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By Ravi Ladduwahetty

A frontline Indian International Standards expert yesterday advocated that Sri Lanka should conform to British Standard BS 7799 which revolves round the security of information systems within corporate organisations.

An international conference which will be attended by around 150 local and international delegates will be held in this regard at the Trans Asia Hotel on September 4 and 5.

There will be around 12 resource personnel who will address the parley of which a majority will be British. The others will be Indians. Delegates from Singapore will also participate.

Sri Lanka's economic development will increase dramatically with the progress of the peace process which is widely believed to be on the right track and it is imperative that Sri Lanka adheres to these most state-of-the-art international standards, BSI India (Pvt) Ltd Managing Director Dr. Vinod Jain told the Daily News in an interview yesterday at the Trans Asia Hotel.

Dr. Jain who holds a Doctorate in Chemistry from the Delhi University and a Master of Business Administration from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, defined BS 7799 as the standard which deals with the security of information systems and as the point beyond ISO 9001 for quality management, ISO 14001 for Environmental Management Systems. This is the standard which revolves round the information systems which are in the print and electronic forms.

This revolves round the preservation of data in a base which is outside the normal channels which is outside the traditional base as a back up, he said.

We are looking at expanding the BSI services range into Sri Lanka and we will be looking forward to impart knowledge and training to Sri Lanka which will yield a localised service, he said. There are basically 120 controls in Information Systems which involves a continuous planning process.

If there is a disaster such as a flood, fire or a bomb explosion, this back up information could also prove to be very favourable. This would dilute the disaster to some extent.

If information is not secure, the future is also insecure. The need of the hour is proper management systems, Dr. Jain said.

BSI has organised three such summit conferences throughout India. The New Delhi conference has attracted 200 delegates, Bangalore 180 and Mumbai 150.

The Colombo Summit in September would open new vistas for Sri Lanka where it will get all the advantages of this new standard and not get left behind, he said.

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