Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Senior Presidential Advisor on the Digital Economy and Chairman of GovTech Sri Lanka, participated as a speaker at the 2026 Global AI and Digital Summit in Seoul, South Korea, focusing on expanding global connectivity and bridging the digital divide in developing countries.

Dr. Wijayasuriya joined a high-level plenary session titled "The Last 2.6 Billion: Is Universal Connectivity a Broken Promise in the AI Era?" held at the Grand Hyatt in Seoul.

The discussion focused on the challenge of connecting the estimated 2.6 billion people worldwide who remain without internet access, particularly those living in rural and underserved communities, as artificial intelligence increasingly shapes the gl...