Cabinet DECISIONS

*Project period for Compilation of Glossaries of Technical Terms English-Sinhala and English-Tamil extended by two years.

The project for the Compilation of Glossaries of Technical Terms English to Sinhala and English to Tamil language is important for building national unity and reconciliation among the people in the country.

The transfer of technical terms in English which is recognized as a link language, into a uniform set of technical terms in Sinhala and Tamil will facilitate the improvement of the language skills of the people.

Since there is a demand for these glossaries, on a proposal by National Languages and Social Integration Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Cabinet approval was granted to appoint a consultative panel to complete the work of these glossaries within two years from 2011.

*National Information and Communication Development Plan 2011-2016

The policy framework of the government - Mahinda Chinthana, Vision for the Future has identified the importance of Information Technology and to provide its dividends to all citizens.

The five year National Information and Communication Development Plan (2011-2016) formulated by the government has the following as its main objectives: $ 100 million export income by 2016, creation of 100,000 job opportunities in the field of Information and Communication Technology, Increase the level of Information Technology literacy rate up to 75 percent by 2016, and establishment of Information and Communication Technology Centres at 25 main cities.

On a proposal by Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Cabinet approval was granted to appoint a seven- member Inter-Ministerial Committee to review the progress achieved in the programme.