National Digital Economy Strategy

The Government has unveiled a comprehensive national digital strategy for Sri Lanka titled “Digital Sri Lanka 2030” along with an implementation plan. The vision for 2030 is to have: a digitally empowered Sri Lanka for innovation, inclusion and sustainable growth.

To achieve the desired outcomes, the national digital strategy for Sri Lanka includes actions across six strategic areas. Underpinning these areas are six core principles and six critical enablers. The six core principles are inclusive, innovative, sustainable, global, human-centric and rights-based. The six strategic areas are infrastructure connectivity and access, skills, literacy, industry and jobs; connected digital government; cyber security, safety and privacy; digital financial services and digitization across sectors and SMEs.