Setting out Sri Lanka’s knowledge export roadmap
Sri Lanka’s ICT/BPO industry has been set the daunting target of reaching one billion dollars in exports by 2015 which will in turn require several supporting factors to be strengthened, including the generation of 80,000 jobs. Acting as the catalyst of growth in the country’s ICT/BPO industry, SLASSCOM took it upon itself to how these targets could be met through the SLASSCOM HR Summit 2012.
SLASSCOM IT/ BPO companies leads the NCE Service Export Awards
Many IT/ BPO companies walked away with Business and professional Services awards at the recently concluded NCE Export Awards. The awards recognized the contributions the companies have made in the ICT industry landscape in exporting business and professional services. Some of the companies that won recognition are pioneers in the Sri Lankan IT/ BPO industry. Virtusa, 99x Technology, Amba Research and HelloCorp were some of the companies who were recognized at the event.
SLASSCOM Quality and Business Excellence Summit 2012 an Astounding Success
The SLASSCOM Quality & Business Excellence Summit 2012 was held with the aim of bringing together the CXOs and the quality practitioners of Sri Lanka’s IT – BPO industry, on 21st August 2012 at Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo.
SLASSCOM/ CIMA: Sri Lanka FAO Growth Roundtable 2012 – ‘Readiness to succeed by breaking barriers’
‘Readiness to succeed by breaking barriers’, a roundtable on the opportunities and challenges facing Sri Lanka’s Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) industry, was held on August 2nd 2012 at King’s Court, Cinnamon Lakeside attended by over 120 finance professionals. Sri Lanka, with its pool of qualified accounting professionals second only to the UK’s in size, is in an ideal position to capitalise on the finance and accounting niche in the outsourcing industry.
SLASSCOM appoints new Board members for 2012
Seated (from left): Madu Ratnayake – Director and Vice President (GM/VP, Virtusa), Sujiva Dewaraja – Chairman (EVP/Head of IT Sector, John Keells Holdings), Jayantha de Silva – Director and Vice President (VP South Asia and Managing Director Sri Lanka, IFS), Dr Arul Sivagananathan – Director and Treasurer (Managing Director, Hayleys Business Solutions International)
SLASSCOM launches MEGAMIND 2012: IT/ BPO industry quiz competition
MEGAMIND 2012, the first inter-company quiz competition organised by SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies) will be held on 26th July 2012 at the Park Street Mews Warehouse. The quiz competition will be followed by a networking session for IT/ BPO professionals.
Computer Science students from the Sabaragamuwa University meet IT Industry
Computer Science undergraduate students from the University of Sabaragamuwa visiting IFS, Colombo.
Inter - University Enterprise Mobility Development Competition is going through an exponential growth
Motorola Solutions / SLASSCOM sponsored Inter University Enterprise Mobility Development Competition is gaining momentum among the State and Private sector Sri Lankan Universities at an extremely faster phase declared Anuradha Tennakoon, Motorola Solutions Director /Sri Lanka Country Manager and a Board Member of SLASSCOM at the boot camp held at Open University , Nawala recently. This event running for the third consecutive year is going through an exponential growth from the beginning.
ACCA & SLASSCOM hold executive briefing session on Finance Transformation
A preoccupation for CFOS in today’s global economy is how they can shape and evolve the optimal finance model to drive business performance. Increasingly, finance and accounting delivery through shared services and outsourcing is playing an important part in optimizing the structure of the finance function.
A breakfast meeting that included a keynote address and the panel discussion focused on the challenges, issues and opportunities in finance transformation through shared services and outsourcing was jointly organised by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the global body for professional accountants, and The Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) at Cinnamon Grand recently.
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