Public sector to get centralised email

Advancing the government’s vision for a smart nation, the Cabinet of Ministers cleared the path for the Technology Ministry to roll out a more comprehensive centralised email and a collaboration platform for the public sector.

President Gotabya Rajapaksa on Monday, in his capacity as the Technology Minister, sought the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers to take the necessary steps to open 100,000 email and co-operative platforms user accounts for state institutions under this programme.

According to the Government Information Department, 30,000 user accounts are to be opened in an expedite manner, under the first phase of the programme. 

“One of the main objectives of the government’s National Policy Framework is to create a smart nation. Under this, the establishment of a citizen-centric digital government and the establishment of a digitally empowered economy have been identified as strategies to achieve,” the Government Information Department went on to state.