Gates Foundation extends support for government’s digitization projects

Colombo, October 03 (Daily Mirror)- The Gates Foundation has extended its support to provide financial, technical and advisory support for the digitization projects implemented by the Sri Lankan government, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The assurance was given by independent consultant of the Gates Foundation, Chanditha Samaranayake, who met the Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning.

The Gates Foundation's projects related to upliftment of agriculture in Sri Lanka, improvement of children's nutrition including provision of school lunch, development of human resources in the public and private sectors, livestock, climate change etc. were discussed at length.

Samaranayake, who pointed out the importance of digitization for the implementation of the new government's anti-corruption policy, also said that the Gates Foundation is ready to provide financial, technical and advisory support for the digitization projects implemented by the government.