Board Director Regional Development Haridhu Abeygoonaratne
In its journey of gathering momentum to uplift Sri Lanka’s IT/BPM sector through homegrown
innovations and startups, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Forum and Regional Forum of Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM) is organising the chamber’s Innovations Awards competition, aptly named ‘SLASSCOM Ingenuity Awards’, under the Island of Ingenuity concept, to take place on a virtual platform connecting all nine districts of the island.
“As we head towards our Vision 2022 of achieving $ 5 billion in revenue, 200,000 jobs and 1,000 start-ups, the emphasis on encouraging innovation-centric SME startups is crucial,” shares SLASSCOM Chairman Channa Manoharan, adding that the chamber’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Forum is off to a promising head start, having kicked off an ambitious agenda aimed at building a self-sustaining platform to identify, mentor and uplift local st