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Sri Lanka
Geographical Location
Island nation in South Asia, located 31 kilometers
(18˝ miles) off the southern coast of India,
positioned between 5 and 10 north latitude.
Centrally located on the West-East sea and air
routes, comfortably accessible to the business
traveler from any point in the globe.
Quality of Life
Sri Lanka ranked 96th vis-a-vis the rest of
the world – Highest in South Asia in a UNDP
report. Cosmopolitan living style, free education
& health services, abundant recreational facilities,
unparalleled natural beauty, equable climate
make Sri Lanka a wonderful place to live.
Education
Literacy rate of 97% makes Sri Lanka the most
literate population in South Asia. 66% of the
total population have had Secondary Education.
Intrinsic Strengths to aid Outsourcing
- A rapidly growing domestic IT industry with
increasing global recognition
- A competitive workforce of educated, English-speaking,
tech-savvy personnel
- Second largest number of accountants outside
the United Kingdom (approx. 30,000 qualified
accountants with another 40,000 in training)
- Presence of ICT Agency accredited IT-Enabled
Services training centers to ensure human
resource supply is continued into the future
- Cost-effective manpower
- Technical support: Sri Lanka graduates hundreds
of software and hardware engineers each year
who can be used in call centers for troubleshooting/tech
support given that their salaries are much
lower than in Europe or the US
- Public policy support- The Government of
Sri Lanka has recognized the potential of
IT-enabled services and has taken positive
steps in marketing Sri Lanka’s potential by
providing numerous incentives
In a report titled,
"Global Services Location Index 2007"
published by AT Kearney - Sri Lanka made its
presence felt on account of lower labor costs,
availability of English speaking manpower, strong
educational systems and increasingly open and
well-regulated business environments. |
