Chairperson, CEO Export Development Board (EDB), Sri Lanka Visits PITB

Chairperson, CEO Export Development Board (EDB), Sri Lanka, Indira Malwatte and delegates meet Chairman PITB, Dr Umar Saif and team at PITB today. Dr Umar Saif introduced her to PITB’s most flourishing ICT projects and how ICT ventures have viably improved methods of governance in Punjab. Indira Malwatte also visited Plan9 and got acquainted with the work environment & facilities offered there. Aspiring techpreneurs housed at Plan9 briefed CEO EDB, SriLanka, Indira Malwatte about their work & experience whereas she also paid a visit to Plan9’s shiny alumni to get oriented with their success stories.
Thoroughly impressed, she stated that encouragement provided to the tech entrepreneurs from the platform of Plan9 is inspirational to all. Sri Lanka can benefit from the startup model, Plan9, she added.
Dr Saif presented a souvenir to Indira Malwatte as a token of gratitude followed by combined press talk where they furnished media queries. Dr Saif said that he is glad to host CEO, EDB Sri Lanka here at PITB stating that meetings & deliberations spawn substantial collaborative propositions.
CEO, EDB (Sri Lanka) acknowledged PITB’s efforts to technologically empower Punjab adding that there is a lot to learn from PITB’s culture of tech innovation. Moreover, she said that PITB, steered by exceptionally talented leader Dr Umar Saif, has done exemplary work in the field of education, health and law & order.
“An inspiring visit, to be of mutual interest to both our countries,” states Indira Malwatte while signing the guestbook.