Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- In a move to boost Sri Lanka's digital economy, the government has proposed an allocation of Rs. 3,000 million, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced today.

Delivering the 2025 Budget Speech in Parliament, he outlined that a key priority of this initiative is the establishment of the Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity System for all citizens.

Dissanayake said this system will serve as essential digital infrastructure for economic growth and is expected to be completed soon, laying a solid foundation for further digitalization efforts.

Additionally, the government is enacting new laws to accelerate the digital economy and is working towards the establishment of a high-level digital economic authority, similar...