The National Exports Strategy: ICTA partners with MoDSIT to implement the IT-BPM sector initiatives

The Sri Lanka National Exports Strategy (NES) has been swiftly moving its priority actions into implementation since its launch in July 2018. The NES - driven by six priority sectors: Wellness Tourism, Boat Building, Processed Food & Beverages, Spices & Concentrates, Logistics, Electrical & Electronic Components, and IT-BPM has received implementation support for over 35% of its priority activities. Leading with implementation is IT-BPM – the sector, through its strong stakeholder commitment and public-private partnerships has propelled over 20 NES priority actions over a twelve-month period. Notable initiatives include the Champion Builder Programme and the country branding exercise. Through NES the IT-BPM industry has envisioned an ambitious target of generating a sector revenue of US$ 5 Bn, increase sector labor force participation by 200,000 and an injection of 1000 tech startups by 2022.