Information Technology (IT) will play a major role in the economic development in Sri Lanka as 75 percent of the Government institutions including Ministries, Departments, Provincial Councils, Pradeshiya Sabhas and Divisional Secretaries have been connected to a cohesive network that enables an efficient service to the public, Chief Operating Officer Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) Reshan Dewapura said at the launch of the e-Asia 2009, Asia’s most prestigious international exhibition and conference in Colombo yesterday.

Sri Lanka bagged UNESCAP’s ICT Committee chairmanship again at a UNESCAP meeting held in Bangkok yesterday.