SLASSCOM Archives - Page 13 of 22

April 6, 2022

SLASSCOM, Sri Lanka’s national chamber for the IT-BPM industry, FITIS, Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka, and the Computer Society of Sri Lanka(CSSL) the national association of ICT Professionals, the key trade chambers representing the IT-BPM industry express their concern on the evolving situation in the country. They urge the […]

April 5, 2022

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The Women Technopreneurs Forum (WTech) of Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM), having mentoring as a key pillar in its approach to support, promote and grow women technopreneurs, has outlined a two-pronged approach to mentoring, that will include in providing services to first-level technopreneurs with a feasible idea […]

March 29, 2022

Global M&A hit new highs in 2021, breaking prior records by a long shot. Over 62,000 deals were announced globally in 2021, up 24% from 2020. Demand for technology, and for digital and data-driven assets, and the pent-up deal-making demand from 2020 drove M&A activity in 2021. In Sri Lanka, Deal activities (including M&A and […]

March 25, 2022

The pandemic has unquestionably challenged the world of education, leading to the acceleration of new tools, attitudes and long-needed education reforms, taking place at a faster pace than ever before. Keeping with this trend, the University of Moratuwa (UoM), slated as one of the country’s most respected local universities for IT […]

March 16, 2022

The Women Technopreneurs forum, an initiative launched by SLASSCOM in 2019 to create a positive change across the tech ecosystem in Sri Lanka, in supporting, promoting and harnessing the talents of women to be innovative technopreneurs, met with Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Minister of Youth & Sports, Minister of Development Co-ordination and […]

March 16, 2022

The Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM) and Daraz Sri Lanka recently signed a much-anticipated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve e-commerce-related data in Sri Lanka. SLASSCOM and Daraz have launched a national e-commerce penetration and use survey, which covers at least 3,000 e-commerce users across the 25 districts […]

March 14, 2022

The pandemic has seen the rise and fall in the importance of various services, out of which technology and digital transformation and HR-related services that include talent management, have in particular experienced a robust boost in their pertinence . As such, organizations are transforming and emerging from the pandemic to more […]

March 7, 2022

Recognising the need to promote greater gender equality in the tech entrepreneurship space, the SLASSCOM WTech forum has over the past year, been taking a lead role in powering women to embrace entrepreneurship and in supporting every stage of their entrepreneurial journey from ideation, starting up, scaling […]

March 4, 2022

The demand-supply gap in the data science field has translated into a huge opportunity for freshers and mid-level professionals looking to transition to artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, across industries like IT, finance, healthcare and e-commerce. However, Sri Lanka is not yet producing the requisite quality and […]

February 28, 2022

The SLASSCOM People Summit, the country’s premier gathering of senior HR decision-makers dedicated to finding the best approach to achieving their talent management goals for their company’s and beyond, has over the last decade provided valued insights on a range of solutions from leadership development, diversity & inclusion, culture change, flexible […]

IT-BPM industry associations call on the government to find pragmatic solutions respecting the voice of the citizens

SLASSCOM’s WTECH Forum to offer mentoring support to the country’s aspiring female Tech entrepreneurs

PwC outlines key themes for Deals in 2021 and predictions for 2022

SLASSCOM commends UoM and DP Education for their move in enabling inclusive education nationwide

SLASSCOM WTECH presents “The Landscape of Women Technology Entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka” to State Minister Digital Technology and Enterprise Development

SLASSCOM and Daraz sign MoU to boost e-commerce data in Sri Lanka

SLASSCOM signs MOU with the Association of Human Resource Professionals

SLASSCOM Women technopreneurs Forum celebrates IWD 2022

SLASSCOM holds webinar to nurture and build the talent pool of the next generation of data scientists for Sri Lanka

SLASSCOM’s Annual “People Summit “ concludes on a successful note for the 10th consecutive year