Digital Government

Foundational Projects under Digital Government are integral initiatives aimed at promoting innovation, enhancing operational efficiency, and driving strategic growth. They serve as the cornerstone for realizing the long-term vision of improving the nation’s digital infrastructure and capabilities. These projects provide a dedicated platform for the identification, initiation, management, and scaling of critical programs essential to transforming the digital landscape. By establishing a solid foundation, these initiatives enable the nation to align its operations with broader national objectives and adapt to evolving technological demands.

The primary objective of Foundational Projects is to create a sustainable framework that empowers the nation to explore emerging opportunities in the digital domain, ensuring its competitiveness and adaptability in an increasingly technology-driven world. These projects focus on optimizing resource utilization through better integration and coordination of efforts, leading to streamlined processes and more efficient use of public and private sector assets. Moreover, they play a crucial role in fostering collaboration among stakeholders, driving technological advancements, and promoting inclusive growth across all sectors of the economy.

Objectives

1. Initiate the Implementation of the Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity (SLUDI) project in collaboration with the Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) to ensure:

  • The establishment of a National Register of Persons with biographic, biometric, and family data.
  • The issuance of National Identity Cards.
  • The establishment of identity authentication, verification, and information sharing with potential government and non-government services.

2.Modernize administrative and operational functions to create a more responsive and future-ready ecosystem, thereby enhancing the efficiency, accessibility, and transparency of eRL 2.0 services through the strategic use of technology and data.

3.Finalize blueprints to:

  • Provide an enterprise-level cloud hosting infrastructure facility for government organizations to store, process, integrate, and share data as a secure, scalable, and efficient service (Lanka Government Cloud III).
  • Provide secure, high-speed, and robust connectivity among government organizations to access multiple applications, thereby increasing the efficiency of work (Lanka Government Network).
  • The establishment of identity authentication, verification, and information sharing with potential government and non-government services.

4. Establish the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) function to facilitate the required technical inputs for ongoing and future digital transformation, infrastructure, and policy-level initiatives, with a streamlined management and operational structure to achieve its goals and objectives.

Impact on Society:

a. Digital Identity Platform:

a. Provides secure, verifiable, and scalable digital identities for citizens and organizations, enabling seamless access to multiple government and private sector services through a single, standardized identity system.

  • Citizens can access healthcare, education, social benefits, and financial services with a single ID.
  • Elimination of duplicate or fake identities ensures resource allocation to genuine beneficiaries.
  • Simplified verification processes reduce time and costs for organizations.

b. Empowers citizens with secure identities, fosters inclusivity, and streamlines access to essential services, thereby enhancing overall trust in digital governance.

b. Modernized Government IT Infrastructure:

a. Facilitates secure, scalable, and efficient data storage, processing, and sharing through cloud hosting, ensuring improved service delivery and operational efficiency for government organizations.

  • Shared cloud infrastructure reduces duplication of IT investments.
  • Centralized data storage safeguards critical information.
  • Flexible resources accommodate growing demands.

c. Interconnected Governance:

a. Enhances service delivery and reduces redundancy by ensuring secure, high-speed, and reliable connectivity among government organizations.

  • Improved communication enables seamless data exchange.
  • Reduced delays in inter-agency workflows.

Key Initiatives:

1. Digital Government/ Government Projects

Ongoing initiatives

a. eRevenue Licence System (eRL 2.0) – Facilitates to issue/ renew vehicle revenue licences of the registered vehicles through online and over the counter at the Provincial Department of Motor Traffic and the Divisional Secretariat Offices island wide, while facilitates citizen to obtain the licences at any location irrespective of the Provice which the vehicle is originally registered.

Future initiatives

a. Consent based Data Sharing: National Data Sharing Platform (NDX) – unified data sharing platform enabling secure and consent based data exchange across multiple stakeholders.

b. Document Sharing: Document Management Platform (DigiLocker) – providing access to authentic digital documents on a secure cloud based platform for storage, sharing and verification of documents and certificates.

c. Geospatial Data Platforms: National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) – common repository of spatial data for planning and implementation construction, agriculture, disaster management, etc.

d. Other Platforms: SMS Gateway, e-Services Platform, email, etc. – common services to enhance the communication, notification and feedback among multiple stakeholders.

For more information, contact: digigov@icta.lk capacitybuild@icta.lk