Ministry of Technology (Sri Lanka)

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Ministry of Digital Economy
ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්‍යාංශය
டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதார அமைச்சகம்
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Ministry of Technology (Sri Lanka)
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction Government of Sri Lanka
HeadquartersLevel 11, Unit No. 1101, One Galle Face Tower, No. 1 A, Centre Road, Galle Face, Colombo 02
6°55′40″N79°50′43″E / 6.92788°N 79.84538°E / 6.92788; 79.84538
Annual budgetIncrease2.svg LKR 7.1 billion (2025) [1]
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • Waruna Sri Dhanapala, Acting Secretary
Child agencies
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The Ministry of Technology, currently known as the Ministry of Digital Economy, is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for formulating and implementing policies on the development, regulation, and advancement of technology and scientific research in the country. [2]

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In the 2025 budget, the Sri Lankan government has made a significant push towards a digital economy. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced the establishment of a Digital Economic Authority and a Sri Lanka Unique Identity Project (Digital ID) as key components of this initiative. The government has allocated LKR 3 billion towards digital investments. [3]

The goal is to transition Sri Lanka into a cashless economy and to generate US $15 billion in revenue through the digital economy by 2030. This includes increasing the ICT industry’s annual export revenue to US $5 billion. The budget also includes plans to strengthen cybersecurity, data privacy, and data protection laws [4]

List of ministers

The Minister of Technology or the Minister of Digital Economy is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

   Sri Lanka Freedom Party    Jathika Hela Urumaya    Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna    United National Party    National People's Power

NamePortraitPartyTenure President
Champika Ranawaka Champika Ranawaka.jpg Jathika Hela Urumaya 28 January 2013 – 18 November 2014 Mahinda Rajapaksa
Susil Premajayanth Susil Premajayantha.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party 4 September 2015 – 12 April 2018 Maithripala Sirisena
Gotabaya Rajapaksa Gotabaya Rajapaksa November 2019 crop.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 26 November 2020 – 14 July 2022 Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickramasinghe
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Portrait, 2017.jpg
United National Party 21 July 2022 – 23 September 2024 Ranil Wickramasinghe
Harini Amarasuriya PM Harini (profile).jpg National People's Power 24 September 2024 - 18 November 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Anura Kumara Dissanayake President of Sri Lanka Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake in india.jpg National People's Power 18 November 2024 - Present

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Budget 2025". Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. 17 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Gazette Extraordinary, No. 2412/08 of 25 November 2024: Government Notifications – Assignment of duties, subjects and functions, departments, institutions, statutory boards and public corporations to each ministry" (PDF). Department of Government Printing. 25 November 2024. p. 75. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  3. ↑ ReadMe, Team (17 February 2025). "Budget 2025: Sri Lanka is pushing to go cashless". ReadMe. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Boost for digital economy with Rs.3bn budget allocation - Breaking News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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