Java World Congress and Exhibition

ICT for Sustainable Development Java world congress will be held for the first time on November 19, 20 and 21 in Colombo at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre and at the Taj Samudra Hotel.

This initiative is a multi stakeholder partnership program focusing 2010-2020. The website on this initiative (www.javaworldcongress.org) was launched by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

In August 2010 the Sri Lankan team of the Java World Congress met the President Mahinda Rajapaksa and he assured them to give support to make this event a success.

The theme of the world congress is integrating ICT to build and strengthen social capital to achieve United National Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Experts will make presentations under this theme how, ICT could be utilized to solve social issues in various fields such as education, food, health, environment, livelihoods and so on.

Delegates from various countries such as Sweden, USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, India, Vietnam, Japan, South Africa, Russia, Greece and UAE are expected to make presentations at this congress.

Java Sri Lanka 2010 Computer Software, Education and Samurdhi Viskam Exhibition-under the theme e-Parapure Viskam Dakama will be held at SLECC along with the world congress. This exhibition aims at promoting "ICT for All and ICT for All Villages" will have following sections.

Display of over 300 software solutions developed by youth of the "Java Force" using technologies such as Web, Micro, Mobile, Robot and Business Technologies.

Samurdhi Viskam Udanaya 2010 -National Exhibition of Samurdhi Entrepreneurs selected from district level competitions organized by the Samurdhi Authority under the guidance of Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa. This national exhibition is organized in coincide with the celebrations of the President taking oaths for the second term, on November 19.