招待講演（4）
Yasas Vishuddhi Abeywickrama（Chairman of the International Young ICT group of IFIP and IFIP Councillor）
Yasas Vishuddhi Abeywickrama（Chairman of the International Young ICT group of IFIP and IFIP Councillor）
| The role of the Youth in the International ICT Sector - An IFIP Perspective |
日時：3月10日（木）18:00-18:10
会場：特別会場（藤原洋記念ホール）
 | 【講演概要】It’s no secret that technology is changing the world. But when you stop and think about it, technology is created by people – often young people who are willing to challenge the status quo and do things differently. Young entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s most dynamic and fastest-growing companies – companies like Facebook, Google, Instagram, Twitter, Uber and Skype were all founded by people in their 20s and 30s who went on to deliver revolutionary products that have changed the way we live.
Young people are changing the world. And not only the entrepreneurs whose ideas spawned these companies, but also many of the people who work behind the scenes to develop and implement these disruptive platforms and solutions are young.
So, you have an industry in ICT, Information and Communication Technology, which is driven and run by young people. And this will continue to increase as today’s digital natives find new and innovative ways to apply technology to improve peoples’ lives.
So if the industry is young and if the key drivers of that industry are young, then the supporting organizations, government bodies and industry groups should also reflect that. They should have young representation.
This speech will address this issue as well as touch on what can be done to solve it and also discuss ways of youth engagement. It will showcase to the audience the importance of youth engagement and value it will add, and leave the audience wanting to engage youth more in decision making at various platforms. 【略歴】Yasas Vishuddhi Abeywickrama is a prominent young thought leader in the IT/BPO Sector who has had direct industry exposure in USA, UK, Sri Lanka, Australia, India, Malaysia, Austria and Singapore. He co-founded Sri Lanka’s premier BPO Training organization, Lanka BPO Academy, is the current Vice President of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka and Chairman of the International Young ICT group which spans 50+ nations while also being a Councillor of International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP). |
