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“Drifting the curve” to drive the nations

IT/BPM industry forward

SLASSCOM’s strategy session to outline the The key focus areas comprised of Capacity
Associations plans over the next one year Building through programmes and Boot
took place at the Oak Room Cinnamon Grand Camps to upskill school leavers and
recently. University graduates, Setting up Center’s of
Excellence(CoE’) in partnership with relevant
The session commenced with the Chairman of
SLASSCOM Channa outlining SLASSCOM’s
industry strategy titled“Drifting the curve”
.This entailed in building momentum to come
out of the “corner” stronger in challenging
situations. “When race car drivers approach a
bend on the track, unlike ordinary drivers who
slow down, they accelerate. This is known as
“drifting the curve.” It’s all about how much
momentum you have when you come out of
the corner successfully”, stat-ed Channa giving
an insight into the concept of the strategy. He
further stated that the future looked good as
the current president had plans on growing the
sector.

industry stakeholders and orgainzations
and accelerators in other countries, Referral
programs that entailed in assisting SLASSCOM
members penetrate new markets and position
their brands successfully in those specific
markets, Forums aimed at re-energizing
the BPM sector, Regional development
programmes to give birth to digital village’s and
launching a women technopreneur initiative
with programmes to harness and give opportu-
nities for female technocrats. . .

The relevant committee heads for each of
these initiatives delivered presentations giving
the audience an in-depth understanding of
the respective areas of concentration and
the realm of work and activities that would be
With SLASSCOM‘s intention to play an integral undertaken.
role in integrating and influencing the govern-
ment to build an ecosystem of entrepreneurship Mano Sekeram member of SLASSCOM and
and drive the industry forward, several key are- Board member of ICTA and Mr.Lalith Gamage
as of focus had been put in place to achieve CEO of Sri Lanka Institute of Information
these objectives. Technology (SLIIT) and ICTA Board Member

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