorough understanding of various business aspects, including trends and industry dynamics related to technology, innovation and digital advancements. The law firm also enjoys strong relationships with leading international law firms and professional services providers giving it an international edge in its practice areas.
The MOU was signed between Dushyantha Perera, Partner and Head of Corporate and Commercial Law and SLASSCOM Executive Director, Chamindā de Silva and covered several areas, including the provision of counsel for member-related matters, international and local affiliations and other projects focusing on growing and developing Sri Lanka’s ICT and BPM sector.
Dushyantha Perera, Partner and Head of Corporate and Commercial Law, commented on the sign up with SLASSCOM, expressing that the partnership is a strategic one that benefits the two parties and the local ICT and BPM industry as a whole.
He notes: “We are pleased to partner with SLASSCOM in the capacity of its honorary legal counsel. SLASSCOM has played an integral role in the nurturing and development of Sri Lanka’s IT-BPM industry to become a key export revenue earner and growth sector for the country’s economy. We look forward to working closely with the association as it pursues its strategic goals and objectives in the upcoming years.”
“We are pleased to have Sudath Perera Associates as the legal counsel for SLASSCOM, given the accelerated journey of growth we are on, the value addition that they bring will enable faster implementation of projects and other initiatives” said SLASSCOM Chairperson Sandra De Zoysa, adding that with a legal team in place, the chamber will now be empowered with support, guidance, counsel and advice to ensure that we take a holistic approach in managing and facilitating all projects and connected stakeholders, both locally and internationally .
With SLASSOM aggressively pursuing its Vision 2025, cementing its role as the nation’s ICT and BPM enabler, and being the catalyst of growth for sector, the chamber will be unveiling many key projects and plans in the coming months. Prioritising the facilitation of trade and business, along with the propagation of education and employment especially among the upcoming generations of young Sri Lankan professionals, and encouraging innovation and start-ups in the technology domain, the chamber is progressing ahead in full throttle to ensure that the ICT and BPM industry is positioned as the number one export revenue earner for the country.