SAP gearing to digitise rural Sri Lanka
Imagine Sunil Somadasa of Aranayake obtaining a copy of his birth certificate via e-mail? Ms.P. Jeyaranee in Vakarai getting her start up business registration digitised? That just might be the future if talks with SAP India (P) Ltd. (SAP) and the Sri Lankan government authorities go through.
SAP which assists streamline processes, giving entities the ability to use live data to predict customer trends - live and in the moment is gearing to start discussions with the government in a bid to assist rural communities to basically 'simplify' their day to day lives, Deb Deep Sengupta, President and Managing Director SAP Indian Subcontinent, who was visiting the island to the launch of the Sri Lanka SAP User Group (SLSUG). recently told the Business Times.
"We're going to meet the Treasury officials and other state authorities during our next visit," he said. He added that SAP if and when they seal partnerships, aims to boost income and inspire permanent change to the rural communities.“We are in conversation with the government and its agencies to explore how best we can bring our experience of working with governments from around the world. SAP is well poised to cover the strategic pillars – improving fiscal discipline, transforming governance to deliver responsive citizen services, building future cities and enhancing national resilience. Our digital government solutions use technologies such as cloud computing, enterprise mobility, big data computing, predictive analytics and Internet of Things to help public agencies improve performance and develop forward-thinking, citizen-centric programmes,” he added. Today, SAP is best equipped to enable and support these government initiatives, according to him.
“The government has announced definitive plans to improve its governance and its services to the public. We will be working closely with local partners in Sri Lanka, whose collaborative approach and insights can be leveraged. We also understand that the ICT Agency in Sri Lanka is a lead facilitator and thought-leader in this area and has been pioneering digital governance initiatives. We would like to work with them to be strategically aligned with their core and immediate objectives.”
State officials said that the government is looking to bank on ERP solutions in order to ensure effective budgeting, improved community services and digitisation. SAP's focus on helping organisations transition to the digital economy makes it a particularly effective partner for local governments as SAP already works across the public sector in India to improve the daily lives of Indians by digitising areas like municipal governance, delivery of services, and transportation, Mr. Sengupta, who brings more than two decades of wide-ranging IT and management experience to the role, with a track record of increasing market share, ensuring customer success and leading effective teams said. He has been an integral part of SAP India's leadership team for over a decade and has been instrumental in establishing the SAP brand in India.
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