CSSL digital policy dialogue on ‘National Transformation through Digital ID’

Ministry of Technology Secretary Jayantha De Silva

ICTA Chairman Prof. Lalith Gamage

Department of Registrations of Persons Commissioner General Viani Gunathillaka

MOSIP Foundation Chair Technology Committee Sanjay Jain

Dialog Axiata Vice President Navin Peiris

CSSL President Damith Hettihewa

•  Top experts to share key insights at webinar tomorrow

A policy dialogue on ‘National Transfor-mation through Digital ID’ organised by the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) is scheduled for tomorrow at 7 p.m. as a virtual event. Participants could register for the event by visiting www.cssl.lk.

CSSL Digital Policy Dialogue is an initiative of CSSL aimed at catalysing urgent digital policy discourse to accelerate digital transformation in the country and leverage industry 4.0 opportunity to achieve an inclusive and prosperous Sri Lanka. The second edition of CSSL Policy Dialogue ‘National Transformation through Digital ID’ is scheduled to be held as a panel discussion with key government policy makers, domain experts and industry representatives. 

Key decision-makers Ministry of Technology Secretary Jayantha De Silva and ICTA Chairman Prof. Lalith Gamage are representing digital sphere and Department of Registrations of Persons Commissioner General Viani Gunathillaka is the mandated authority for issuing identities and collecting data are participating in this important policy dialogue. 

Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) Foundation Chair Technology Committee Sanjay Jain and Dialog Axiata PLC Vice President Navin Peiris are participating in the panel representing technology sphere. The policy dialogue will be moderated by prominent media personality and Daily FT Editor in Chief Nisthar Cassim. Second CSSL policy dialogue is supported by Dialog Enterprise as the Principal Sponsor. 

Commenting on the Policy Dialogue initiative, CSSL President Eng. Damith Hettihewa said: “CSSL Digital Policy Dialogue is an initiative under the CONTRIBUTE pillar of CSSL 2021 strategic plan which is aimed at catalysing urgent digital policy discourse to accelerate digital transformation in the country and leverage industry 4.0 opportunity to achieve an inclusive and prosperous Sri Lanka.”

Hettihewa further said: “Our country has been struggling to introduce Unique Digital ID since the 1990s but we have not been able to introduce a Digital ID. This Government has prioritised the introduction of a digital ID. As the professional association of digital fraternity, we thought it is important that we facilitate a dialogue and deliberations between Professionals and industry stakeholders with policy makers in order to make current endeavours to introduce digital ID becomes successful.” The second edition of CSSL Policy Dialogue ‘National Transformation through Digital ID’ is supported by Daily FT as the Print and Digital Media Partner.