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By Ramesh Shanmuganathan Building Systemic Preparedness for Future Natural Disasters#SriLanka #Resilience #DisasterPreparedness Natural disasters have long shaped Sri Lanka’s history. Yet the events of recent days were not only climatic disturbances — they were strategic warnings. As extreme weather patterns intensify globally, Sri Lanka must accept that #DisasterResponse alone is no longer sufficient. Our preparedness …
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By Ramesh Shanmuganathan A World Redefined by Distrust We live in an era where trust — once the cornerstone of human and commercial relationships — is increasingly fragile.Everywhere we look, the foundations of trust are being tested. Governments grapple with misinformation. Businesses confront cyberattacks that expose customer data. Citizens question the intentions behind algorithms and …
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When I stepped onto the stage at Yarl Dreamin’ 2025 in Jaffna, I was not just addressing a room full of technologists, entrepreneurs, students, and professionals. I was stepping into an ecosystem that has been steadily, and sometimes quietly, reshaping the future of innovation in Sri Lanka. The setting was symbolic. Jaffna, with its deep …
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In today’s hyperconnected world, innovation no longer resides comfortably within the walls of R&D departments or the hands of visionary technologists alone. It lives at the edge—in the confluence of technology and business, where imagination meetsexecution, and where competitive advantage is neither inherited nor granted, but earned daily through agility, foresight, and the courage to …
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The focus of this edition of the John Keells IT CXO Disrupt series was on the importance of AI in driving digital-first strategies led by Ramesh Shanmuganathan, Executive Vice President and Group CIO of John Keells Holdings PLC and Chief Executive of John Keells IT, together with Rajeev Singh, VP of Corporate Business for SAP …
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Vision, Challenges, and the Way Forward As Sri Lanka accelerates its journey toward a digital-first economy, it must also modernize its fiscal frameworks to reflect this transformation. A Digital Services Tax (DST) presents an opportunity to close a widening tax gap—where global tech companies generate significant revenues from Sri Lankan users yet remain outside the …
In today’s hyper-connected digital landscape, traditional security models are failing to protect against sophisticated cyber threats. The Zero Trust Security framework -built on the principle of “never trust, always verify” -has emerged as a critical strategy for safeguarding enterprise assets, ensuring compliance, and mitigating financial and reputational risks. For C-Suite executives, Zero Trust is not …
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The artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is witnessing a seismic shift as DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, emerges as a formidable challenger to OpenAI, the undisputed leader in the field. With its groundbreaking DeepSeek-R1 model, DeepSeek is challenging OpenAI’s dominance and redefining what’s possible in AI development—all while operating on a fraction of the budget. Here’s …
The focus of this edition of the John Keells IT CXO Disrupt series was on the importance of customer centricity in driving digital-first strategies led by Ramesh Shanmuganathan, Executive Vice President and Group CIO of John Keells Holdings PLC and Chief Executive of John Keells IT, together with Kamal Kanth Tummala, Vice President of Salesforce. …