How can Sri Lanka best continue to position itself as a knowledge services centre amid increasing competition in the region?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Madu Ratnayake, Executive Vice-President and General Manager, VirtusaPolaris: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
Articles & Analysis | Plan in place to improve services and expand access in Sri Lanka's ICT sector from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
After years of strong economic growth and population expansion, Sri Lanka’s telecoms and IT sectors face increasing demand for a wider range of services. At the same time, a more tech-savvy populace has increasing expectations of service standards and quality, as technological changes reach greater numbers of people.
Articles & Analysis | Low costs and qualified workforce make Sri Lanka attractive destination for BPO services from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
Business process outsourcing (BPO), has become an increasingly important part of Sri Lanka’s economy. The country’s BPO industry recorded export revenue of $850m in 2015, according to figures from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, making it the country’s fifth-largest export revenue earner that year. Industry leaders expect this number to rise to...
While reduced oil prices are undoubtedly a concern for the emirate’s authorities, economic diversification efforts of recent years mean Abu Dhabi is well placed to weather a prolonged period of subdued prices. Vision 2030 meanwhile contains a raft of goals that will further reduce the emirate’s reliance on hydrocarbons, and continue to foster the emergence of a more sustainable and knowledge-based economy in the years ahead.
After years of strong economic growth and population expansion, Sri Lanka’s telecoms and IT sectors face increasing demand for a wider range of services. At the same time, a more tech-savvy populace has increasing expectations of service standards and quality, as technological changes reach greater numbers of people. With a dedicated government ministry ensuring that the activities of the...
Positioned between west and east Asia, Sri Lanka sits on a major maritime route between Europe and the Far East and its natural resources have made it a trading centre for millennia.