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ICTA subsidiary Sri Lanka CERT marked at APCERT event

Tuesday, 09 April 2013 10:26

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team Coordination Centre (Sri Lanka CERT|CC) played an active role in celebrating Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team’s (APCERT) 10th anniversary recently. Sir Lanka CERT |CC is a subsidiary of the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA).

Set up in 2003 to enhance cooperation between region’s CERTs, APCERT marked its 10th anniversary with the 10th APCERT Conference and Annual General Meeting from 24th to 28th March ultimo.

CERT Australia hosted the twin event at the Novotel Hotel in Brisbane, Australia. The two-pronged event was a great opportunity for cyber security professionals to compare experiences and related issues and to share knowledge and expertise.

Sri Lanka CERT|CC the national body for cyber security in Sri Lanka and a full member of APCERT made a substantial contribution to the celebration, themed “Then, Now and Beyond”. As self-evident, the theme afforded all the teams the opportunity to review the past and the present, and look to the future.

Sri Lanka CERT actively contributed to the success of several working groups for APCERT policy development and the development of a new operational framework. The purpose of this policy development and new operational framework development was to meet the new challenges facing the internet infrastructure in the region. Sri Lanka CERT CEO Lal Dias served as the pro tem Chairman in the election of a governing council for APCERT.

ICTA sets up fully fledged Nenasala’ lab at ‘Deyata Kirula’

Monday, 25 March 2013 12:41

Parallel to Deyata Kirula 2013 (March 23-29), ICT facilities in areas close to where the event is held are being improved, says the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) .

Beginning this endeavour an ICTA initiated Nenasala Laboratory will be set up on 25th instant at the Hardy Advanced Technology Institute, Amapara, the venue of Deyata Kirula this year. The Hardy Advanced Technology Institute, Ampara is proposed to be upgraded as the Ampara Hardy Technology University. The Nenasala Laboratory set up at the at the centre of learning in South East Sri Lanka will be equipped with modern ICT facilities including Wi-Fi. The 20-computer Nenasala laboratory scheduled to be inaugurated by Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya and Youth Affairs and Skills Development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma will cater specially to professionals.

ICTA-initiated Nenasala laboratories of this genre are scheduled to be set up in the Ampara, Trincomalee, Polonnaruwa and Batticaloa districts. Singer Sri Lanka, together with Intel supports this ICTA initiative.

As further components of the series of development activities parallel to the Deayata Kirula, multiple events are on the cards. It is in this backdrop that the Nenasala Computer Laboratory at the Hardy Advanced Technology Institute in Ampara is being launched. The Nenasala laboratory at the Hardy Advanced Technology Institute will be a permanent facility; the ICTA facilities at the stall at the Deyata Kirula in the premises of the said institute will be temporary, i.e., from 23rd to 29th instant. While the Nenasala laboratory will cater to professionals, the ICTA stall will be public-oriented with items like video games attractive to school children and basic training in using ICT facilities.

ICTA exhibition and seminar in Jaffna on ‘How ICT makes business grow’

Monday, 25 March 2013 12:15

A seminar and exhibition on how ICT makes business grow will be held in Jaffna in early April, the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said.

The twofold event organised by ICTA will be held on 7th next month from 9:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m. at the Pillaiyar Inn, Jaffna. It will be aimed at promoting effective use of ICT in business and making the business community aware of the benefits it can bring.

The two-pronged event in Jaffna, like its predecessors , will give the business community in Jaffna an ideal opportunity to explore various products and solutions under one roof. It will enable companies to interact with one another and find solutions that can be tailor-made for their requirements. ‘The series of exhibitions and seminars are being held under the Domestic IT Small and Medium Business (SMB) Linkages Programme of ICTA’s Investment and Private Sector Development Programme, says ICTA.

The goal of the project is to promote the introduction and utilisation of ICT in businesses and SMEs throughout a network of regional towns ( majority being outside Colombo).