The Export Development Board (EDB) in collaboration with the Consulate General in Sydney, organised a Sri Lankan pavilion with a delegation of 10 Sri Lankan ICT/BPM companies at CeBIT Australia 2019 recently.
The exhibition was held at the International Convention Centre, Sydney. CeBIT Australia is a ICT/BPM-focused exhibition providing a myriad of opportunities for professionals, vendors, service providers and customers to meet exhibitors from across the world and develop profitable business relationships.
The event focuses heavily on key topic areas such as information security, cloud computing, AI and business automation, embedded systems, retail IT systems, web and digital marketing, IOT, and mobile solutions, with the exhibition offering a platform to conceptualise the dynamic merger of business with technology, portraying how it can particularly assist Sri Lankan business to grow and connect with people. The leads generated through the exhibition is expected to result in 6-7 joint ventures by next year, an EDB spokesman said. Companies participating in CeBIT Australia were briefed by Stax Inc. – the sectoral expert for the ICT/BPM initiative of the National Export Strategy (NES). The EDB introduced 10 companies which included Evensel-IT, hSenid Business Solutions, Omobio, CodeGen International, Afisol, Zkewed, Peercore Nexgen, BISTEC Global and VizuaMatix to the Australian market to explore opportunities for bilateral commercial ventures in the ICE sector in Australia.
Under the Economic Diplomacy Program (EDP) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Sri Lankan Consulate Office in Sydney organised a networking event with over 25 Australian companies for the visiting ICT business delegation from Sri Lanka at the Tattersalls Club.
Consul General M.H.M.N. Bandara and Consul Commercial Abdul Raheem also spoke during the seminar/information sharing session.
The NES will also support ICT/BPM companies through the Champion Builder Program – an initiative aimed at enabling accelerated growth for high-potential ICT/BPM companies through company-level and industry-wide assistance programs.
These industrywide initiatives will primarily focus on driving foreign investments and supporting the expansion of Sri Lankan companies by, for example, launching a ‘Captive innovation Center Program’, promoting Build-Operate-Transfer models, facilitating infrastructure concessions, and engaging with international agencies to build capacity.