GovTech to take over ICTA role

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Cabinet Spokesman

and Media Minister

Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa

The Cabinet of Ministers at its meeting on Monday agreed to set up GovTech Ltd., replacing the Sri Lanka Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), to spearhead the new Government’s digital strategy.

Cabinet Spokesman and Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said approval was granted at the Cabinet meeting held on 27 January to liquidate the currently implemented ICTA and to prepare a draft for the establishment of the Digital Economic Authority.

In line with that, experiences in the implementation of existing digital strategies in Sri Lanka and other countries for establishing an institutional framework to expedite digital transformation in Sri Lanka and for digital economic development have been studied.

Accordingly, it has been identified as essential to establish a stable and well-defined institutional structure in order to achieve the expected objectives of digital strategies.

Taking these matters into consideration, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by President Anura Kumara Disanayake in his capacity as the Minister of Digital Economy to establish a Government-owned company named ‘GovTech Ltd.’ as an independent institution with the necessary powers, enabling it to implement digital transformation projects that have already commenced and are planned for the future without any obstruction.