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Chief Presidential Adviser on Digital Economy
Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya
Sri Lanka this week wooed Japanese investors to be part of the proposed neutral AI Data Centre to be set up for the benefit of South Asian countries.
The plans were shared and invitation was extended by Chief Presidential Adviser on Digital Economy Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya at a business and investment promotion forum in Tokyo presided by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
He said that the neutral AI Data Centre will be a virtual Special Economic Zone offering data sovereignty for countries using it whilst making the venture attractive for investors including concessions on use of energy.
The proposed initiative is part of the Sri Lankan Government’s efforts to scale up infrastructure in a bid to grow the digital economy by five times to $ 15 billion by 2030.
“We invite Japanese companies to invest and help Sri Lanka realise the value creation in the digital economy sphere,” Dr. Wijayasuriya added in his presentation titled “Sri Lanka’s digitalization eco-system and investment opportunities.”
According to him, among Sri Lanka›s digital ambitions were enhancing digital exports by three times to $ 5 billion and expanding the digital workforce to 200,000.
