Srilanka, April 30 -- In line with its national vision of building a digitally inclusive and empowered society, the Ministry of Digital Economy convened a focused discussion chaired by Hon. (Eng.) Eranga Weeraratne, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, together with the Ministry's Advisory Committee, Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva, M.P., and key stakeholders, to address critical challenges faced by the differently-abled community in accessing digital services in Sri Lanka.

With over 1.6 million persons with disabilities in Sri Lanka-57% of whom are women-the Ministry recognizes the urgent need to build Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) that is inclusive and sensitive to diverse disabilities. Currently, only 29% of the differently-abled ...