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The intention of this project is to record the history of [url=https://www.hostingadvice.com/how-to/what-is-web-hosting/]ICT development[/url] in Sri Lanka. Through this site we are collecting the memories of those who achieved milestones on ICT developm
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The World Bank noted the need for sustained future interest and government efforts in supporting ICT development in Sri Lanka was warranted, despite growing ICT literacy. Secondly, the 2017 Budget proposal for a Rs. 100 million allocation to establish a Biotechnology Innovation Park in Homagama was recently approved by the Cabinet, to help promote industries as well as R&D into biotechnology. It is expected to be a public-private partnership with the Nanotechnology and a Science Park in the same area. SLINTEC is also researching synthetic organic chemistry and nutraceuticals, to produce advanced pharmaceutical ingredients, and cater to emerging production in Sri Lanka, already an established industry in Singapore.
Advanced degree students will learn cutting edge knowledge from leading academics, while working in close proximity with research counterparts in industry, will maximise chances of research moving into development, and eventually to commercialisation. This development will overcome a serious drawback in the country_s R&D efforts until now. 713 million in 2013, and was rising YoY. The planned Megapolis is expected to provide residents with an integrated transport system, real-time traffic information and management, _smart_ power grids to supply demand-dependent electricity, _smart_ street lighting, _smart_ city maintenance and many other technology-centred facilities. One other area where some development has occurred is in the modernisation of payment systems. New reports indicate that gaps still exist in the current Sri Lankan laws that regulate consumer rights and data protection in mobile and online platforms.
Legal experts have pointed out that the Consumer Affairs Act of Sri Lanka is inadequate as a dispute resolution mechanism in the current digital era, where transactions occur in online trading platforms. The need for umbrella organisations that unify traders and consumers of online platforms to resolve commercial disputes has been also highlighted. Sri Lanka also lacks an adequate and fair mechanism to protect online traders_ rights. These issues become important because, about 30% of the local population is now connected to the internet today. 19 of 2006 in respect of cybercrime, security and data have also been publicly pointed out.
These developments highlight the need for a comprehensive data protection regime based on an adequate institutional framework. In addition, the lack of trust of consumers in online transactions, cultural and language barriers as well as regulatory hurdles are still challenges in serving consumers in today_s digital era. In summary, the rights of traders, the needs of consumers in the e-market, greater entrepreneurship to expand e-commerce in Sri Lanka and the changing regulatory landscape for consumer protection in the digital area, are all outstanding issues to be resolved. Why has Sri Lanka fallen behind Asian ICT sophistication? The entire sector of ICT/technology development is essentially an adjunct to, and an integral part of, a country_s overall development strategy, which should ideally include primary emphasis on the Government encouragement of entrepreneurship and innovation to advance industry. 4,000, and limping from one IMF-bailed-out financial crisis to a worse economic crisis, adopting presently a debt-driven path to nowhere. For a complete treatment of these challenging development issues, see the writer_s series of three articles titled _Sri Lanka_s IMF-directed Slow Development Strategy_ in the Daily FT of 1-3 March.
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It was a cold Friday morning and we were in Vavuniya - a long way from home. Suddenly at 5 AM, our co-founder Enosh wakes us up and tells us to pack our bags. We were heading to Jaffna Town. What followed was a long drive on the open roads surrounded by Jaffna_s lovely scenery. Five hours later, we found ourselves at our old Jaffna haunt: The Tilko Jaffna City Hotel. Why were we here once more? In case you_re lost, Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event which brings together developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more in order to pitch ideas for new startup companies.
But that_s only the beginning. As the weekend unfolds, the participants form teams and bring their startup ideas to life. It_s an insane idea but will it work? That_s what we came to Jaffna to find out. Here_s what we found once we unpacked our bags and walked into the event hall. It was 6pm and as we walked into the hall, we saw a fairly large crowd inside the hall. Many of whom were still only interacting in the groups they came with. Anurag Maloo, the Startup Weekend Regional Manager (South & Central Asia) was determined to ensure that this changes by the end of the day. Thirty minutes later, the majority of the participants and mentors were in the hall. Seeing this Anurag, kicked off the proceedings.
He began by welcoming everyone and giving the usual introduction as the participants took their seats, forming their de-facto teams. His short presentation ended with him sharing some basic yet important details: the Wi-Fi password and the location of the bathrooms. With that being said, it was time for the introductory presentations. The first speaker of the night was Arunesh Peter - Chief of Projects at ICTA. His presentation emphasized on the importance of the country being digitally connected. As he points out, a country prospers when it sees an increase in internet penetration. This is a statement that was echoed by Chamath Palihapitiya sometime back as well. Arunesh then concluded by speaking about initiatives being carried out by the ICTA to connect the country such as Project Loon. The second speaker of the night was Chanidka Jayasundara, CEO, and co-founder of Cinergix.
He_s also a startup weekend veteran who took part in Startup Weekend in Bangalore. He went on to share that he_s tried to host a Startup Weekend here in Sri Lanka before. Alas, at the time no one was ready to pay for such an event. Thankfully, today things are different. Chandika then went on to emphasize one of the most important things a startup should do: listen to its customers. He emphasizes this point by sharing the story of Cinergix and their main product: Creately. In the beginning, Chandika had a business plan that was winning awards and a product they believed would blow everyone_s minds.
Expectations, however, are completely different from reality. As they spoke with potential customers that were interested in paying for Creately, they learned some interesting lessons. In a nutshell, all the lessons said that they had to overhaul Creately and so they did. The rest, of course, is history as Cinergix is one of the top IT companies in the country. Only 1 in 100 startups succeed. Chandika_s story shows us that the ones that succeed are the ones that weren_t afraid to change their product to gain paying customers. With the conclusion of the presentations, Anurag took the stage once more.
He asks everyone to stand up and shake their hands in the air. He then asks everyone to spin one finger slowly in the air. The audience keeps their finger in the air for a good minute. At the end of the minute, Anurag says the magic words, "at the count of three, point to one person at the table." It seemed like this person would be the team leader. But he then reveals twist and asks the selected people to select a person to pick a person next to them to walk towards the stage. The individuals arrive and Anurag asks the de-facto teams at each table to scream two words. "Any two random crazy words", he repeats. This game started with each table sharing words one by one before Anurag started selecting people at random.
Wi-Fi, wife Knife, bullshit, French fries, Floppy Disk and Batman are a few of the random words we heard during this little session. At the end of the session, Anurag looks at the people standing near the stage. He tells them to pick three words each and share it with their teams. The words were picked and each person returned to their team. Anurag then announced the next stage of the game. The teams have to build a business plan for an idea around the words they picked. At the end of 5 minutes, the person who picked the words has to return on stage and make a pitch for that idea. "I_m going to start the timer," announces Anurag before a countdown timer appears on the projector screen.
Almost instantly, we saw the teams frantically trying to build a business idea. Five minutes pass and Anurag screams, "STOP! " The teams stop frantically discussing and began making their pitches. If you expected the teams to be stumped, you_d be wrong. We_ve seen many pitches by many startups. This was easily the craziest one we_ve ever seen. We saw an energy drink called Lava to kill your hunger on Mars. We found a security agency that works at night called Batman. We heard that Dinosaur French Fries can be used to brainstorm new ideas. There_s a company that gives sports team_s advice from Adolf Hitler. Not to forget a music player that has no bullshit songs and a cookie for a logo. A few minute later and all the teams had made their insane pitches. Even now, we are still stumped as to how we held our laughs.
At the end of the session, Anurag congratulated the teams on their creativity. He then asked, "How many of you are willing to work on these ideas over the weekend? " A few teams raise their hands. While some of the ideas were absolutely insane, Anurag encouraged everyone to find an idea for a startup. None of them needed to be shy, they already made a pitch in front of an audience. Anurag then talked about Startup Weekend in detail. It_s an initiative whose mission is to inspire change in the lives of entrepreneurs. 150 countries with the newest being Sri Lanka and Morocco.
He then spoke about the Startup Weekend experience. This is not an event about ideas. This is an event about entrepreneurs. It_s about entrepreneurs forming the right teams and creating something amazing. Startup Weekend is a new experience. It_s about networking and finding the right team to execute ideas and learn new things. All these will happen naturally says Anurag but only if the teams work together. His presentation concluded with a geography test. Yes, he shared a few pictures of countries around the world and asked the audience to guess what these locations were. At the end of the test, he shared the names of these locations: Indonesia, Brazil, Ecuador, Morocco, Yokohama, Redmond, Malta, and the UK.
These were but a few of the 21 locations hosting a Startup Weekend simultaneously to Jaffna. With the answers having been revealed, Anurag_s presentation came to an end. Now it was dinner time. After a filling dinner, it_s time for the teams to make their pitches. However, this pitching session isn_t like the traditional pitching session startups in Sri Lanka are used to. At Startup Weekend, everyone had exactly one minute to present their ideas. The goal of this pitch is not to win awards. Rather, it was to explain your idea and tell the other teams what kind of people you need in your team.
This pitching session had no judging panel other than the teams themselves. It was the participants themselves that would select the best ideas that would become a reality at Startup Weekend. Each team was given three votes. They were able to use these votes to select three ideas they like. However, they couldn_t vote for themselves or use the three votes for one idea. With Anurag having explained these details, the pitches began. The first pitch was a sample pitch by Chandika. His problem was that he_s a tourist and he doesn_t know where to go in Jaffna. He wants to build an app to help travelers lost like him. He_s not a techie person and needs techie person to help build this app. With that demonstration, Anurag tells the teams to line up and start making their pitches.
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