“With mobile phones becoming integrated into our lives their use for providing public service is becoming more and more pervasive,” he said.

The ICTA CEO shared the success of the e-Development programme in Sri Lanka with the world ICT leaders.

He asserted that the government was ready to provide key citizen services via the mobile phone within the next two to four years.

“In Sri Lanka, we have a great potential for providing public services via the mobile phone,” he said.