Ministry of Technology (Sri Lanka)
| ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්යාංශය டிஜிட்டல் பொருளாதார அமைச்சகம் | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Headquarters | Level 11, Unit No. 1101, One Galle Face Tower, No. 1 A, Centre Road, Galle Face, Colombo 02 6°55′40″N 79°50′43″E / 6.92788°N 79.84538°E |
| Annual budget |  LKR 7.1 billion (2025)[1] |
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The Ministry of Technology, currently known as the Ministry of Digital Economy, is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for formulating and implementing policies on the development, regulation, and advancement of technology and scientific research in the country.[2]
In the 2025 budget, the Sri Lankan government has made a significant push towards a digital economy. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced the establishment of a Digital Economic Authority and a Sri Lanka Unique Identity Project (Digital ID) as key components of this initiative. The government has allocated LKR 3 billion towards digital investments.[3]
The goal is to transition Sri Lanka into a cashless economy and to generate US $15 billion in revenue through the digital economy by 2030. This includes increasing the ICT industry’s annual export revenue to US $5 billion. The budget also includes plans to strengthen cybersecurity, data privacy, and data protection laws[4]
List of ministers
The Minister of Technology or the Minister of Digital Economy is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party Jathika Hela Urumaya Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna United National Party National People's Power
| Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | President | ||
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| Champika Ranawaka | 
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Jathika Hela Urumaya | 28 January 2013 – 18 November 2014 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | ||
| Susil Premajayanth | 
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4 September 2015 – 12 April 2018 | Maithripala Sirisena | ||
| Gotabaya Rajapaksa | 
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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 26 November 2020 – 14 July 2022 | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | ||
| Ranil Wickramasinghe |  |
United National Party | 21 July 2022 – 23 September 2024 | Ranil Wickramasinghe | ||
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National People's Power | 24 September 2024 - 18 November 2024 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake | ||
| Anura Kumara Dissanayake | 
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National People's Power | 18 November 2024 - Present | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Budget 2025". Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. 17 February 2025.
- ^ "The Gazette Extraordinary, No. 2412/08 of 25 November 2024: Government Notifications – Assignment of duties, subjects and functions, departments, institutions, statutory boards and public corporations to each ministry" (PDF). Department of Government Printing. 25 November 2024. p. 75. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ ReadMe, Team (17 February 2025). "Budget 2025: Sri Lanka is pushing to go cashless". ReadMe. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Boost for digital economy with Rs.3bn budget allocation - Breaking News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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