Category: Watch Tower
The key to Invest Forums is the ‘bottom-line’ conversion: MTI Consulting
Whilst commending the recently concluded ‘Sri Lanka Invest Forum 2021’, MTI Consulting has highlighted the need to diligently track and progress every single interest indicated and convert them to ‘bottom-line’ impact. “Sri Lanka’s initiative to hold this forum is very timely – given that nations and corporations around the world are trying to figures out […]
Determined enforcement & reliable information – SL’s need of the hour in IP protection call
By Sudath Perera, Managing Partner, Sudath Perera Associates Pursuant to the World Anti-Counterfeiting Day, which fell on 8th June 2021, we are reminded of the severe impact and threat of counterfeit and pirated products on our lives and the economy. The World Anti-Counterfeiting Day was established by the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG) to address the […]
Mitigating Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 Education Crisis: Priority Areas for Action
By Ashani Abayasekara and Thisali de Silva The year 2020 saw close to 1.6 billion students from over 180 countries being kept out of schools for extended periods of time, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite commendable efforts by many countries to put in place alternative remote learning strategies and corrective measures, learning losses […]
Trade in the Pandemic Era: A One-year Assessment
By Dr. Asanka Wijesinghe On the front page of The New York Times’ March 27 edition, a staggering chart illustrated COVID-19-induced unemployment level in the US. The front page will certainly join the club of the most creative front pages, but it was an alarming attestation of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Many […]
Thinking about investing in the Northern Province?
By Jekhan Aruliah A few years ago I was speaking with a main board director of one of Sri Lanka’s largest companies. I asked him, a Jaffna Tamil gentleman approaching retirement, why his company still had not invested in the North several years after the war had ended. What he said put simply is there […]
Opinion: Digitalization is the way forward for Sri Lanka
By JUNKO NARIMATSU, Digital Development Specialist, World Bank; ANEESA MENDIS , Digital Development Consultant, World Bank , JAGATH SENEVIRATNA , Director – Monitoring and Evaluation for Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) In early 2020, when the COVID-19 lockdown began, Sri Lanka’s food supply chain was significantly disrupted leaving farmers and consumers […]
Pro Tip: How to Address Corona Virus Employment Gap on LinkedIn
By Chathurika Jayawardana, Founder, Career Kit First and foremost, be honest about it. Employers are aware that job loss during this pandemic is due to downsizing/retrenchment resulting from business loss. If you are productive during the time-off, it’s understood that there has not been a decline of career interest nor has there been a career […]
Opinion: Quality at the Supplier’s end – the crux of the Coconut Oil Crisis
By Alahendra Amaradasa Today, more than ever before, there has come to the fore the pressing need for ensuring quality of supplies at the supplier’s end to avert many national disasters. The country is facing crisis after crisis plunging itself and the economy into unprecedented depths due to this monumental quality blunder – not being […]
VIDEO: US Supreme Court rules in favor of Google over Oracle in copyright case of the century
Experts break down the significance of Google’s win in a major case surrounding its copying of Oracle code in the development of its Android operating system.
Opinion: Marketers should lead their organizations during pandemic
By Thanzyl Thajudeen MCIM Marketing is in the spotlight during this pandemic with the C-suite realizing its importance in connecting and bringing the various aspects of the business together and managing relationships with all key stakeholders. Marketers are leading brands through the pandemic, emerging even stronger and resilient than ever. From meaningful data, insights and […]
Opinion: Achieving Gender Equality: Quō Vādis, Sri Lanka?
What are some of the challenges women in Sri Lanka face from a gender equality standpoint and how can we tackle them? Below are the responses from researchers at the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Ashani Abayasekara, Kithmina Hewage, Harini Weerasekera, Chathurga Karunanayake and Tharindu Udayanga. Ashani Abayasekara The failure to translate […]
If Govt fails to manage UNHRC resolution properly economic consequences will be catastrophic
By Eran Wickramaratne M.P – Former State Minister of Finance This government is stumbling from one crisis to another. Poor economic management, dismal management of Covid-19, and now to disastrous management of foreign diplomatic relations. The vote on the Sri Lanka resolution at the UNHCR showed how few friends we have retained. The lowest point […]