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Softlogic Sri Lanka ties up with Huawei for cloud, AI solutions

Aims to fill gaps in post-Covid-19 tech needs

April 27, 2021 1 min read

Open University of Sri Lanka to fill IT resource gap with online degree

The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is starting an online bachelor's degree in information technology to fill a reso...

April 1, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka to introduce "unlimited" internet not subject to FUP: regulator

Sri Lanka’s telecom regulator has announced plans to provide “unlimited” internet packages to the public, not subj...

March 19, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata 'AAA(lka)' rating confirmed

Fitch Ratings has confirmed an 'AAA(lka)' rating of Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata with a 'stable outlook.

March 16, 2021 6 min read
Sri Lanka to get Cyber Security Act, Authority: Min

Digital economy had grown from 4.73 to 5 percent.

Sri Lanka to begin pilot project with Microsoft to teach AI in schools

A pilot project with support from Microsoft set to begin from grade 8 upwards.

Sri Lanka Telecom Sept net profit down 60-pct, sales flat

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) said net profit fell 60.4% to Rs730 million in the September 2017 quarter f...

November 17, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata ups stake in e-learning firm

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s biggest mobile phone operator Dialog Axiata has increased its stake in Headstart...

November 14, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to tax mobile phone towers, SMS ads

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government has introduced a tax on mobile phone towers to discourage their proli...

November 10, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata Sept net profit up 31-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s biggest mobile phone operator Dialog Axiata said September 2017 quarter net prof...

November 7, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka and Finland to ink digitalization deal

Sri Lanka and Finland expects to sign a memorandum of understanding on digitalization, Economic Minister Mika Lintila ha...

October 11, 2017 1 min read

Building Sri Lanka's young programmers, bit by bit

Winning an award for creating a digital dictionary while he was still in school has inspired Prabhath Mannapperuma to fo...

October 7, 2017 3 min read

New Sri Lanka e-commerce platform targets small business

ECONOMYNEXT – Commercial Bank said it has partnered with WEBXPAY, an online e-commerce platform for small and med...

October 6, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka president opens submarine cable station

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena had formally opened a landing station that will link the country to the lates...

October 3, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka could grow faster by joining ITA deal: think tank

Sri Lanka's economic output could grow an extra 1.4 billion over the next 10 years if the country cut tariffs by joining...

September 28, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Dialog waives charges on breakdown day

Sri Lanka's Dialog Telecom has informed customers that it is waiving the charges of customers on September 09, when the ...

September 22, 2017 1 min read
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Sri Lanka's Dialog phone numbers down

Many numbers at Sri Lanka's Dialog network are not contactable, customers said, while the firm's helpline also could not...

September 20, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Capital Alliance powered by Oracle, Millennium IT

Sri Lanka's Capital Alliance Limited (CAL), an investment banking group, has rolled out a cloud-based system that will a...

September 20, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan medtech start-up raises US$1mn in seed funding: report

ECONOMYNEXT – A Sri Lankan startup with an app that connects patients with doctors via smartphone video calls has...

September 18, 2017 3 min read

Researcher from Sri Lanka's LIRNEAsia to chair ITU expert session

Shazna Zuhyle, a researcher from Colombo-based LIRNEAsia, a regional policy research body will chair an International Te...

September 5, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan developers on Google Launchpad Accelerator

ECONOMYNEXT - Google opened its Launchpad Accelerator to Sri Lanka on 31 August with the aim of providing an opportunity...

September 1, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata says trials 5G in South Asia first

Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata, the island's largest mobile operator said it had demonstrated 5th generation mobile telephony...

August 23, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka central bank accuses ICTA of stonewalling on NPP

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s central bank said it supports digital payment systems while ensuring transactions secur...

August 16, 2017 7 min read

LSEG Sri Lanka wins group awards

London Stock Exchange's Sri Lanka tech units, MillenniumIT and a technology hub, have won two top group awards, the firm...

August 10, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Dialog net up 2.5-pct in June

Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata Plc said net profits rose 2.5 percent to 2.34 billion rupees in the June 2017 quarter from a y...

August 9, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Telecom sets up unit to manage cable depot

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has announced it has set up a new company in a joint venture with Singapore�...

July 28, 2017 1 min read