The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) has collaborated with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to expand Sri Lanka’s ICT/BPM sector by introducing local tech companies to the Japanese market.
This partnership aims to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration that goes beyond immediate economic benefits.
With technical support from JICA, EDB initiated this project to assist 30 SME ICT/BPM companies and startups over two years (2024-2025). The project offers market intelligence, business coaching, and matchmaking services.
JICA has assigned a team of consultants to provide technical guidance, to work closely with Sri Lankan companies and to identify synergies and connect the two tech ecosystems.
This year, the consultant team completed two awareness sessions for the IT industry and two Training of Trainers (TOT) sessions for EDB officers. One-on-one consultations are ongoing with the selected companies and they are preparing activity plans for each company and identifying suitable Japanese partners, while translating promotional materials in to Japanese language. Two consultants in their November visit to Sri Lanka conducted around 30 individual meetings from November 19-21 with a general awareness session on November 22 at the JICA Sri Lanka office.
