Sri Lanka Economic Summit to examine skills to compete in global
market
The Sri Lanka Economic Summit scheduled to take place from the July
10- 12 in Colombo will have a dedicated session on “Skills and
Productivity to Compete in the Global Market. Prof Tissa Vitharana,
Senior Minister for Scientific Affairs and Dr. Nisha Arunatilake,
Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies will deliver the keynote
addresses at this session scheduled to be held on the third and final
day of the event.
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Prof Tissa Vitharana |
Regaining peace after three decades of war has opened an array of
opportunities to invest in all three key segments of the economy. All
investments require human capital in various forms ranging from
managerial, technical to operational levels.
The moderate pace of growth experienced in the past and slow progress
in education and labour reforms have not provided the country with a
human resource base that is capable of meeting the skills requirements
of varied investors.
Moreover, the high proportion of workforce that has migrated for
employment and permanent residency and the ageing population, have
further contracted the availability of skilled and productive human
capital. Whilst the country needs to urgently implement reforms on
education and labour if the fruits of peace are to be derived optimally,
many initiatives have already been initiated to develop skills at
sectoral levels. The session will discuss the initiatives that are
underway and identify additional steps required to improve the quality
of human capital available in the country for Sri Lanka to accelerate
economic development.
The keynote addresses will be followed by a panel discussion with the
panelists
Ravi Peiris, Director General, The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon,
Prof. Lalith Gamage, President/CEO, Sri Lanka Institute of Information
Technology, Vish Govindasamy, CEO, Watawala Plantations PLC and Group
MD, Sunshine
Holdings, Amal Nanayakkara, General Manager (Training), Aitken Spence
Hotel Managements, Mano Sekaram, CEO, 99X Technology and Sumal Perera,
Chairman, Access International. The session will be moderated by Mr.
Sunil Wijesinha, Former Chairman/Managing Director, Dankotuwa Porcelain.
For more information www.chamber.lk and for registration for the Sri
Lanka Economic Summit 2012 contact the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce on
[email protected].
The keynote speakers are Prof Tissa Vitharana, Senior Minister for
Scientific Affairs and Dr. Nisha Arunatilake, Research Fellow, Institute
of Policy Studies |
