Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- Sri Lanka's state universities have been urged to move beyond being users of imported technologies and play a leading role in developing local digital solutions as the country accelerates its transition towards a digital economy.Sri Lanka tourism

The call was made at a special dialogue on "Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation in Higher Education", held at the University of Colombo on September 4 in conjunction with the Conference of Deputy Vice-Chancellors and Councils of Vice-Chancellors (CVCD) Conference 2026. Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eng. Eranga Weeraratne and Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education Madura Seneviratne participated as chief guests at the event, which focused on th...