Friday, 10 May 2024
Chitranganie appointed ICTA chair

Chitranganie appointed ICTA chair

Chitranganie Mubarak has assumed duties as the new Chairperson of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA).

Chitranganie Mubarak has played a major role in the Country’s ICT4D effort over the last 10 years. During her nine year stint with the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka she headed the e-Society Programme conceptualizing, planning and giving direction to the management of close to 250 projects, with wide ranging development outcomes. The e-Swabhimani the National Best e-Content Award was initiated by her in 2009.

A key aspect of a her work involved the roll out projects and services which benefit society through the Countrywide Telecentre ( Nenasala ) Network. In 2013 she successfully conceptualized and drafted ICTAs application to the Bill and Belinda Gates Foundation’s Access to Learning Award ( ATLA) 2014 which brought in an award of USD 1mn for further strengthening the national telecentre network in the Country.

Prior to joining the ICTA she served as Director, TradenetSL, the e- commerce arm of the Sri Lanka Export Development where she was responsible for introducing several ICT solutions for facilitating the rural entrepreneur and played a key role in launching the country's pioneering on-line trading platform.

Her present responsibilities include Administration & Development at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology. She is also a Member of the Board of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Kelaniya, Member of the National Steering Committee on Food Security of the National Science Foundation and a Director of the Mahavilachchiya Educational Centre for Children, Gte Pvt.Ltd