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About SLNG
Sri Lanka Next Generation (SLNG) is the local body of Sri Lanka for the Asia Pacific Next Generation (APNG). As our parent organization (APNG), we have following objectives and motivation with SLNG
Objectives
By organizing activities SLNG hope to achieve following objectives.
- To increase the awareness of Asia Pacific Next Generation activities in Sri Lanka
- Empowering Next Generation (APNG) activity through APNG Local Camps
- Challenging to create new Internet growth opportunity
- Provide opportunities for the youth to improve their knowledge on the Internet and ICT
- Provide a platform to share the knowledge and experience among the community
- Share and discussed the Sri Lankan perspective of the Internet
- Help to master the skills necessary to build and operate the Internet Technologies
- Provide a forum for key Internet builders in Sri Lanka to learn from their peers
- Build the next generation Internet leaders in Sri Lanka
- Help to develop a robust Internet infrastructure in Sri Lanka
- Support to develop the Internet infastructure in the less developed areas in Sri Lanka
- Promoting and facilitating network enabled research collaboration and knowledge discovery
- Support for ICANN One World. One Internet initiative
- Provide a voice in the development Internet Policy Process
- Help to bridging the digital divide in Sri Lanka
Motivation
- Local fellowship for participants from universities, institutes and schools
- APNG fellowships opportunities for fellows
Keeping the fact in our mind that the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow, SLNG and its camp activities are not only empowering the Next Generation who has the power of developmental assets and an innovative and fresh point of view on Internet Technology but also bonding and strengthening relationship among senior leaders and the youth to share and discuss over perspectives of today’s Internet in Sri Lanka.
SLNG Structure
The general affairs of the SLNG run by an Executive Committee comprising of the following officers.
- Chairman
- Vice Chairman
- Secretary
- The Treasurer
- Chairman - Program Committee
- Chairman - Fellowship Committee
- Chairman - Working Group Committee
For more information, please check out http://www.slng.asia
Contact info : info@slng.asia
Recent News
- SLNG (Sri Lanka Next Generation) and APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) jointly organized a Network security workshop in Colombo.
- Lihini Senanayake from University of Moratuwa offered a full fellowship for Network security workshop.
- APNIC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sri Lanka Next Generation (SLNG) at ICANN52. Both APNIC and SLNG agree to cooperate and encourage the development of the Internet in Sri Lanka.
Primary Contact
- Eranga Samararathna : erangac@gmail.com
- Srimal Andrahennadi : srimalit@yahoo.com
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SLNG became an ICANN ALS in 2015, under the stewardship of Eranga Samararathna (Chairman of SLNG at that time) and Srimal Andrahennadi (Secretary of SLNG at the time). |