The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka has appointed Muhunthan Canagey as CEO and Managing Director for a second term .
Canagey was first appointed to the board of ICTA in February 2015 as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
The ICT Agency which was founded in 2003 as the apex ICT policy making, implementation and facilitation body in Sri Lanka under the aegis of the World Bank and has now been restructured to handle and implement projects for cash disbursement to the value of Rs 15 billion for 2017, which was allocated under the National Budget for 2017.
The ICT Agency is expected to handle the architecture and implementation of large scale projects which will drive Sri Lanka into the digital future.
The Agency has over 80 projects planned and initiated for driving the digital economy and building greater efficiency and transparency within and outside government by using digital technologies.
The agency is also building and supporting the digital start-up eco system with a culture of innovation, creativity and productisation in society, with the belief that the future for Sri Lanka is based on an ‘Imagination’ age.
Canagey has an in depth knowledge of financial and business management, and has a Masters in Information Technology from Keele University, UK.