The Sri Lanka Association of Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM), as the catalyst for the IT/BPM industry in the country, has initiated a programme to encourage member companies to adopt ESG as a part of their larger business strategy. This is in response to global trends where large enterprises are demanding that vendors showcase performance against […]
Sri Lanka has seen an unprecedented call for change in the past days and months, with citizens all over the country peacefully and strongly protesting. The country needs a peaceful transition to a government formed with consensus and stability to navigate through the political and economic challenges it faces. A government enshrined with good governance […]
SLASSCOM and the Lankan Angel Network have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in assisting start-ups and entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka’s tech sector to secure funding. As a result of this partnership, Sri Lanka will directly benefit in terms of an increase in the levels of demand and supply for knowledge workers, growth […]
SLASSCOM, Sri Lanka’s national chamber for the IT/BPM industry, is set to host their Quality Summit for the 6th year in succession, which is the biggest test automation conference of its kind to be held up to date in Sri Lanka. As the leading forum in the country to present and discuss the progress and […]
The Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM) recently appointed their new office bearers for 2022/23, at the Annual General Meeting held recently. Ashique Ali was appointed as Chairman of SLASSCOM for the year 2022/ 2023. He is the Managing Director of Talliance and is a veteran in the industry with over 30 years […]
STEMUP Educational Foundation, the non-profit organization with a focus on furthering Scientific, Technological, Engineering, and Mathematical (STEM) knowledge among Sri Lankan students, has successfully concluded the Hack:AI 2021 hackathon, held in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka and in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies […]
The Sri Lanka Association of Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM), held its momentous finale of the National Ingenuity Awards recently , celebrating some outstanding innovations of 35 Provincial and 24 National winners from across the island. This year’s national winners were selected from across many verticals that included the Best Global Services/ BPM Transformation category that […]
The country’s IT sector is an integral part of its economic and social development. With the accelerated pace of digitalization, attracting and training young talent to drive the industry forward, has become primary in shaping the IT landscape of Sri Lanka The Future Careers BRIDGE program (www.futurecareersbridge.net/) and Boot Camp prepares youth with the requisite […]
The SLASSCOM HR Forum, comprising of leading HR professionals of the IT/BPM industry, who is passionate about building a progressive national workforce that is armed with the requisite skills to meet the future needs of the industry, recently signed an MoU with the STEMUP Educational Foundation, to collaborate with its Internship Portal, “CareerLink”, that is […]
The search and competition for individuals of extreme skills, original creativity, and considerable talent is on-going worldwide and is showing no tendency of diminishing. If anything, the search for talents—or key players—for the global knowledge economy is becoming increasingly fiercer. Sri Lanka is of particular interest in this development, as it is at a stage […]