Sri Lanka - Digital Transformation Project

Overview & Synopsis

The development objective of Digital Transformation Project for Sri Lanka is to increase the use of digital services by people and businesses and to enhance access to investment for IT firms. This project has three components. The first component, Digital Government and Services, has the following sub-components: Digital Platforms for Improved Service Delivery; Digital Adoption; and Institutional and Policy Enablers for Digital Transformation. The second component, Digital Startup Ecosystem and IT Industry Development, will support both emerging digital startups and more established, midsize IT firms to expand into new international markets and attract new customers and investments. The third component, Project Management, Monitoring, and Coordination, will finance project management and coordination, including procurement, financial management (FM), monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and environmental and social (E&S) risk management aspects of the project.