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| Wednesday, 31 December 2003 |
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World Bank pledges further support The Task Manager of the World Bank initiated Lanka Development Gateway project Kristin Lado, met top officials of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) last week. The meeting was organised to brief the World Bank representative on progress made by Lanka Development Gateway (LkDG) portal which is implemented by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce with the technical consultative support of PricewaterhouseCoopers Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Interblocks (Pvt)Ltd., and E-Development Labs Pvt. Ltd. A development oriented virtual initiative, LkDG will be steered along certain themes of national interest and will focus on generating and disseminating information to the rural and suburban areas. Focus on developing Small and Medium sized Enterprises, employment generation and information dissemination through the VGK, JobsNet and EIP projects, already under the banner of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be their priority. At present the LkDG portal, generates dynamic information on industries such as agriculture, gems and jewelry, ceramics and tourism, and carries up to date information on various topics, positioning itself to achieve the project's objective of becoming a point of reference to target sectors both locally and internationally. The Chamber discussed its own resources and experience which are geared towards steering projects focused on national development and projected its confidence in the LkDG project. The Chamber feels that the LkDG project would be a hallmark ICT venture with the technical support and expertise received from the team of professionals involved. Speaking of the diversity represented by the fifty plus country gateways in operation today, the Task Manager of the program commended the approach of promoting sustainable development through focus on strategic industrial sectors. She stated that the LkDG portal has the potential to address issues of national interest and the Gateway Foundation in turn would provide assistance wherever possible to assist the LkDG portal in achieving its objectives. |
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