Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Dialog Enterprise served as Principal Sponsor of Sri Lanka CERT’s 2025 Cyber Security Conference, reinforcing its commitment to national cyber resilience. The event united leaders across sectors to advance cybersecurity awareness, strengthen digital infrastructure, and support public–private cooperation to address emerging threats in Sri Lanka’s rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Sri Lanka’s national telecom operators (Dialog Axiata, SLT-Mobitel, and Hutch), in coordination with the government and partners like Huawei, are working around the clock to restore vital communication networks across the country following severe damage from Cyclone Ditwah’s deadly flooding and landslides.
Dialog Enterprise served as Principal Sponsor of the Sri Lanka CERT National Cyber Security Conference 2025, reinforcing its commitment to strengthening national cybersecurity. The company highlighted the importance of digital trust, secure transformation, and public–private collaboration to protect Sri Lanka’s digital ecosystem as cyber threats grow across government, enterprise, and SME sectors.
Sri Lanka’s AI Asia Summit 2025 showcased the country’s rapid progress toward becoming South Asia’s AI innovation hub. With the launch of the Xavier robotics platform, strong government participation and industry-wide demonstrations of applied AI, the summit highlighted Sri Lanka’s readiness to move from experimentation to large-scale deployment across sectors.
Sri Lanka is embedding strong cybersecurity principles into its national AI-first digital economy blueprint to protect against rising global scam networks and strengthen economic competitiveness. Officials emphasize that cybersecurity and digital trust are now core drivers of national growth, with efforts aimed at improving Sri Lanka’s global standing in cyber-resilience and digital capability benchmarks.
Sri Lanka’s AI-native innovation studio Futurity has secured seed funding from top private investors to accelerate its mission of embedding invisible, intuitive AI into everyday business operations. With flagship products Omni and Query, a newly formed board, and plans for rapid market expansion, the startup aims to redefine how enterprises access knowledge, automate tasks, and create intelligent digital experiences.
Sri Lanka’s TRC has confirmed steep telecom taxes: 20.3% on mobile data and 38.4% on voice calls. A Rs. 100 recharge gives users just Rs. 79.30 for data or Rs. 61.60 for calls. The TRC generated Rs. 45 billion last year and expects Rs. 50 billion next year, as telecom taxes continue to impact consumer spending power.
Sri Lanka’s SLT-MOBITEL has set a new national 5G speed record exceeding 10Gbps, expanding trials to 18 districts ahead of commercial deployment and strengthening the country’s digital transformation agenda.
Hithawathi by FOUNDATION.LK celebrates 11 years of promoting cyber safety in Sri Lanka, providing emotional support and digital literacy for vulnerable users while empowering over 1.4 million citizens through education and awareness.
SLT-Mobitel served as Principal Sponsor of Techno 2025, Sri Lanka’s flagship engineering and technology exhibition, showcasing AI innovations and reaffirming its role in driving national digital transformation and inclusive growth.