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Leaders key initiators of e- gov vision – Secretary to President

News Line (Policy Research & Information Unit of the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka)

Leaders are key initiators and supporters of an e-government vision. Political leadership serves to diffuse the vision and to give it added value, said Mr. Lalith Weeratunga at the eGov Track of the eAsia 2009.

While a vision statement is needed, it is not enough. Leaders can help disperse the vision, the rationale and the validation for reform throughout the bureaucracy, he further noted.

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IT. info - All about information technology

The Sunday Times

Presidential Task Force for English and ICT get IT industry support
The Federation of Information Technology Industry, Sri Lanka (FITIS), which represents the ICT industry association, has joined hands with the Presidential Task Force for English and IT to strengthen its efforts in the national drive to improve the standard of English and Information Technology skills of the younger generation.

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