In "e-Sri Lanka: An ICT Development Road Map," the government identified ICTs as a key to achieving growth, equity, and peace - through technological and institutional transformation of all sectors in the economy and development of ICT industry (Ministry of Science and Technology, 2002) e-Sri Lanka is a comprehensive program of leveraging ICT to improve the delivery of public services, increase the competitiveness of the private sector, promote new sources of growth, accelerate social development, bridge the digital dive and support peace for its 20 million citizens. It aims to support the country's growth and poverty reduction strategy, taking into account of the key challenges and opportunities in using ICT for development, and builds on the synergies and interdependencies in e-development.
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