Galaxy S24FE with Exclusive Offers

Lankapuvath | Colombo | 25-10-2024 |
Samsung Sri Lanka Opens Pre-Orders for Galaxy S24FE with Exclusive Offers

Colombo, Sri Lanka – 18th of October 2024: Samsung, a global technology leader, proudly announces the commencement of pre-orders for its highly anticipated Galaxy S24FE. The pre-order period kicks off on October 15, 2024, at 05:00 AM and extends until October 31, 2024, until 11:59 PM.

Samsung is delighted to present exclusive pre-order offers for the Galaxy S24FE, offering customers an array of exceptional benefits. The pre-order prices are set at LKR 253,838 with a saving of LKR 24,491.

Customers who pre-order the Galaxy S24FE during this period will enjoy compelling benefits, including 2 year Two-times screen replacement, with a savings of LKR 72,000. Further Pre-Order Customers are entitled for a 24months easy Payment scheme with a monthly installment of LKR 9,411.
Additionally complimentary 600GB data bundles from Dialog and Mobitel, and 2 months free subscriptions to OneDrive.

“We want everyone to enjoy all the benefits of our latest mobile innovations,” said Mr. SangHwa Song, Managing Director at Samsung Electronics Sri Lanka. “Galaxy AI opens so many new experiences for users, helping them communicate, and be more creative and productive. Galaxy S24 FE makes the powerful performance and premium Galaxy AI capabilities of the S24 series available to even more people.”

Powered by the AI-based ProVisual Engine and Galaxy AI’s Photo Assist features, Galaxy S24 FE showcases an enhanced camera setup that empowers users to be more creative. It’s the perfect device for gaming on the go with a 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display, a long-lasting 4,700mAh battery and a powerful Exynos 2400e series chipset. The Galaxy S24 FE offers premium Galaxy AI tools and ecosystem connectivity to enhance communication, productivity and creativity — all housed in an iconic design and protected by robust Samsung KNOX security.

Notably, Galaxy S24 FE also offers an industry-leading commitment to users with 7 years of operating system and security updates, ensuring sustained performance and enhanced security throughout the device's lifecycle.

The pre-order offer is valid solely during the specified period and is applicable for cash, debit, and credit card payments. Customers can conveniently pre-order the Galaxy S24FE through authorized partners such as JKOA, Singhagiri, and Softlogic showrooms.

Samsung reserves the right to modify or withdraw offers at its discretion. Device prices are subject to change without prior notice, and all disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts located in Sri Lanka.

Samsung One UI 6.1.1 Expands Latest Galaxy AI Features to Even More Users Around the World

Lankapuvath | Colombo | 25-09-2024 |
Samsung Electronics today announced the expansion of One UI 6.1.1,1 which will bring the latest Galaxy AI features to more Galaxy devices through a new update. With the rollout beginning in September, the update will extend the AI features of Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 to previous models including the Galaxy S24 series, S23 series, S23 FE, Z Fold5, Z Flip5 and Tab S9 series. With the latest advanced features across communication, productivity and creativity, the updated OS will elevate every mobile experience for users to deliver greater intelligence and convenience.
Intuitive Communication Without Barriers
Communicating with someone in another language is simple and easy with Galaxy AI. Interpreter offers Listening Mode which will now be available on all expanded devices, and one-way translation — whether listening to a presentation. With Chat Assist, users can easily draft emails, social media posts, and more using Composer. Users can simply input a few keywords and Galaxy AI will generate a full message based on tone and personal style for review. Suggested replies, previously only available on Galaxy Z Flip6, will now be available on Galaxy S24 series devices — offering quick replies from the wrist when connected to Galaxy Watch7 or Galaxy Watch Ultra.


Powerful Productivity From Anywhere
The latest expansion of Galaxy AI features can transform any Galaxy device into a powerful productivity tool. Note Assist makes time-consuming meeting notes a thing of the past, enabling translation and note summaries, while the newly added transcript feature can quickly create notes based on voice recordings. For added convenience, PDF Overlay Translation can effortlessly translate and overlay text in PDF files or even translate text in images and graphs. And Sketch to Image8 helps enhance photos by generating a selection of image options that perfectly complement the original image based on simple sketches. Also, the advanced search capabilities of Circle to Search with Google quickly generate search results and now offer step-by-step instructions for solving complex math problems, as well as newly added Sound Search feature.
Advanced Creativity Made Easy
Galaxy AI is enabling everyday users to create professional-grade content, whether they’re an amateur photographer or aspiring content creator. Instantly create portraits in a variety of styles such as 3D cartoon or watercolor with Portrait Studio. Plus, Instant Slow-mo users can seamlessly slow a video down while maintaining smooth image quality before quickly saving and sharing in just a few simple steps.
Always at your Service, wherever, whenever. Enjoy peace of mind when you choose to buy a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. The interactive diagnostics and optimization on the Samsung Members app make it easy to tune up the performance of your devices, while our helpline lets you troubleshoot problems when you need the extra support

As Sri Lanka's No. 1 smartphone brand, Samsung has been honored with the prestigious title of 'People's Youth Choice Brand of the Year' for four consecutive years by SLIM Sri Lanka's review of the country's most valuable brands. With a vast customer base encompassing all age groups, Samsung's dedication to meeting the needs of the Gen Z and Millennial segments remains unwavering

FITIS Welcomes National Digital Economy Strategy

Lankapuvath | Colombo | 09-05-2024 |
“The National Economy Strategy for Sri Lanka – 2030” was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers at the Cabinet Meeting held on 25th March 2024. His Excellency the President Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his capacity as the Minister of Technology, presented the proposal to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval.

Coordinated by the Ministry of Technology and supported by the World Bank, the proposals were prepared by a team of experts comprising officers from both public and private sector.

FITIS was involved in the formulation of these proposals from the beginning and contributed directly through its representation in the High Level Officers Committee coordinated by the Office of Secretary to Hon. Prime Minister.

Rapid Advancements in the digital technologies are compelling the governments to transform services from the conventional practices to digital methodologies. This trend is noticed even in the regional countries. In adopting the National Government of Sri Lanka has recognized the potential of digital technologies to increase the revenue generation and to minimize the wastage.

FITIS welcomes the approval granted for the implementation of the National Digital Economy Strategy – 2030 (NDES – 2030) as most of the FITIS Events align with the key areas of the Strategy. The current contribution by the Digital Economy to country’s economy stand well below the regional average. FITIS has already given a commitment to develop the Digital Economy to USD 15 Billion in 2030 from the current value of approximately USD 4 Billion.

With the Vision of “A digitally empowered Sri Lanka for innovation, inclusion and sustainable growth” NDES – 2030 has Six Core Principles, Six Strategic Areas and Six Critical Enablers.

The six core principles : inclusive, innovative, sustainable, global, human-centric and rights-based.

Six Strategic Areas focus on :

Infrastructure, Connectivity and Access: Provisioning of broadband connectivity covering the country is an essential necessity to implement the NDES – 2030.

Skills, Literacy, Industry and Jobs: Improving the digital skills and awareness are vital for the sustainability of Digital Economy. Improving digital export earnings, supporting digital startups and expanding the ICT Workforce are key areas.

Connected Digital Government: Focus on creating digital platforms that collaborates and shares information, to serve the citizens.

Cybersecurity, Safety and Privacy: Objective is to create a “trusted environment” for safe use of digital platforms and system.

Digital Financial Services: Expand digital financial areas across the country to increase digital transactions.

Digitalization Across Sectors and MSMEs: Assist MSMEs to adopt digital technology and increase the contribution to National Economy.

Legal and Regulatory Framework, Digital Identity, Institutional Governance, Data Governance, Stakeholder Engagement and Private Investment are the six Critical Enablers identified in the NDES-2030.

The national digital economy strategy is now recognized as an integral part of the country’s economy and is due be implemented in phases.

FITIS is already active in some of the six strategic areas. “Digitalization across Sectors and MSMEs” is one strategic area where FITIS has initiated the DigiGo programme. Here FITIS focuses on the digitalization of SMEs and MSMEs. FITIS member companies have locally developed digital tools for enabling the SME/MSMEs to transform their business operations from traditional methods to digital technologies. The first event related to DigiGo was held at the Galle Fort on 20th October 2023.

Many of the FITIS major events are designed to encourage digitalization efforts. For example, Annual National ICT Expo “INFOTEL” introduces the latest technologies in the digital domain. “API ASIA” focuses on how digital systems can be interconnected for more effective outputs. “Sri Lanka Internet Day” is another annual event of FITIS for introducing new technology in a connected world.

In line with the strategic areas focused on Cybersecurity, FITIS along with ISC2 Sri Lanka Chapter signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sri Lanka CERT (under Ministry of Technology) to train 1000 government officers in Cyber Security at no cost to the Government of Sri Lanka. This programme will introduce key areas of Cyber Security to the participants enabling them to protect the IT Systems of their institutions from cyber threats.

FITIS works very closely with Ministry of Technology, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Women Children and Self-Empowerment to train and reskill unemployed youth to meet the human resource requirements in the ICT Industry. The member companies of FITIS have already identified the key areas of need so that the unemployed youth can be trained and inducted into these areas.

Another important annual event is the Young Computer Scientist (YCS) Competition conducted in collaboration with Ministry of Education and the University of Colombo School of Computing. This competition popularizes the ICT Technologies among the school children. Winning projects of this competition is then submitted to the Asia Pacific IT Awards. In the APICTA 2023 held in Hong Kong, two students from Sri Lanka won Merit Awards.

Implementation of NDES-2030 is essential for Sri Lanka to expand its digital economy and achieve the target of USD 15 Billion. In this context, FITIS with expertise and experience over the past several decades in the ICT Industry sector, will work closely with the Government of Sri Lanka in the implementation of NDES-2030.

Lankapuvath | Colombo | 09-05-2024 |
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FITIS - FUELING THE NATIONAL DIGITAL ECONOMY

Lankapuvath | Colombo | 09-05-2024 |
Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS), the apex body of the ICT industry, is continuing to assist the Government of Sri Lanka in its journey towards the Digital Transformation. Working very closely with the Ministry of Technology, FITIS contributed to the formulation of National Digital Economy Strategy – 2030 since its inception through representations in the Thematic Working Groups. Through its campaign “Fuelling the Digital Economy”, FITIS has carried out several events and activities during the past year in support of popularizing the adoption of digital technologies. FITIS has committed to improve the Digital Economy to USD 15 Billion from current USD 4 Billion.

National ICT Expo INFOTEL - 2023 was a major event carried out by FITIS in November 2023. This is the country’s premier ICT Expo showcasing the newest digital technologies and their applications. Opened by His Excellency the President Ranil Wickremesinghe, this attracted many ICT entrepreneurs, professionals, students and the general public during the three days of the event.

Held on 16th November 2023, another significant event was the API ASIA – 2023 under the topics AI, Smart Cities and Fintech. Both local and foreign experts presented the use of new technologies at this event. This forum mainly focused on how different Systems could be integrated for safe sharing and processing of data through the use of APIs. This is a necessity in the process of digital transformation.

Sri Lanka has over one million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME) contributing to the economy. However, majority of these industries still use traditional mechanisms in their business operations, limiting their expansion and the reach to global market. FITIS has initiated the “DigiGo” programme for these MSMEs to embrace digital techniques and technologies which will enable them to improve and expand their businesses. The first DigiGo event was held successfully at the Galle Fort area on 20th October 2023 with the participation of approximately 100 MSMEs. FITIS, in collaboration with Ministry of Technology, is now planning to expand this programme to cover the entire country in phases.

“Young Computer Scientist” (YCS) is an activity conducted by FITIS annually in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and University of Colombo School of Computing. This programme is aimed at encouraging school children to engage in ICT applications. The YCS – 2023 attracted close to 1,700 schools. This competition also produced two merit winners in the Aisa Pacific IT Awards 2023 held in Hong Kong. YCS -2024 has now been launched and the applications from he schools will be called shortly.

FITIS is also involved in upskilling and reskilling IT training programmes to develop a competent work force required by the ICT Industry in Sri Lanka. These programmes will provide opportunities to non-IT youth to be employed in the IT Sector. FITIS work very closely with the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment in this activity.

Apart from the above events and activities, FITIS also conducted following events.

Technology Channel Forum : Held on 23rd January 2023, this Forum recognizes the individuals who have contributed to the development of ICT Industry.

Digital Excellence Awards : These awards are presented to companies for their efforts in the digitalization process, based on various categories.

International Education Forum: Held on 01st November 2023, parallel to INFOTEL – 2023, this forum focused on the avenues available to pursue higher education.

Open Forum: Held on 02nd April 2024, the forum discussed the challenges faced by the ICT Industry with relevant government authorities. Representatives from Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, Sri Lanka Customs and Inland Revenue Department attended the discussion.

FITIS is planning a series of events and activities for the rest of the year 2024. These will include annual major events such as INFOTEL, API ASIA and regional events such as DigiGO, Mini INFOTEL etc,. These events are aimed at promoting the digital technology at National and Regional levels. Working with the Government Authorities and the other private sector organizations, FITIS is confident that the elevation of country’s global ranking in Digitalization and the achieving the target of USD 15 Billion will become a reality.

Indika De Zoysa re-elected as Chairman of FITIS for 2024/2025

Lankapuvath | Colombo | 09-05-2024 |
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Federation of Information Technology (Guarantee) Limited (FITIS) held its Annual General Meeting – 2024 on 30th April 2024 at the Hilton Colombo Residencies. During the Meeting new officials were appointed to the Board of Directors and Chapter Executive Committees.

Mr Indika De Zoysa was appointed as the Chairman for the second successive term. Addressing the gathering Chairman Mr Indika De Zoysa commented on the FITIS commitment towards supporting the Government of Sri Lanka in implementing the National Digital Economy Strategy – 2030. FITIS was involved in formulating the proposals for this Strategy through its representation in the expert committees.

FTIS is currently involved in several key strategic areas in developing the Digital Economy. He invited all FITIS members to join hands in developing and improving Sri Lanka’s ICT Sector with the goal of exceeding USD 15 Billion contribution to National Economy.

The Presidents of the FITIS Chapters, also highlighted the activities and achievements from the last year.

FITIS is now focused on ICT Industry development projects in addition to its regular annual events. Capacity building, introducing digital technologies to SMEs, popularizing ICT technology through regional events, continuous discussions with relevant government authorities to resolve issues faced by the industry, are some of the main initiatives undertaken by the FITIS.

Assistance to SMEs for the growth of their business through DigiGo project, helping Startups to reach out to investors and find local and global markets through Startup IT are two major development projects carried out by FITIS. In capacity building, FITIS works closely with Ministry of Technology, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment, Sri Lanka CERT and ICTA, to provide professional training for government officers, train and employ youth from government beneficiary programmes and hire & train non-IT persons for suitable employment in the ICT Sector. FITIS is planning to hold regional level events such as DigiGo, Education Forum and Mini- INFOTEL to popularize the ICT Technology in local areas. Apart from the Government Ministries and other agencies, FITIS is collaborating with organizations such as Lanka Pay, LK Domain Registry, Colombo Chapter of ISC2 etc, for the success of these Projects.

A major project FITIS has undertaken during the past two decades is the popularizing ICT among school children through “Young Computer Scientist” to promote the use of ICT applications. Winning projects are submitted to the Asia Pacific IT Awards Competition. Ministry of Education and University of Colombo School of Computing are partners of this project.

FITIS holds several annual events to introduce new digital technologies and applications, and to recognize achievements of individuals and organizations who have contributed to the country’s digital transformation. Among these, the flagship event of FITIS, INFOTEL National ICT Expo and the APIAsia are more focused on the technologies and their applications in various industry sectors. Digital Excellence Awards and Technology Channel Forum are aimed at recognizing the efforts by the organizations and individuals in the digitalization process. FITIS provides career guidance and opportunities available in the ICT Industry for students who wish to pursue their higher studies in ICT and to join the industry, through the Education Forum. FITIS conducts the unique event, Open Forum to discuss the challenges faced by the ICT Industry with the relevant government authorities. During the forum FITIS members are given to opportunity to present their challenges to the government regulators such as Ministry of Finance, and IRD, CBSL, TRC, Sri Lanka Customs.

FITIS is working closely with the Export Development Board and Industrial Development Board to create business opportunities for FITS members and to expand the ICT Industry sector. Further, as part of its effort to develop the ICT Sector, FITIS holds regular discussions with the Ministry of Finance and other relevant government authorities to resolve issues and challenges faced by the ICT Industry.


Board of Directors

Chairman - Mr. Indika De Zoysa
Senior Vice Chairman - Dr. Dayan Rajapakse
Vice Chairman - Mr. Channa De Silva
Vice Chairman - Mr. Tariq Sanoon
Past Chairman - Mr. Abbas Kamrudeen
Advisor to the Board - Mr. T. Suresh

Other Directors

• Mr. Shanaka Fernando - President, ICT Infrastructure Chapter
• Mr. Sanjaya Dayananda - President, Software Chapter
• Mr. Christie Samuel - President, Education & Training Chapter
• Mr. Mangala Rodrigo - President, Digital Services Chapter
• Mr. Chanaka Hapuarachchi - President, Office Automation Chapter
• Mr. Lakmal Embuldeniya - President, Professional Chapter
• Mr. Subash Chandra Bowse - President, Professional Consultants Chapter
• Mr. Hasalaka De Silva - Vice President, ICT Infrastructure Chapter
• Mr. Kalinga Ihalagedara - Vice President, Software Chapter
• Mr. Ashane Jayasekara - Vice President, Professional Chapter