Sri Lanka’s Q3 2021 tech news
• July, August and September of 2021
• Tech news headlines at a glance
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• Online and drawn from daily tech news
July 2021 | August 2021 | September 2021
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September 2021
- e-news, latest issue: Startup Sri Lanka launches, gaming limits in China, Indian venture capital, Startup Disruptor Arena…
- Sri Lanka: Startup Weekend Zahira Colombo Online set for September 10-12, from Techstars
- Sri Lanka: 10,000 Ideas initiative launched by Gov’t Info Comms and Tech Agency with partners with aim of inspiring 1000 new Sri Lankan tech startups by 2024
- A brief overview of Sri Lanka’s startup ecosystem, as highlighted by Startup Genome’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2021
- Sri Lanka: Applications now open for the Venture Engine startup acceleration program’s 2021 edition, with applications closing October 22nd
August 2021
- Sri Lanka: Info and Comm Tech Agency inks MOU with TRACE Expert City Uva Chapter to establish Tier II Techno Park in Uva Province
- Sri Lanka: A look at the recently-held ‘Accelerating the Sri Lankan Startup Ecosystem’ webinar from Startup Genome and the Info and Communication Tech Agency
- Sri Lanka: Venture Engine 2021 Competition applications to open September 1st
- Sri Lanka: Onepay mobile payments firms launches payments gateway, facilitating transactions between consumers and banks
- Sri Lanka: SLASSCOM launches Startup Sri Lanka web portal, aiming to generate 200K employment opportunities and 1K startups by the year 2025
July 2021
- Sri Lanka: A look at SpectrifyAI, producing spectral scanners for the agriculture supply chain able to analyse chemical composition of soil and crops in real-time
- Sri Lanka: A brief overview of the recent Startup Ecosystem Landscape webinar from Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Council For Startups
- Sri Lanka Assoc’n of Software and Services Companies inks MoU with Uva Startup Hub for tech, startup and small business development in Uva province
- Sri Lanka: Nat’l Institute of Business Mgmt to ink MOU with Indian Institute of Management to deliver one-year Diploma in Women Entrepreneurship
- Sri Lanka: A brief interview intro to Tracified, blockchain-based supply chain traceability solution provider
- Sri Lanka: Niftron and Magicbit take wins at Sri Lankan National finals, moving forward to overall finals at the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2021 in November
SRI LANKA: TECH NEWS SNAPSHOT, JUNE 2021
- Sri Lanka: National Development Bank selects Axion to deploy OneConnect artificial intelligence-driven video know-your-customer tech
- Sri Lanka: ICTA and PwC introduce new credit evaluation framework to aid tech startups and existing firms access funding
- Sri Lanka: PayMedia fintech startup secures LKR 85M loan from NDB in part due to funding access provided by new, startup-friendly credit scoring framework
- Sri Lanka: Results report of recent ICTA and PwC Sri Lanka survey ‘Towards A Startup Friendly Government – Accelerating Startup Growth’ available to download (pdf)
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