ICTA's ICBP programme to benefit industry

ICT: The ICT Capacity Building Programme (ICBP), under the sponsorship of the Information and Communications Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) is a USD 5.3 million Government of Sri Lanka/World Bank-funded programme consisting of several strategies that are designed to provide a boost to the ICT industry.

Director, ICTA Reshan Dewapura said, the ICBP aims to bridge the gaps that exist within the local ICT industry to enable them to become world-class players.

The programme will provide various types of scholarships, grants, incentives and make available funding to stimulate growth in the local ICT industry through the introduction of various training programmes and certifications.

IT enabled services (ITeS), project management, quality assurance and leadership development are some of the areas this programme will focus on.

All ICT industry companies aiming to reap the benefits of this programme would need to register at the ICBP website for the various funding options.

"Funding would be subject to certain conditions and the amounts will depend on the company seeking such assistance," Programme Manager ICTA, Fayaz Hudah said.

"The registration process has been made very simple to enable companies to complete this task fairly quickly. Profiling of these companies will take place subsequently which will enable the equitable disbursement of grant funding made available through the ICBP", Hudah said.