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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) https://icta.lk/, Founding Chairman and Director of the Lanka School on Internet Governance (LKSIG) https://lksig.org/, 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 inclusion, 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, Sri Lanka. 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, Academia, 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 the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Program on Financial Inclusion and Digital Transformation held at the National Institute of Labour Economics Research & Development 2023, APSIG and 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.