SLT paves the way ‘Towards a digital nation’ by partnering Infotel 2019

From left: From SLT – Chief Marketing Officer Prabhath Dahanayake, Chief Operating Officer Priyantha Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer Kiththi Perera, Group Chairman Kumarasinghe Sirisena, and from FITIS – Chairman Abbas Kamrudeen, Infotel 2019 Main Organising Committee Chairman Fazloon Sheriff, FITIS Immediate Past Chairman Dr. Kithsiri Manchanayake and FITIS CEO Aruna Alwis

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the leading broadband and digital services provider in Sri Lanka was proud to announce that it will be partnering the much-awaited national ICT expo, Infotel 2019 which will be conducted at the BMICH from 1 to 3 November. Running for the 27th consecutive year, the theme of this year’s expo is ‘Towards a digital nation’.

Infotel provides the ideal platform where ICT knowledge and experience as well as futuristic ICT solutions can be shared with business leaders, professionals, students, educationalists and many others, creating an ideal environment for the generation of global business opportunities as well as opportunities for expediting the country’s economic development. Having conducted the first Infotel expo nearly three decades ago, today, its scope and reach has expanded greatly. 

This year’s Infotel expo will cover areas such as ICT education, training and career guidance, software solutions, hardware and digital devices as well as digital lifestyles and smart city concepts, mobile computing, systems integration, computer gaming, cloud computing and emerging technologies such as IoTs, robotics, etc. SLT will be partnering with the Infotel 2019 as the Principal Sponsor.

Giving his comments on Infotel as well as the role played by SLT in this prestigious expo, SLT Chairman Kumarasinghe Sirisena said, “It is an honour for us to partner with the pre-eminent ICT expo in Sri Lanka, Infotel once again this year. ICT and digitalisation together will play a catalytic role in Sri Lanka’s future, and to achieve our country’s economic development goals. Being a leader in ICT in Sri Lanka, we understand that as well as the importance of Infotel better than anyone else. This is why we continue to play a key role in contributing towards the country’s vision of realising a ‘Smart Sri Lanka’, in every way possible.”

FITIS Chairman Abbas Kamurdeen explained that this year’s Infotel themed as ‘Towards a Digital Nation’, aiming at building a holistic nation that thrives on digital technology. “This would enable citizens of all sectors, and the Government to synchronise all economic activities around technology for growth and development. Sri Lanka has already recognised the importance of a digital economy to face future economic and social challenges, however, to achieve this target, as a nation it is important to integrate ourselves into digital technology and we are very pleased that SLT is the Principal Sponsor at Infotel 2019 adding a significant value in making Sri Lanka a digital nation and we as an ICT industry body convey our gratitude to SLT.” 

The SLT Group Stall at Infotel will be located at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Exhibition Hall, Hall B. It will demonstrate many digital products and smart concepts, providing opportunities for all visitors to experience what next generation digitally enabled ‘smart’ lifestyles are all about. A digital carnival will also be held at the SLT Stall. The SLT Group encourages and welcomes all visitors to Infotel to visit the SLT Group and FITIS stalls to experience this novel concept.