Category: Technology
99x Launches Inspiring Scholarship Programme for Future Tech Leaders
99x has launched an inspiring scholarship programme aimed at empowering young minds who have excelled in their Ordinary Level and Advanced Level examinations. The scholarship offers a paid internship providing invaluable hands-on industry experience, enhancing potential candidates with technical skills, inclusive of an allowance to facilitate scholars in pursuing advanced educational programmes, including degree studies. […]
Microsoft Sri Lanka Leads the Way in Harnessing AI for Business Transformation
Microsoft Sri Lanka recently hosted ‘Leading the Era of AI’, an event that presented a unique opportunity for partners and customers – from a cross section of industries including banking and finance services, manufacturing and general industries – to propel their businesses into the AI era. The event aimed to equip business leaders with an […]
Moody’s & Google Cloud Partner on Generative AI Applications Tailored for Financial Services Professionals
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) and Google Cloud today announced a new strategic partnership to explore bringing together Moody’s expertise in financial analysis and Google Cloud’s advanced generative AI (gen AI) technologies to help Moody’s customers and employees leverage new large language models (LLMs) to glean new financial insights and summarize financial data faster. The partnership is […]
University Business Link. Connecting Academic Inspirations to Commercial Markets
By Jekhan Aruliah Entrepreneurs turn ideas into business and money. Rubbish rescued from tips make valuable construction materials and fuels. Microwave ovens and matchsticks, accidental discoveries, became huge industries. An annoyingly sticky substance sold as Superglue. Another pathetically weak glue led to Post-It Notes. Antibiotics and Insulin, discovered by chance observation, are multibillion dollar businesses. […]
Ceylon Chamber expresses deep concern over continued delays in establishing Digital ID
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, together with industry stakeholders, stresses the vital importance of implementing a Digital ID system to propel the transformation of the Sri Lankan economy. As a foundational pillar of a Digital Economy, the Digital ID holds immense potential to play an integral role in reshaping economic revival, safeguarding vulnerable communities with […]
WSO2 Ranked No. 5 In ‘Highest-Rated Cloud-Computing Companies to Work For’ List
WSO2, the leader in digital transformation technology, was recently recognized as one of the highest-rated cloud-computing companies to work for in the sixth-ever list released by Battery Ventures, the globally, technology-focused investment firm, created with data provided by Glassdoor. The list recognizes the top 25 private and top 25 public companies—all business-to-business (B2B) cloud-computing companies—where […]
SLT-DIGITAL services and Surge Global forge strategic partnership
SLT-DIGITAL Services, the marketing services and digital engagement solutions arm of SLT-MOBITEL group, has entered into a strategic partnership with Surge Global, a technology and marketing consulting company founded in Sri Lanka, to empower local enterprises, to drive growth marketing and develop enterprise software solutions. The SLT-DIGITAL and Surge Global collaboration aims to help businesses […]
‘CTO – the Psychologist’: A role banking tech leaders must master to ensure digital change
By Janaka Ediriweera Dr. Corrie Block, an Organizational Behavior Expert and a business coach in the UAE, asks, ‘If you were to go in for heart surgery, buy a new car, or say your wedding vows to someone knowing that there was an 84% chance of failure…would you even bother?’ He uses this metaphor to […]
State Minister of Technology calls for comprehensive investigation into cyber attacks
State Minister of Technology, Kanaka Herath, has taken a decisive step today by officially requesting an investigation into a cyber attack that transpired on the 26th of August 2023. The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) and the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) have been entrusted with the task of uncovering the details […]
Mastercard and Colombo Port City Economic Commission Sign MoU for City Possible
Mastercard and Colombo Port City Economic Commission today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate by leveraging Mastercard’s City PossibleTM platform for the development of Port City Colombo, an export-oriented, multi-service-focused Special Economic Zone. Colombo Port City Economic Commission envisions positioning Port City Colombo, as a modern, sustainable, Smart City, and […]
‘You think less of your country than I do’ – Mo Gawdat on Sri Lanka
Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts hosted Mo Gawdat, the former Chief Business Officer of Google X and Best-selling author, at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo last week to enlighten a Sri Lankan audience of IT specialists, businessmen, professionals, and corporates on the future of Artificial Intelligence. As an entrepreneur with a 30-year career in technology, he gave […]
Visa Celebrates 35 Years in Sri Lanka; Unveils Visa Government Solutions for market
Today marks a significant milestone for Visa, the global leader in digital payments, celebrating its 35-year anniversary in Sri Lanka. This journey encapsulates the company’s unwavering commitment to the nation and signifies the pivotal role Visa has played in helping the country transition towards a comprehensive digital economy. Celebrating the milestone, Visa announced a pledge […]