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  • Ashan Kumar 9:16 am on November 2, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    The Future of Mobile Communications – Take Two directs Oracle 

    Today Oracle announced the results of its “Opportunity Calling:The Future of Mobile Communications – Take Two” report, which surveyed more than 3,000 mobile phone consumers worldwide to examine their mobile phone use habits, interest in new mobile technologies and expectations for service providers. The survey is a complement to Oracle’s first study, “Opportunity Calling:The Future of Mobile Communications,” which was released in September 2010.

    Sixty-nine percent of global mobile phone users report using a smartphone and 47 percent of mobile users have increased their data usage in the past year – a larger percentage than text or voice. “Customer demands continue to evolve rapidly. To maintain a competitive advantage, communications service providers must invest in information technology solutions that provide them the most flexibility and agility, enabling them to rapidly deliver innovative services or to adopt new business models as new opportunities arise. Providers also have an enormous opportunity to enhance their customer relationships by engaging with them at every touch point, leveraging their dynamic role in consumers’ shopping experience, and providing valuable information about usage, new services and mobile security,” said Bhaskar Gorti, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Communications.

    In 2010, more than 50 percent of respondents thought their mobile phone would replace their camera, MP3 player or GPS device within five years. By 2011, 43 percent of respondents already replaced their camera, 34 percent their MP3 player and 24 percent their GPS device with their mobile phone.Consumer demand for apps is growing significantly. Fifty-five percent of respondents have downloaded a free app and 25 percent have paid for an app on their mobile device. In addition, demand for apps is spreading from phones to other mobile devices, particularly tablets. Fifty-seven percent of respondents already own a tablet device or plan to purchase one in the next 12 months, even though the technology is in its infancy.
    While consumers are becoming more comfortable with location-based services and online banking, they have security concerns. Sixty-eight percent of respondents do not believe, or are unsure, whether information stored or transmitted from their mobile device is secure.More consumers are continuing to leverage their mobile devices for retail activities. Thirty percent of mobile phone users comparison shop on their mobile device, while 24 percent read customer reviews and 14 percent have scanned a QR code in an advertisement or article. But, when it comes to shopping for phones, 84 percent of respondents prefer to purchase in store.To access the full report – which delves extensively into mobile phone use preferences, security concerns, consumer purchasing habits, motivations for change and family data plan demand, as well as key differentiators between various global regions – visit http://www.oracle.com/us/industries/communications/oracle-communications-future-mobile-521589.pdf.

     

  • Ashan Kumar 9:19 am on October 25, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , , countries, Destination, Offshore, shortlisted,   

    Sri Lanka among the shortlisted countries for the Best Offshore Destination Award 2011 

    Sri Lanka has been shortlisted for the best offshore destination of the world awards at the 2011 National Outsourcing Association (NOA) Summit and Awards to be held in November 2011. Sri Lanka has been nominated for this award along with Egypt and Poland.

    The NOA awards recognize countries, companies and individuals who demonstrate excellence in outsourcing. NOA works to build networks and share good practice within the outsourcing sector and to promote the benefits of outsourcing. The event is set to attract over 500 Corporates and decision makers from around the world. The two day event will feature conference sessions, roundtables, and exhibitions, concluding with the annual awards ceremony to be held in London on 10th November 2011.

    This year’s summit is expected to address current topics such as trends and predictions, benchmarking, SaaS and cloud computing, risk management, global sourcing, public sector outsourcing, exit management, data protection and, innovation in outsourcing. The Summit & Awards is expected to attract leading outsourcing professionals from end users, to suppliers and consultant companies.

    “Sri Lanka being shortlisted for this award highlights the potential of the Sri Lankan IT/ BPO industry. We are delighted that we have been shortlisted for this award from many competing outsourcing destinations”, said Sujiva Dewaraja, Chairman of SLASSCOM.

    “We are geared towards driving Sri Lanka to reach our national goal of becoming the #1 industry to lead Sri Lanka to the Knowledge economy while achieving the target of US$1 billion in revenue and employment to over 100,000 by 2015. Therefore, it is vital that we focus on building market awareness of our niche capabilities within our centers of excellence in finance & Accounting, Mobile & Telecommunication, Travel & Aviation, Banking, Financial services and Insurance (BFSI) and Software testing Services. This is while we drive our capacity expansion to meet the demands of the IT/ BPO industry and make our incentives globally competitive. We have built a strong foundation and partnerships with all stake holders including the government, ICTA, EDB and BOI to drive the growth of the industry”, Dewaraja added.

     

  • Ashan Kumar 10:08 am on October 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: 2012, , , , ThinkQuest   

    Oracle ThinkQuest Competition 2012 launched 

    More than 7,600 teams from 52 countries participated in last year’s competition. Students from Nalanda College Colombo were honoured with the first prize for their work on a project that stimulates rebuilding village in post-conflict scenario at the International Think Quest Competition in 2011. Students from Amal International School, were  selected as the 1st runners -up for their  ‘End Child Labour’ solution in the under 19 Digital Media category.

    The ThinkQuest Competition 2012, sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation, is open to students worldwide. It is a global competition engages students, up to age 22, to solve a problem using their critical thinking, communication, and technology skills.

    “The ThinkQuest Competition motivates students to create and share their best work with a global audience,” according to Brad Saffer, Vice President, Oracle Education Initiatives. “By participating in the competition, these students develop the skills they need to succeed in school and the workplace”.

    Teams must develop and submit their entries by April 25, 2012. An international panel of judges will evaluate the entries.Prizes include laptop computers; a trip to ThinkQuest Live, hosted in the San Francisco Bay Area; cash grants for the coach’s school, or organization; certificates of participation; and certificates of distinction for top-performing teams.  Students 18 and older who place in the top 10% will be eligible to apply for an internship with the Oracle Education Foundation.

    Full details of the ThinkQuest Competition 2012 are available at thinkquest.org/competition.

     

  • Ashan Kumar 9:05 am on October 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: academia, , , meet,   

    IT academia meet Industry 

    SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies) organized a successful industry visit for staff members attached to IT faculties from State and Private Universities. This is part of the SLASSCOM directlink Initiative to provide a platform for collaboration between the IT industry and the academia. A sound dialogue and strong relationship between the academia and industry is essential to ensure that the IT/ BPO industry stays relevant and competitive in the global market.

    The IT faculty members visited some of the leading IT companies in Sri Lanka, namely Millennium Information Technologies (a member of the London Stock Exchange Group), Virtusa and eCollege (Pearson Lanka). Many IT faculty members from University of Moratuwa- Engineering, University of Moratuwa Faculty of IT, University of Peradeniya, University of Rajarata, University of Ruhuna, University of Sabaragamuwa, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, University of Colombo School of Computing and Open University were participants on this tour.

    This was a collaborative effort between the industry and academic institutions as both are interdependent in providing knowledge. The main objective of this tour was to provide faculty members the opportunity to meet IT industry professionals and engage in a knowledge sharing session where the industry was able to educate faculty members of the industry expectations and requirements in terms of technical skills needed by new recruits, provide feedback on the content covered in the IT syllabuses and other core skills needed in the real world. In addition, the need for improvement in soft skills such as English language skills, communication skills, were also highlighted by industry professionals.

    All SLASSCOM’s capacity building initiatives are geared towards driving Sri Lanka to reach our national goal of becoming the #1 industry to lead Sri Lanka to the Knowledge economy while achieving the target of US$1 billion in revenue and employment to over 100,000 by 2015. “There is a significant demand for talent who meet or exceed international benchmarks” stated Jit Seneviratne, SLASSCOM Board member and Director of MillenniumIT, addressing the participating faculty members. “We at Virtusa need IT graduates, that not only have the right technical skills but also have the right attitude towards a continuous learning environment and this is where the University environment plays a vital role” said Madu Ratnayake, Vice President of SLASSCOM and VP & General Manager of Virtusa – Sri Lanka addressing the participating members.

    “We need more industry visits for both students and lecturers, research and development collaboration, competitions, internships and knowledge sharing workshops to be facilitated by the industry”, stated one participating faculty member. Another senior lecturer commented that ‘it was a valuable industry visit as we were able to capture more knowledge about industry requirements and were able to have enough opportunity to interact with industry professionals”. “This visit benefit me in building new contacts within the industry which can be utilized when promoting apprenticeships for our students”, commented another participating senior lecturer.

     

  • Ashan Kumar 7:55 am on October 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , Competition, , , Inter, Mobility, Peradeniya, Software, University   

    University of Peradeniya wins Inter-University Enterprise Mobility Software Development Competition 2011 

    APIIT emerged 1st Runner-Up and Universities of Ruhuna and Jaffna joint 2nd runners-up

    The University of Peradeniya emerged winners for their Agricultural and Livestock Assistance Pack solution at the Inter-University Enterprise Mobility Software Development Competition organized by Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) and Motorola Solutions. The team from Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) was adjudged as the 1st runner-up for the Agri Techno solution whilst the teams from University of Ruhuna and University of Jaffna emerged as the joint 2ndrunner-up teams for the Authoritative Posted Mail Tracking System and the On the Spot Accident Reporting System (OSARS) solutions respectively. Guests of Honor for the awards ceremony were Dr. Sunil J. Nawaratne, Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education and Dr. Gamini Wickramasinghe Chairman Bank of Ceylon and Chairman Informatics Group of Companies.

    The winning team - University of Peradeniya

    The winning team - University of Peradeniya

    16 Undergraduate teams from 12 Universities and University affiliation colleges of Sri Lanka consisting Universities of Peradeniya, Ruhuna, Kelaniya, Jaffna, Colombo, Uva Wellassa, Rajarata, OUSL, NIBM, APIIT, SLIIT and IIT demonstrated the Enterprise level Mobile Applications developed during last five months. Short listed 16 solutions were selected out of the 49 initial entries by a panel of experts.  All applications address the needs of different industry verticals such as Healthcare, Plantation, Tourism, Retail, Warehouse Management, Transportation and public organizations such as Railways, Postal, Energy and Utilities.

    Joint 2nd Runners-Up – University of Ruhuna and University of Jaffna with Guests of Honor for the awards ceremony Dr. Sunil J. Nawaratne, Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education and Dr. Gamini Wickramasinghe Chairman Bank of Ceylon and Chairman Informatics Group of Companies, Prof. Gihan Wikramanayake - Director UCSC, Mr. Sujeewa Devaraja – Chairman SLASSCOM, Mr. Richard Brecher - Senior Director Global Government Affairs - Motorola Inc, Mr. Anuradha Tennakoon Director and Country Manager - Motorola Sri Lanka and other dignitaries

    1st Runner-Up - Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT)

     

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  • Ashan Kumar 7:41 am on October 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , Public Cloud,   

    Oracle in Cloud 

    New Services Give Customers and Partners Subscription-Based Access to Oracle’s Industry-Leading Enterprise Applications, Middleware and Database

    During his keynote presentation today, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison announced the Oracle Public Cloud, a broad set of best-in-class, integrated services that provide customers with subscription-based, self-service access to Oracle Fusion Applications, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Database, all completely managed, hosted and supported by Oracle.

    The Oracle Public Cloud includes Oracle Fusion Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Cloud Service, Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud Service, Oracle Social Network, Oracle Java Cloud Service and Oracle Database Cloud Service. The Oracle Public Cloud runs on Oracle Engineered Systems, providing customers and partners with a high-performance, reliable, elastic, and secure infrastructure for their critical business applications.

    “The Oracle Public Cloud is a little different,” said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.  “The Oracle Public Cloud is both a platform and a service, with the key difference being that Oracle Public Cloud is based on industry standards and supports full interoperability with other clouds and your datacenter on premise.”

    The Oracle Public Cloud is the only public cloud that offers customers a complete range of business applications and technology solutions, avoiding the problems of data and business process fragmentation when customers use multiple siloed public clouds. The Oracle Public Cloud is the only public cloud offering that provides customers with truly flexible deployment by enabling them to run the exact same business applications in the cloud and on-premise.

    Customers can also take existing standard Java and Oracle Database applications and deploy them to the Oracle Public Cloud without rewriting them, allowing them to take advantage of their existing IT assets, skills and ecosystems. Pricing for the Oracle Public Cloud will be based on a monthly subscription model, and each service can be purchased independently of other services.The Oracle Public Cloud provides many common services, including resource management and isolation, security, data exchange and integration, virus scanning, white list management, and centralized self-service monitoring.

     

  • Ashan Kumar 7:35 am on October 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , Dahanayake, Entrepreneur, , , , , the ICT, , Year   

    Rajitha Dahanayake wins the ICT Entrepreneur of the Year Award at NBQSA 2011 

    Rajitha Dahanayake, founder and CEO of the award winning online marketing agency, eMarketingEye was named ICT Entrepreneur of the Year at the National Best Quality ICT Awards Ceremony this year. The coveted award striving to showcase and benchmark the Sri Lankan ICT industry and its pioneers was presented to Rajitha for his work in the field of Online Marketing. The company also received a Bronze award at NBQSA 2011 for version 1.0 of “BookingEye”, an Internet Booking Engine.

    ICT Entrepreneur of the Year - Rajitha Dahanayake

    ICT Entrepreneur of the Year - Rajitha Dahanayake

    An accomplished internet marketing professional with over 12 years experience in online marketing, Rajitha specialize in the formulation of end-to-end online marketing strategies. He is an expert in search engine optimization (SEO), Pay per Click (PPC) marketing, Social Media marketing, Performance Analysis and E-Commerce strategy. Rajitha is a Google AdWords Qualified Search Advertising individual and a certified eMarketer from the eMarketing Association of USA.

    Prior to establishing eMarketingEye (Private) Limited, this dynamic entrepreneur headed the Online Marketing team at a UK based Web Design & Online Marketing Company, specializing in e-commerce solutions for the travel and hospitality industry. He has also worked in a number of other companies as a consultant and as an e-Marketing analyst.

    eMarketingEye was founded in 2007 to realize Rajitha’s vision of ‘Optimizing the Future’. Built on the principles of performance based marketing and complete transparency, eMarketingEye has won numerous awards and accolades since its inception. The company currently works with over 300 hotels and travel companies including Millennium Hotels and Resorts, Raffles Hotels and Resorts, Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas, John Keells Hotels and Jetwing Hotels to name a few.

    Considered an Asian thought leader in Online Marketing, eMarketingEye will present Optimizing the Future 2011 on 1st November 2011, to help Sri Lankan Business leverage the internet effectively. 12 speakers including representatives from Google, comScore, Preferred Hotel Group are set to take the podium.

    eMarketingEye is Sri Lanka’s only Google AdWords and Google Analytics Certified Partner Company, as well as the only Yahoo! Web Analytics Consultant Network Member.

    The National Best Quality ICT Awards (NBQSA) competition is an annual event organized by the BCS The Chartered Institute for IT Sri Lanka (BCSSL) Section. In this globally competitive era the competition serves to showcase and benchmark Sri Lankan ICT products.

     

  • Ashan Kumar 6:02 am on October 7, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , Framework, Generation, , , , Previews   

    Oracle sneak peek to Next Generation Oracle Application Development Framework Mobile 

    Simplified Mobile Application Development via a Next Generation Architecture Supports Multiple Devices; Debuts Apple iOS Platform Support

    Further simplifying Java-based mobile application development, Oracle previewed the next generation Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) Mobile, an extension of the Oracle Application Development Framework (part of Oracle Fusion Middleware) at the recently concluded Oracle Open Worls held in San Francisco. Oracle ADF Mobile enables native and web functionality to be deployed in the same mobile application.

    Based on a next-generation framework, the latest capabilities simplify mobile application development. Developers can write applications once and deploy to multiple device platforms, including Apple iOS mobile devices. Oracle ADF Mobile also allows developers to easily extend enterprise applications to mobile channels and can provide deep and complete access to a mobile device’s native capabilities.

    “As developers increasingly work on more sophisticated mobile business applications they need tools that will help them quickly and easily deploy native and web functionality to mobile devices,” said Ted Farrell, chief architect and senior vice president of Tools and Middleware, Oracle. “Oracle ADF Mobile continues to enhance developer productivity, bringing together capabilities that significantly simplify mobile application development, while also helping to ensure that enterprise applications can be easily extended to mobile channels.”

    To further support the convergence of Web and mobile application development, a rich visual and declarative environment that is consistent with Oracle ADF, enables developers to leverage existing skills.Developers that attend Oracle OpenWorld 2011 in San Francisco will have the chance to learn more about Oracle ADF Mobile during Oracle Chief Architect and senior vice president, Ted Farrell’s general session in the Oracle Develop stream: Evolving Beyond Enterprise Web Application Development, on Tuesday at 10:15am.

    Oracle ADF is an end-to-end Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) framework that simplifies application development by providing out of the box infrastructure services and a visual and declarative development experience.Developers can benefit from the latest Oracle ADF Mobile capabilities to extend Oracle ADF to mobile users according to an Oracle news release.

     

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  • Ashan Kumar 2:09 pm on February 23, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: aggressive, expansion, Factoring, growth, Leasing, , plans, Sampath, SLFL   

    Sampath Leasing and Factoring Limited (SLFL) plans aggressive growth and expansion 

    Announces Financial Results for Financial Year 2010

    Sampath Leasing and Factoring Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Sampath Bank PLC, established in 2005 announced its financial results for the year 2010, which signaled a turnaround in its activities laying the platform for future growth and expansion of its activities. The Company made a Pre tax profit of LKR 165.21 Million and a Post tax profit of LKR 137.65 Million for the 12 months ended 31st December 2010.

    The first step in expansion of its activities commenced in July 2009, when Sampath Bank added impetus to the capital structure of the Company with a fresh infusion of LKR 300 Million as equity capital. The re-engineering of the Company’s core processes laying greater emphasis on key performance indicators was a contributory factor for the growth in profitability. The recovery of delinquent accounts with a view to reducing the value of Non-Performing Advances (NPA’s) resulted in the value of NPA’s declining by LKR 124 Million for the year 2010, resulting in a significant clean up of the Advances portfolio and a vast improvement in the Company’s NPA ratio.

    Mr. Harris Premaratne, Managing Director of Sampath Bank PLC and Executive Director of the Company commentedThe Company has now orchestrated a strategic plan over a 3 year time horizon that seeks to achieve an exponential growth phase in its activities through a process of branch / channel expansion, aggressive and segment defined marketing programs, diversity in product lines and improvement of credit delivery speed and processes. Mr. Harris Premaratne, Managing Director of Sampath Bank PLC and Executive Director of the Company commented, “The Company would concentrate on two fund based product categories in the main namely the distribution of Finance Leases and Factoring of book debts. With regards to Finance leases the target segment would envelope the Small and Medium size Enterprises (SME’s) and corporate executives. We also go for reach and extending of tailor made structured facilities for a broad spectrum of the market and asset categories viz; cars, three wheelers, low valued commercial vehicles, agricultural equipment and other commercial vehicles. With regards to factoring we strive to offer a comprehensive service at flexible rates and reaching out to a client segment that goes beyond the SME sector. Factoring services would also include value additions such as professional sales ledger administration and debt collection.  In order that both products are at congruence with the banks overall plans a clear line of marketing platforms have been defined”, he added further.

    The Company recently opened two branches in Peliyagoda, and Kalmunai and have set plans for further branch / channel expansion. The aggressive growth of the loan book has commenced through product lines and channel expansion. With regards to leasing the Company has tailor made products for different segments/ assets. These include ‘Life Style Leasing’ aimed at corporate executives, ‘TUK TUK’ Leases aimed at the three wheeler market, ‘Agri Leases’ targeted at the agricultural sector and “Senin Cash” an asset backed loan scheme. Factoring facilities have been branded under the name and style of ‘Support cash’. The principal aim of the Company is to now strive to attain a market ranking that places itself within the top 5 players by 2014.

    The Company further added weight to its Board of Directors recently with the appointment of two new non-executive directors who have had extensive experience in the finance leasing and factoring industry. The two included Mr. Asoka Sirimanne (former Managing director of Mercantile Leasing Limited), and Dr. Dilanjen Soysa (former Managing director of Commercial Leasing Limited, and a Past President of the Leasing Association of Sri Lanka). The rest of the Board of Directors include, Mr. Arthur Senanayake (Chairman, Sampath Bank PLC), Mr. Sunil Wijesinghe (Deputy Chairman, Sampath Bank PLC), Mr. Harris Premaratne (Managing Director, Sampath Bank PLC), Mr. Lakshman Hettiarachchi and Mrs Anoja Karunaratne. In addition to the board structure the Company receives the advisory services of many of the Bank’s senior management which includes Mr. Aravinda Perera, Deputy Managing Director of Sampath Bank, and Mr. Ranjith Samaranayake, Group Chief Financial Officer of Sampath Bank.

     

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  • Ashan Kumar 5:30 am on February 4, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    Global Compact Ceylon Network launches Sustainability Knowledge Hub 

    The Global Compact Ceylon Network, the Sri Lankan arm of the UN Global Compact (UNGC) will be conducting an exclusive forum on the 15th of February 2011 5pm onwards at the CIMA Auditorium opened for senior management, sustainability champions, the corporate and public sector. The inaugural forum of a series, themed “Driving Economic Growth Sustainably” will focus on Social and Environmental Sustainability for the corporate sector. The Global Compact Sustainability Knowledge Hub is a quarterly workshops designed by the United Nations Global Compact Ceylon Network for business leaders to expand their knowledge and understanding, enabling the Sri Lankan Corporate, SMEs, NGOs and Government institutions to effectively implement strategies embedded in the UNGC principles strengthening the commitment of the institutions to the UNGC framework.

    The forum will feature, Tom Hockley, Head of UN Resident Coordinator’s Office and Senior Coordination Office-Recovery on “The UNGC and its Value to Business and Commitment to Sustainability”, Reza Hossaini, Representative of UNICEF in Sri Lanka on “UNICEF Impacting Social Sustainability of Sri Lanka”, Donglin Li, Country Director of ILO for Sri Lanka and Maldives on “ILO Contributing to Social Sustainability in Sri Lanka”, Ravi de Silva, Consultant Social and Environmental Management at Aitken Spence Hotels on “Environment Sustainability in the Hotel Sector”, Denver de Zylva, Associate Director at Virtusa Corporation on “Sustainability in the IT Industry”.  Both the hospitality and IT have been identified as key sectors to propel Sri Lanka’s economic growth. The forum seeks to promote the sustainable growth of these sectors by showcasing industry best practices.

    Ravi Fernando, UN Global Compact Focal Point Global Compact Ceylon Network upbeat about the local accomplishments, “Since activating the UN Global compact in Sri Lanka in 2007/2008 we have now built a team capable of greater ‘activation’ in our country. From this year Sri Lankan corporate and public sectors will be informed of a ‘Quarterly Sustainability Knowledge Hub’, an event in which organizations can benefit from sessions conducted by experts/leaders on focused and relevant sustainability topics and issues”.

    The world is today facing unique and daunting environmental and social challenges. These include climate change; an emerging global crisis in water availability and water pollution; record loss of biodiversity and long-term damage to ecosystems; pollution of the atmosphere; waste production and disposal; impacts of chemicals use and toxic substance disposal; damaged aquatic ecosystems; and deforestation and land degradation.

    In recent years, increasing numbers of companies have adopted broad-based strategies and policies to manage the widening array of risks, and in some cases opportunities, presented by these environmental and social challenges.

    The role of the UNGC Local Network is to root the Global Compact within Sri Lanka and to facilitate the progress of companies engaged in the Global Compact with respect to implementation of the ten principles, create opportunities for multi-stakeholder engagement, collective action and deepen the learning experience of all participants through their own activities and promote action in support of broader UN goals.

    For participation and membership contact Deepamala Abeysekera  deepamala@aspirations.edu.lk

     

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