Telecommunication Ministry and FITIS host 2nd CXO Forum

The Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure and Federation of IT Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) hosted the 2nd National CXO Forum on ‘Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning’ on 28th March at the Hilton Colombo Residence. 
The National CXO Forum is a joint effort of the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure and FITIS in developing the ICT professionals in the ICT Industry in Sri Lanka.
Expressing his views on the National CXO Forum, Wasantha Deshapriya, Secretary, Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure said, “This is a historic occasion for Sri Lanka’s ICT industry. Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure and FITIS have been working very closely for several industry development initiatives and we jointly hosted 2nd National CXO Forum very successfully. The event brings insights of the latest technologies available and it is much awaited and well attended event by the CXOs. Hence, it became very popular among the CXOs in a very short period of time. This is the first time that we are collaboratively hosting such a valuable event and we invite all CXOs in the country to register with the forum. 
Dr Kithsiri Manchanayakke, Chairman FITIS stated, “As the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure partnering with FITIS will always benefit the industry and society as a whole.  In the recent past, MTDI and FITIS have strengthened the collaboration by conducting joint events with the Ministry to uplift the ICT industry in Sri Lanka.  The MTDI and FITIS joint CXO Forum is yet another huge leap forward in terms of bringing all CXOs and decision makers of the industry covering both public and private sector.  The forum brings a platform for the stakeholders to discuss challenges, explore new industry trends, collaboration, and meet solutions and service providers”