CSSL announces National IT Conference 2017

The National IT Conference (NITC) of Sri Lanka, organised by the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) will be held from September 11 to 15, 2017 in Colombo, in partnership with SEARCC Conference 2017.
The theme of the forthcoming conference will be ‘Towards Digital Prosperity’. Under this apt theme, the conference will focus its deliberations on eight specific tracks – CIO perspective, digital inclusion, e-X (e-healthcare, e-education, e-tourism, e-services), digital media and broadcasting, IOT & IOE, mobile apps, digital security and fintech.
National IT Conference 2017 conference will run parallel to the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) General Assembly. 
Participation at the forthcoming event is expected to be encouraging with the IFIP General Assembly anticipating a strong delegation of its members to visit Sri Lanka for the parley. In terms of feedback, 60+ foreign individuals are due to attend the General Assembly from nearly 50 countries. In addition, the SEARCC Conference, SEARCC Executive Committee meeting and associated meetings will bring over 20 top-notch IT leaders from the Southeast Asian Region, including Australia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, India and Taiwan. 
CSSL President Yasas Vishuddhi Abeywickrama said, “An event of this magnitude with such broad international participation has not been held in Sri Lanka in the recent past in relation to the ICT sector. So, we truly believe that this is a golden opportunity for the ICT industry and the country at large.”