IT for Regional SMEs and Professionals Programme
26 Dec 2017
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3" el_class="textwrapper"][vc_column_text el_class="project-about"]This initiative supports SME IT companies to fuel productivity improvements and efficiencies across diverse industries including agriculture, tourism, retail, manufacturing, etc. with the development and promotion of cost effective, yet specific solutions, to support the transformation of general businesses into digital businesses.
Encouraging such SMEs will help create technology centric jobs in the local regions and assist in overall regional empowerment, creating a foundation for technology centric industries to be built in the future.
The IT SME Support Program targets IT SMEs in Sri Lanka to improve their products, tap into new markets and provide opportunities to meet new clients. This will also expose new ICT technologies in multiple domains for business users in varied regions. It provides them with an opportunity to meet ICT companies to share and explore solutions they could incorporate to their business.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
• To educate the small and medium businesses in various industry verticals including agriculture, tourism, retail, manufacturing, etc. on the benefits that Information Technology can bring to their business
• To educate the small and medium business community on the effective use of the internet to create visibility to their business
• To provide the opportunity for IT SMEs in a particular region to exhibit their service offerings to the business community in the same region
• To provide a platform for IT SMEs in different regions to network resulting in regional partnerships
• To influence regional employment generation for technically skilled persons[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" el_class="quickfacts"][vc_column_text]
[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_tabs style="flat" shape="square" spacing="" alignment="center" active_section="1" el_class="summerytab"][vc_tta_section title="About" tab_id="1447655173730-d276b2cc-d58e2397-c17a" el_class="about-tab"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class="partners"][vc_column_text]The goal of the strategy is to promote the introduction and utilization of ICT in SMBs and to enhance competitiveness while providing a platform for IT SMEs to showcase their products and service offerings for SMEs in provinces.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
ICT Agency, Industry Associations, EDB, BOI, Business Chambers, Regional Chambers[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title="Impact" tab_id="1447655174561-7bfee47c-37642397-c17a" el_class="impact-tab"][vc_column_text]• Increase in sales and revenue for exhibitor companies
• Partnerships formed across ICT companies of various regions.
• Convergence with other industries. (IT to be used as a cross-cutting tool across other industries, enabling the digital transformation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title="Statistics" tab_id="1447655280990-9ce25279-b1272397-c17a" el_class="statistics-tab"][vc_column_text]• 12 exhibitions held – Kandy, Matara, twice in Jaffna covering the Northern province, Kurunegala, Ratnapura, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Galle, Bandarawela, Colombo, Batticaloa
• 78 Companies exhibited
• 1000+ participants at seminar and exhibitions
• Awareness created among 10 regional chambers on benefits of ICT usage[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
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Encouraging such SMEs will help create technology centric jobs in the local regions and assist in overall regional empowerment, creating a foundation for technology centric industries to be built in the future.
The IT SME Support Program targets IT SMEs in Sri Lanka to improve their products, tap into new markets and provide opportunities to meet new clients. This will also expose new ICT technologies in multiple domains for business users in varied regions. It provides them with an opportunity to meet ICT companies to share and explore solutions they could incorporate to their business.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
objectives
• To educate the small and medium businesses in various industry verticals including agriculture, tourism, retail, manufacturing, etc. on the benefits that Information Technology can bring to their business
• To educate the small and medium business community on the effective use of the internet to create visibility to their business
• To provide the opportunity for IT SMEs in a particular region to exhibit their service offerings to the business community in the same region
• To provide a platform for IT SMEs in different regions to network resulting in regional partnerships
• To influence regional employment generation for technically skilled persons[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" el_class="quickfacts"][vc_column_text]
In Essence
[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_tabs style="flat" shape="square" spacing="" alignment="center" active_section="1" el_class="summerytab"][vc_tta_section title="About" tab_id="1447655173730-d276b2cc-d58e2397-c17a" el_class="about-tab"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class="partners"][vc_column_text]The goal of the strategy is to promote the introduction and utilization of ICT in SMBs and to enhance competitiveness while providing a platform for IT SMEs to showcase their products and service offerings for SMEs in provinces.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
Partners
ICT Agency, Industry Associations, EDB, BOI, Business Chambers, Regional Chambers[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title="Impact" tab_id="1447655174561-7bfee47c-37642397-c17a" el_class="impact-tab"][vc_column_text]• Increase in sales and revenue for exhibitor companies
• Partnerships formed across ICT companies of various regions.
• Convergence with other industries. (IT to be used as a cross-cutting tool across other industries, enabling the digital transformation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title="Statistics" tab_id="1447655280990-9ce25279-b1272397-c17a" el_class="statistics-tab"][vc_column_text]• 12 exhibitions held – Kandy, Matara, twice in Jaffna covering the Northern province, Kurunegala, Ratnapura, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Galle, Bandarawela, Colombo, Batticaloa
• 78 Companies exhibited
• 1000+ participants at seminar and exhibitions
• Awareness created among 10 regional chambers on benefits of ICT usage[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
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