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The website of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Dubai and Northern Emirates won the ‘Best Website or Microsite’ award under the category of ‘Government Institutions and NGO sector’ at the SLT Zero One (01) Awards Night for Digital Excellence held on 22 June at the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel Colombo. The Sri Lanka Telecom in recognition of the achievements by institutions, individual and brands for leveraging digital technologies gave this award for the first time. On behalf of the Consulate General, a representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs accepted the award at the ceremony.
The development of the website of the Consulate General derives from the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to attach more importance to public and commercial diplomacy with a view to provide better services for a large number of Sri Lankans in the UAE (approximately over 200,000) and UAE nationals and others that visit Sri Lanka for business/tourism purposes.
The website was officially launched at the National Day reception held in Dubai on 5 February. It is noted that around 5,000 users visit the website every month. With the view to improve its services in the coming year, the Consulate General has taken steps to register all Sri Lankan citizens based in Dubai and the Northern Emirates through its website.
