A panel discussion organized in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) of India and the Sappani Foundation in Canada to explore how Sri Lanka and India are leveraging digital tools to address post-pandemic challenges.
Friday, Aug. 27, 2021 at 2 p.m. (IST)
Register to join the discussion: https://www.orfonline.org/research/digital-inclusion-and-transformation-in-south-asia/
Colombo Initiative (CI), in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) of India and the Sappani Foundation in Canada, is delighted to launch a series of discussions and high-level engagements on the Sri Lanka—India bilateral relationship and the larger region.
The inaugural panel discussion under the theme “Digital Inclusion and Transformation in South Asia” will bring together digital sector leaders from Sri Lanka and India to discuss how to leverage digital tools to address ongoing and post-pandemic challenges, particularly with access to digital technologies becoming central to government/private sector approaches to social, economic and quality of life issues.
Keynote Address
Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, MP
Minister of Digital Technology and Enterprise Development
Minister of Youth and Sports, Sri Lanka
Speakers
Anna Roy
Senior Advisor,
NITI Aayoh, India
Jayomi Lokuliyana
Co-founder/CEO of zMessenger & DigitalX, Founder of MyMed International and Chairperson of the Women’s Chamber for Digital Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Mahinda B. Herath
CEO, Information and Communication Technology Agency,
Sri Lanka
Deena Jacob
Co-founder & Chief Financial Officer,
Open India
Moderator
Nisha Holla (Moderator)
Visiting Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, India