Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy Waruna Sri Dhanapala observed that maritime security and the digital economy should no longer be treated as separate policy areas, but as interconnected components of national stability, economic resilience and technological sovereignty.Navy

He made this observation when delivering the keynote address at 'RCSS Strategic Dialogue -6' on the theme 'Navigating the Digital and Maritime Nexus: Technology, Sovereignty, and Security' and held at the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) on September 8, 2026. The dialogue was a sequel to the recently completed RCSS Policy Study

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