Fisheries Ministry gets state-of-the-art IT network

Ridma DISSANAYAKE

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has donated a new Information Technology network to the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry. The ministry is now equipped with an improved IT system.

The FAO aims to upgrade Fisheries Ministry’s information technology (IT) infrastructure, under this project. It is granting two high-end servers, an uninterrupted power supply unit (UPS), a world class software solution, user training and technical support for the duration of one year.

The new IT system was handed over to the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, by FAO Sri Lankan and Maldives Representative Patrick T. Evans recently, to commemorate World Food Day which fell on October 16.

While thanking FAO for its continued support, the minister highlighted the importance of accurate, up-to-date information in today’s world.

“The rapidly developing information technology has enabled us to have speedy access to information in a very user friendly manner. The Fisheries Ministry is currently in a ‘Development Mode’ and needs improved capability to process and disseminate information quickly.