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Sri Lanka’s digital leap: A nation on the brink of digital transformation
- 14 April 2025
Sri Lanka is on the brink of a digital transformation, and at a recent CXO Forum in Colombo, industry leaders identified the Digital Economy as the country's primary opportunity for business growth.
Organised by CIM Sri Lanka, the event was attended by CIM's Chief Executive, Chris Daly, Director of Qualifications and Partnerships, Maggie Jones, and Country Head for Sri Lanka and Maldives, Onalie Dissanayake.
The session featured leading voices from the country’s business and tech sectors, including Dishan Wirasekara, chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange; Supun Weerasinghe, group CEO of Dialog Axiata PLC; Mark Surgenor, CEO of HSBC Sri Lanka; and Feroz Cader, group director and head of market infrastructure technology at LSEG. Moderated by Imran Furkan, CEO of Tresync, Australia, the discussion explored how digital change is reshaping everything from start-ups to tourism.
The keynote speaker, C.P.S. Bandara, assistant governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, emphasised the country’s 63% digital literacy rate and growing digital platform usage. He highlighted how innovation-driven digital transformation could reduce transaction costs, create jobs, and foster a more resilient and inclusive economy.
Furkan opened the conversation by highlighting that while Sri Lanka still faces infrastructure hurdles, it's making solid progress. At the heart of this movement is the government’s Digital Strategy 2030—a blueprint for improving digital literacy, enabling innovation, and delivering better public services. It’s not just a plan on paper; it’s a push toward a more innovative, connected nation.
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