A new breed of public servants: skills and staffing after the pandemic
By Matt Ross on 10/05/2021
Over the last year, civil servants have called on groups including airline hostesses, digital communities and academic scientists to help combat the pandemic. Illustration by Katy Smith
Civil servants have broken new ground during the COVID-19 pandemic – using hackathons, scientific advisory groups and private sector volunteers to shape policy and deliver services, for example. But at the Global Government Summit, it became clear that these innovations may be dwarfed by the changes to come. Matt Ross listens in as leaders debate the future of governance
SLASSCOM’S RPA Conference paves the way for re-imagining business in the new age
January, 13, 2021
Progressing beyond awareness creation around Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to focus on operationalization of organizational structures, to facilitate and reap the benefits of RPA, the Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM) recently hosted a very successful RPA Conference 2020 virtually , engaging a host of top notch speakers and panelists from both the local and international arena.
The event kicked off with SLASSCOM’s Finance Director and Head of the BPM Forum, Jehan Perinpanayagam addressing the gathering and introducing the Guest of Honour , Head of UI Path – Asia Manish Bharti. “I appreciate the forward looking industry approach of Sri Lanka in the RPA space – the nation’s passionate drive and early adoption of RPA is encouraging,” said Bharti, adding that RPA technology “is a great leveller for the island to minimize the gap with big