Sathira Sarachchandra attended Indo Pacific Cyber Security Alliance and GCTF 2019 representing Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Entrepreneur and Activist Sathira Sarachchandra attended the Inauguration of the Indo Pacific Cyber Security Alliance and the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF 2019) on Network Security and Emerging Technologies representing Sri Lanka by the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Mr. Sarachchandra holds Director positions at the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA) and the National Youth Services Council (NYSC) of Sri Lanka. He delivered his remarks at the forum on the Current Status, Opportunities & Challenges of Cyber Security in Sri Lanka.

The forum was held in Taipei, Taiwan with the Participation of legislators, policy makers, diplomats and officials of 20 Indo Pacific countries including USA, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico, Philippines, Chile etc and was hosted jointly by Taiwan, USA and Japan. The forum was led by the Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs Kelly Wu-Chiao Hsieh and it was proposed to build a joint security platform between Indo Pacific countries to counter the increasing threat of Cyber Attacks. The Director of the United States Department of Homeland Security Mr. Bob Kolasky and Officials from the US Department of State, Economic Bureau, Federal Communication Commission, and representatives from other counties also gave their remarks at the forum.

Mr. Sarachchandra also attended the opening ceremony of Computex 2019 which was opened by the President of Republic of China (Taiwan) H.E. Tsai Ing-Wen.