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'''Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya''' is a Senior Manager of Capacity Building for the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), Founding Chairman and Director of the Lanka School on Internet Governance (LKSIG), and the former Secretary of the Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter ([[ISOC]]-LK). He is a highly competent ICT Professional, Transformation Strategist, and Community Development Expert with extensive experience in the ICT sector. He has over 12 years of experience in the corporate and public sectors. He is a mentor with experience and competencies in ICT capacity building, digital transformation, digital economy, digital education, change management, community informatics, community empowerment, and Internet governance. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, and a BSc. (Hons) in Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) from the University of Colombo. As an academic, his research areas are Digital Transformation, ICT for Community Empowerment, eGovernment, ICT for Development, ICT Capacity Building, Internet Governance, eHealth and ICT Policy Development. He has worked for many organizations in the ICT sector, the Tourism and Hospitality industry, the Banking Sector, and Government Sector. Moreover, he coordinates and manages ICT capacity-building initiatives for the community sector and government Sector. He is involved with eGovernment Capacity building projects to develop digitally empowered communities and build a digitally enabled country. He participated in APrIGF 2022 in Singapore, APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea, SAKURA Exchange Programme in Science in 2017 in Japan, and ICTD 2012 at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.<br />
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==Career History==<br />
Senior Manager - Capacity Building (April 2021 - Present)<br />
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Visiting Lecturer - College of Chemical Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (October 2022 - Present)<br />
<br />
Project Manager - Capacity Building and Digital Government (March 2016 - April 2021)<br />
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Authorized Officer (June 2013 - March 2016)<br />
Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Visiting Lecturer (February 2012 - March 2016)<br />
Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (SLITHM)<br />
<br />
Business Analyst (Aug 2011 – May 2013)<br />
Skynet Information Systems (Pvt.) Ltd<br />
<br />
Junior Executive (Sep 2010 – Aug 2011)<br />
Sampath Bank PLC<br />
<br />
Research Project Officer (Feb 2010 – Sep 2010)<br />
Company NameUniversity of Colombo School of Computing<br />
<br />
Research Officer (Oct 2009 – Feb 2010)<br />
MG Consultants (Pvt) Ltd (MGC)<br />
<br />
Management Trainee - Project Monitoring and Evaluation (Feb 2008 – Aug 2008)<br />
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation==<br />
Founding Chairman and Director - Lanka School on Internet Governance (LKSIG)<br />
<br />
Secretary - Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter - May 2018 - February 2022<br />
<br />
Executive Committee Member - Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter - 2011 - 2022<br />
<br />
Fellow - APrIGF - APSIG 2022 in Singapore<br />
<br />
MSG Member - APrIGF<br />
<br />
APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea<br />
<br />
==Education==<br />
Master in Business Administration (MBA)- University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
BSc in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) - University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Program on Financial Inclusion and Digital Transformation - National Institute of Labour Economics Research & Development, India<br />
<br />
Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) - Seoul, South Korea <br />
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==Publications==<br />
* Health Hazards Among Sri Lankan IT Professionals (HHASIP), published at the e-Asia International IT conference on 03rd December 2009 at BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
* “Localization of LimeSurvey Software” paper was published at the Conference on Localized Systems Applications (CLSA 2010) on 20-21 August 2010 at Ramada Resort, Kalutara, Sri Lanka <br />
* “Health is Wealth and Share the Wealth of Health” was published at the e-Health Sri Lanka 2010 on 15-16 September 2010 at Water’s Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
* “Health Hazards Among Sri Lanka IT Professionals & An Effective Implementation of a FOSS Surveying Tool”, UCSC Research Symposium, 2009 at University of Colombo School of Computing, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
==Awards==<br />
Member - (MCS)- CSSL - Computer Society of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Member - MIM (SL) - IMSL - Institute of Managers Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Associate Member - Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Member - MSG, Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF)<br />
<br />
Member of Sakura Science Club, Japan <br />
<br />
Member of the Internet Society<br />
[[Category:Government Workers]]<br />
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'''Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya''' is a Senior Manager of Capacity Building for the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) and the former Secretary of the Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter ([[ISOC]]-LK). He is a highly competent ICT Professional, Transformation Strategist, and Community Development Expert with extensive experience in the ICT sector. He has over 12 years of experience in the corporate and public sectors. He is a mentor with experience and competencies in ICT capacity building, digital transformation, digital education, change management, community informatics, community empowerment, and Internet governance. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, and a BSc. (Hons) in Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) from the University of Colombo. As an academic, his research areas are Digital Transformation, ICT for Community Empowerment, eGovernment, ICT for Development, ICT Capacity Building, Internet Governance, and ICT Policy Development. He has worked for many organizations in the ICT sector, the Tourism and Hospitality industry, the Banking Sector, and Government Sector. Moreover, he coordinates and manages ICT capacity-building initiatives for the community sector and government Sector. He is involved with eGovernment Capacity building projects to develop digitally empowered communities and build a digitally enabled country. He participated in APrIGF 2022 in Singapore, APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea, SAKURA Exchange Programme in Science in 2017 in Japan, and ICTD 2012 at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.<br />
<br />
==Career History==<br />
Senior Manager - Capacity Building (April 2021 - Present)<br />
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Visiting Lecturer - College of Chemical Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (October 2022 - Present)<br />
<br />
Project Manager - Capacity Building and Digital Government (March 2016 - April 2021)<br />
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Authorized Officer (June 2013 - March 2016)<br />
Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Visiting Lecturer (February 2012 - March 2016)<br />
Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (SLITHM)<br />
<br />
Business Analyst (Aug 2011 – May 2013)<br />
Skynet Information Systems (Pvt.) Ltd<br />
<br />
Junior Executive (Sep 2010 – Aug 2011)<br />
Sampath Bank PLC<br />
<br />
Research Project Officer (Feb 2010 – Sep 2010)<br />
Company NameUniversity of Colombo School of Computing<br />
<br />
Research Officer (Oct 2009 – Feb 2010)<br />
MG Consultants (Pvt) Ltd (MGC)<br />
<br />
Management Trainee - Project Monitoring and Evaluation (Feb 2008 – Aug 2008)<br />
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation==<br />
Secretary - Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter - May 2018 - February 2022<br />
<br />
Executive Committee Member - Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter - 2011 - 2022<br />
<br />
Fellow - APrIGF 2022 in Singapore<br />
<br />
MSG Member - APrIGF<br />
<br />
Founding Member - Lanka School on Internet Governance (LKSIG)<br />
<br />
APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea<br />
<br />
==Education==<br />
Master in Business Administration (MBA)- University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
BSc in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) - University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
* Health Hazards Among Sri Lankan IT Professionals (HHASIP), published at the e-Asia International IT conference on 03rd December 2009 at BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
* “Localization of LimeSurvey Software” paper was published at the Conference on Localized Systems Applications (CLSA 2010) on 20-21 August 2010 at Ramada Resort, Kalutara, Sri Lanka <br />
* “Health is Wealth and Share the Wealth of Health” was published at the e-Health Sri Lanka 2010 on 15-16 September 2010 at Water’s Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
* “Health Hazards Among Sri Lanka IT Professionals & An Effective Implementation of a FOSS Surveying Tool”, UCSC Research Symposium, 2009 at University of Colombo School of Computing, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
==Awards==<br />
Member - (MCS)- CSSL - Computer Society of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Member - MIM (SL) - IMSL - Institute of Managers Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Associate Member - Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Member - MSG, Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF)<br />
<br />
Member of Sakura Science Club, Japan <br />
<br />
[[Category:Government Workers]]<br />
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'''Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya''' is a Senior Manager, Capacity Building at the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) and the former Secretary of the Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter (ISOC-LK). He is a highly competent ICT Professional, Transformation Strategist, and Community Development Expert with extensive experience in the ICT sector. He is having over 12 years of experience in the corporate and public sectors and has proven skills in Capacity Building, Digital Transformation, Digital Adoption & Inclusion, Internet Governance, Community Development, Change Management, and Policy Development. Moreover, he is a mentor and he has experience and competencies in ICT capacity building, digital transformation, digital education, change management, community informatics, community empowerment and internet governance. He is holding a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka and obtained a BSc. (Hons) in Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) from the University of Colombo in 2009. As an academic his research areas are Digital Transformation, ICT for Community Empowerment, eGovernment, ICT for Development, ICT Capacity Building, Internet Governance and ICT Policy Development. As a professional, he has worked for many organizations related to ICT sector, Tourism and Hospitality industry, Banking Sector, Government Sector and have 10+ years of working experiences in different areas of ICT. Moreover, he is coordinating and managing ICT Capacity Building initiatives for community sector & Government Sector and eGovernment Capacity building projects to develop digitally empowered community and build digitally enabled country. According to his competencies he got valuable opportunities to participate international conferences and training programmes in ICT sector such as APrIGF 2022 in Singapore, APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea, SAKURA Exchange Programme in Science in 2017 at Japan, ICTD 2012 in Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.<br />
==Career History==<br />
Senior Manager - Capacity Building (April 2021 - Present)<br />
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Project Manager - Capacity Building and Digital Government (March 2016 - April 2021)<br />
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Authorized Officer (June 2013 - March 2016)<br />
Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Visiting Lecturer (February 2012 - March 2016)<br />
Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (SLITHM)<br />
<br />
Business Analyst (Aug 2011 – May 2013)<br />
Skynet Information Systems (Pvt.) Ltd<br />
<br />
Junior Executive (Sep 2010 – Aug 2011)<br />
Sampath Bank PLC<br />
<br />
Research Project Officer (Feb 2010 – Sep 2010)<br />
Company NameUniversity of Colombo School of Computing<br />
<br />
Research Officer (Oct 2009 – Feb 2010)<br />
MG Consultants (Pvt) Ltd (MGC)<br />
<br />
Management Trainee - Project Monitoring and Evaluation (Feb 2008 – Aug 2008)<br />
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation==<br />
Secretary - Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter - May 2018 - February 2022<br />
<br />
Executive Committee Member - Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter - 2011 - 2022<br />
<br />
APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea<br />
<br />
==Education==<br />
Master in Business Administration (MBA)- University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
BSc in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) - University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
Health Hazards Among Sri Lankan IT Professionals (HHASIP), paper was published at the e-Asia International IT conference on 03rd December 2009 at BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
“Localization of LimeSurvey Software” paper was published at the Conference on Localized Systems Applications (CLSA 2010) on 20-21 August 2010 at Ramada Resort, Kalutara, Sri Lanka <br />
“Health is Wealth and Share the Wealth of Health” was published at the e-Health Sri Lanka 2010 on 15-16 September 2010 at Water’s Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
“Health Hazards Among Sri Lanka IT Professionals & An Effective Implementation of a FOSS Surveying Tool”, UCSC Research Symposium, 2009 at University of Colombo School of Computing, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
==Awards==<br />
Member - (MCS)- CSSL - Computer Society of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Member - MIM (SL) - IMSL - Institute of Managers Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
[[Category:Government Workers]]</div>Kasuntharakahttps://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Kasuntharaka&diff=1344734User:Kasuntharaka2022-08-20T20:49:17Z<p>Kasuntharaka: Content update</p>
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Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya is a Senior Manager, Capacity Building at the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) and the former Secretary of the Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter (ISOC-LK). He is a highly competent ICT Professional, Transformation Strategist, and Community Development Expert with extensive experience in the ICT sector. He is having over 12 years of experience in the corporate and public sectors and has proven skills in Capacity Building, Digital Transformation, Digital Adoption & Inclusion, Internet Governance, Community Development, Change Management, and Policy Development.<br />
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He is holding a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, and obtained a bachelor's degree of BSc. (Hons) in Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) from the University of Colombo in 2009. As an academia, his research areas are Digital Transformation, ICT for Community Empowerment, eGovernment, ICT for Development, ICT Capacity Building, Internet Governance and ICT Policy Development. As a professional, he has worked for many organizations related to ICT sector, the Tourism and Hospitality industry, Banking Sector, Government Sector and have 12+ years of working experience in different areas of ICT. Moreover, he is coordinating and managing ICT Capacity Building initiatives for the community sector & Government Sector and eGovernment Capacity building projects to develop digitally empowered community and build digitally enabled country. According to his competencies he got valuable opportunities to participate in international conferences and training programmes in ICT sector and fellowships such as APrIGF 2022 in Singapore, APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea, SAKURA Exchange Programme in Science in 2017 at Japan, ICTD 2012 in Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.<br />
<br />
Researches & Publications<br />
<br />
Health Hazards Among Sri Lankan IT Professionals (HHASIP), paper was published at the e-Asia International IT conference on 03rd December 2009 at BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
“Localization of LimeSurvey Software” paper was published at the Conference on Localized Systems Applications (CLSA 2010) on 20-21 August 2010 at Ramada Resort, Kalutara, Sri Lanka<br />
“Health is Wealth and Share the Wealth of Health” was published at the e-Health Sri Lanka 2010 on 15-16 September 2010 at Water’s Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
“Health Hazards Among Sri Lanka IT Professionals & An Effective Implementation of a FOSS Surveying Tool”, UCSC Research Symposium, 2009 at University of Colombo School of Computing, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/kasun-tw<br />
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Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya is a Senior Manager, Capacity Building at the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) and the former Secretary of the Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter (ISOC-LK). He is a highly competent ICT Professional, Transformation Strategist, and Community Development Expert with extensive experience in the ICT sector. He is having over 12 years of experience in the corporate and public sectors and has proven skills in Capacity Building, Digital Transformation, Digital Adoption & Inclusion, Internet Governance, Community Development, Change Management, and Policy Development.<br />
<br />
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Moreover, he is a mentor and he has experience and competencies in ICT capacity building, digital transformation, digital education, change management, community informatics, community empowerment, and internet governance. He is holding a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, and obtained a bachelor's degree of BSc. (Hons) in Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) from the University of Colombo in 2009. As an academia, his research areas are Digital Transformation, ICT for Community Empowerment, eGovernment, ICT for Development, ICT Capacity Building, Internet Governance and ICT Policy Development. As a professional, he has worked for many organizations related to ICT sector, the Tourism and Hospitality industry, Banking Sector, Government Sector and have 12+ years of working experience in different areas of ICT. Moreover, he is coordinating and managing ICT Capacity Building initiatives for the community sector & Government Sector and eGovernment Capacity building projects to develop digitally empowered community and build digitally enabled country. According to his competencies he got valuable opportunities to participate international conferences and training programmes in ICT sector and fellowships such as APrIGF 2022 in Singapore, APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea, SAKURA Exchange Programme in Science in 2017 at Japan, ICTD 2012 in Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.<br />
<br />
Researches & Publications<br />
<br />
Health Hazards Among Sri Lankan IT Professionals (HHASIP), paper was published at the e-Asia International IT conference on 03rd December 2009 at BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
“Localization of LimeSurvey Software” paper was published at the Conference on Localized Systems Applications (CLSA 2010) on 20-21 August 2010 at Ramada Resort, Kalutara, Sri Lanka<br />
“Health is Wealth and Share the Wealth of Health” was published at the e-Health Sri Lanka 2010 on 15-16 September 2010 at Water’s Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
“Health Hazards Among Sri Lanka IT Professionals & An Effective Implementation of a FOSS Surveying Tool”, UCSC Research Symposium, 2009 at University of Colombo School of Computing, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/kasun-tw</div>Kasuntharakahttps://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=File:Kasun_Tharaka_WickramasuriyaPortrait.jpg&diff=1278649File:Kasun Tharaka WickramasuriyaPortrait.jpg2020-08-26T17:43:52Z<p>Kasuntharaka: </p>
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Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya is a Project Manager of Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) and serving as a Secretary of Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter (ISOC-LK). Moreover he is a mentor and he has experience and competencies in ICT capacity building, digital transformation, digital education, change management, community informatics, community empowerment and internet governance. He is holding a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka and obtained bachelors degree of BSc. (Hons) in Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) from University of Colombo in 2009. As an academia his research areas are Digital Transformation, ICT for Community Empowerment, eGovernment, ICT for Development, ICT Capacity Building, Internet Governance and ICT Policy Development. As a professional, he has worked for many organizations related to ICT sector, Tourism and Hospitality industry, Banking Sector, Government Sector and have 10+ years of working experiences in different areas of ICT. Moreover, he is coordinating and managing ICT Capacity Building initiatives for community sector & Government Sector and eGovernment Capacity building projects to develop digitally empowered community and build digitally enabled country. According to his competencies he got valuable opportunities to participate international conferences and training programmes in ICT sector such as APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea, SAKURA Exchange Programme in Science in 2017 at Japan, ICTD 2012 in Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.<br />
==Career History==<br />
Project Manager - Capacity Building and Digital Government (March 2016 - Present)<br />
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Authorized Officer (June 2013 - March 2016)<br />
Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
Visiting Lecturer (February 2012 - March 2016)<br />
Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (SLITHM)<br />
<br />
Business Analyst (Aug 2011 – May 2013)<br />
Skynet Information Systems (Pvt.) Ltd<br />
<br />
Junior Executive (Sep 2010 – Aug 2011)<br />
Sampath Bank PLC<br />
<br />
Research Project Officer (Feb 2010 – Sep 2010)<br />
Company NameUniversity of Colombo School of Computing<br />
<br />
Research Officer (Oct 2009 – Feb 2010)<br />
MG Consultants (Pvt) Ltd (MGC)<br />
<br />
Management Trainee - Project Monitoring and Evaluation (Feb 2008 – Aug 2008)<br />
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation==<br />
Secretary - Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter - May 2018 - Present<br />
Executive Committee Member - Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter - 2011 - 2018<br />
APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea<br />
<br />
==Education==<br />
Master in Business Administration (MBA)- University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka<br />
BSc in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) - University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
<br />
==Publications==<br />
Health Hazards Among Sri Lankan IT Professionals (HHASIP), paper was published at the e-Asia International IT conference on 03rd December 2009 at BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
“Localization of LimeSurvey Software” paper was published at the Conference on Localized Systems Applications (CLSA 2010) on 20-21 August 2010 at Ramada Resort, Kalutara, Sri Lanka <br />
“Health is Wealth and Share the Wealth of Health” was published at the e-Health Sri Lanka 2010 on 15-16 September 2010 at Water’s Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
“Health Hazards Among Sri Lanka IT Professionals & An Effective Implementation of a FOSS Surveying Tool”, UCSC Research Symposium, 2009 at University of Colombo School of Computing, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
<br />
==Awards==<br />
Member - (MCS)- CSSL - Computer Society of Sri Lanka<br />
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Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya is a Project Manager of Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) and serving as a Secretary of Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter (ISOC-LK). Moreover he is a mentor and he has experience and competencies in ICT capacity building, digital transformation, digital education, change management, community informatics, community empowerment and internet governance. He is holding a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka and obtained bachelors degree of BSc. (Hons) in Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) from University of Colombo in 2009. As an academia his research areas are Digital Transformation, ICT for Community Empowerment, eGovernment, ICT for Development, ICT Capacity Building, Internet Governance and ICT Policy Development. As a professional, he has worked for many organizations related to ICT sector, Tourism and Hospitality industry, Banking Sector, Government Sector and have 10+ years of working experiences in different areas of ICT. Moreover, he is coordinating and managing ICT Capacity Building initiatives for community sector & Government Sector and eGovernment Capacity building projects to develop digitally empowered community and build digitally enabled country. According to his competencies he got valuable opportunities to participate international conferences and training programmes in ICT sector such as APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea, SAKURA Exchange Programme in Science in 2017 at Japan, ICTD 2012 in Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.<br />
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Researches & Publications<br />
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Health Hazards Among Sri Lankan IT Professionals (HHASIP), paper was published at the e-Asia International IT conference on 03rd December 2009 at BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
“Localization of LimeSurvey Software” paper was published at the Conference on Localized Systems Applications (CLSA 2010) on 20-21 August 2010 at Ramada Resort, Kalutara, Sri Lanka<br />
“Health is Wealth and Share the Wealth of Health” was published at the e-Health Sri Lanka 2010 on 15-16 September 2010 at Water’s Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
“Health Hazards Among Sri Lanka IT Professionals & An Effective Implementation of a FOSS Surveying Tool”, UCSC Research Symposium, 2009 at University of Colombo School of Computing, Colombo, Sri Lanka</div>Kasuntharakahttps://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=File:Kasun_Tharaka.jpg&diff=1278646File:Kasun Tharaka.jpg2020-08-26T17:04:36Z<p>Kasuntharaka: </p>
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<div>Conducting workshop on How to use Digital Technologies for Citizen Empowerment.</div>Kasuntharakahttps://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=Kasuntharaka&diff=1226451Kasuntharaka2019-09-19T18:01:52Z<p>Kasuntharaka: </p>
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Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya is a Project Manager of Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) and serving as a Secretary of Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter (ISOC-LK). Moreover he is a mentor and he has experience and competencies in ICT capacity building, digital transformation, digital education, change management, community informatics, community empowerment and internet governance. He is holding a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka and obtained bachelors degree of BSc. (Hons) in Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) from University of Colombo in 2009. As an academia his research areas are Digital Transformation, ICT for Community Empowerment, eGovernment, ICT for Development, ICT Capacity Building, Internet Governance and ICT Policy Development. As a professional, he has worked for many organizations related to ICT sector, Tourism and Hospitality industry, Banking Sector, Government Sector and have 10+ years of working experiences in different areas of ICT. Moreover, he is coordinating and managing ICT Capacity Building initiatives for community sector & Government Sector and eGovernment Capacity building projects to develop digitally empowered community and build digitally enabled country. According to his competencies he got valuable opportunities to participate international conferences and training programmes in ICT sector such as APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea, SAKURA Exchange Programme in Science in 2017 at Japan, ICTD 2012 in Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.<br />
==Career History==<br />
Project Manager, ICTA (2016 to Present)<br />
Visiting Lecturer, SLITHM (2012 to 2016)<br />
Authorized Officer, Department of Immigration and Emigration Sri Lanka (2013 to 2016)<br />
Businest Analyst, Skynet Information Systems(2011 to 2013)<br />
Junior Executive, Sampath Bank PLC (2010 to 2011)<br />
Research Project Officer, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC)(Feb 2010 to Sept 2010)<br />
Research Officer, MG Consultants )Pvt_ Ltd (Oct 2009 to Feb 2010)<br />
Management Trainee, ICTA (Feb 2008 to Aug 2008)<br />
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==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation==<br />
APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea in August 2017<br />
IGF Sri Lanka 2015 in Colombo 2016<br />
IGF Sri Lanka 2016 in Colombo 2016<br />
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==Education==<br />
Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka<br />
BSc. (Hons) in Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
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==Publications==<br />
Health Hazards Among Sri Lankan IT Professionals (HHASIP), paper was published at the e-Asia International IT conference on 03rd December 2009 at BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
“Localization of LimeSurvey Software” paper was published at the Conference on Localized Systems Applications (CLSA 2010) on 20-21 August 2010 at Ramada Resort, Kalutara, Sri Lanka <br />
“Health is Wealth and Share the Wealth of Health” was published at the e-Health Sri Lanka 2010 on 15-16 September 2010 at Water’s Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
“Health Hazards Among Sri Lanka IT Professionals & An Effective Implementation of a FOSS Surveying Tool”, UCSC Research Symposium, 2009 at University of Colombo School of Computing, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
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==Awards==<br />
Fellow - Information and Communication Technology for Development - ICT4D, Atlanta, USA</div>Kasuntharakahttps://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=Kasuntharaka&diff=1226450Kasuntharaka2019-09-19T18:00:30Z<p>Kasuntharaka: Created page with "{{People |portrait=KasuntharakaPortrait.jpg |caricature=KasuntharakaComing1.jpg |organization=Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) |jobtitle=Pro..."</p>
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Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya is a Project Manager of Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) and serving as a Secretary of Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter (ISOC-LK). Moreover he is a mentor and he has experience and competencies in ICT capacity building, digital transformation, digital education, change management, community informatics, community empowerment and internet governance. He is holding a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka and obtained bachelors degree of BSc. (Hons) in Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) from University of Colombo in 2009. As an academia his research areas are Digital Transformation, ICT for Community Empowerment, eGovernment, ICT for Development, ICT Capacity Building, Internet Governance and ICT Policy Development. As a professional, he has worked for many organizations related to ICT sector, Tourism and Hospitality industry, Banking Sector, Government Sector and have 10+ years of working experiences in different areas of ICT. Moreover, he is coordinating and managing ICT Capacity Building initiatives for community sector & Government Sector and eGovernment Capacity building projects to develop digitally empowered community and build digitally enabled country. According to his competencies he got valuable opportunities to participate international conferences and training programmes in ICT sector such as APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea, SAKURA Exchange Programme in Science in 2017 at Japan, ICTD 2012 in Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.<br />
==Career History==<br />
Project Manager, ICTA (2016 to Present)<br />
Visiting Lecturer, SLITHM (2012 to 2016)<br />
Authorized Officer, Department of Immigration and Emigration Sri Lanka (2013 to 2016)<br />
Businest Analyst, Skynet Information Systems(2011 to 2013)<br />
Junior Executive, Sampath Bank PLC (2010 to 2011)<br />
Research Project Officer, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC)(Feb 2010 to Sept 2010)<br />
Research Officer, MG Consultants )Pvt_ Ltd (Oct 2009 to Feb 2010)<br />
Management Trainee, ICTA (Feb 2008 to Aug 2008)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation==<br />
APIGA 2017 in Seoul, South Korea in August 2017<br />
IGF Sri Lanka 2015 in Colombo 2016<br />
IGF Sri Lanka 2016 in Colombo 2016<br />
<br />
==Education==<br />
Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka<br />
BSc. (Hons) in Information and Communication Technology (BSc ICT) from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
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==Publications==<br />
Health Hazards Among Sri Lankan IT Professionals (HHASIP), paper was published at the e-Asia International IT conference on 03rd December 2009 at BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
“Localization of LimeSurvey Software” paper was published at the Conference on Localized Systems Applications (CLSA 2010) on 20-21 August 2010 at Ramada Resort, Kalutara, Sri Lanka <br />
“Health is Wealth and Share the Wealth of Health” was published at the e-Health Sri Lanka 2010 on 15-16 September 2010 at Water’s Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka <br />
“Health Hazards Among Sri Lanka IT Professionals & An Effective Implementation of a FOSS Surveying Tool”, UCSC Research Symposium, 2009 at University of Colombo School of Computing, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
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==Awards==<br />
Fellow - Information and Communication Technology for Development - ICT4D, Atlanta, USA</div>Kasuntharaka