President’s Podium – March / April 2018

I love the fact that we live in an era where self-service is becoming the norm. Flying to Cape Town? No problem. You can check in online and print your own boarding pass. Want to draw some cash on a Sunday afternoon? Just head off to the ATM down the road. Need to...

President’s Podium – Feb / March 2018

Continuing Professional Development, or CPD for short, refers to the ongoing formal or informal training required in order to maintain a specific qualification or designation. One might argue that you have spent thousands of Rands and a number of years in studying for...

President’s Podium December 2017

  The last few months have flown by as a result of the preparations for the IITPSA President’s Awards and 60th Anniversary Banquet.   After months of planning the big day had arrived and on 8 November 2017 we honoured various individuals within the ICT...

News from IITPSA – October 2017

President’s Podium   September was a buzz of activity in Sri Lanka’s ICT community. Fellow IITPSA colleagues and I attended IP3 meetings, the IFIP General Assembly and presented at the SEARCC and Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) ICT Conference. South...

News from IITPSA – August / September 2017

Happy Spring to each and every one of you. My wish for you this season is to be healthy, courageous and enjoy life. – I recently attended a public lecture presented by Harold Jache. Harold focuses on workplace transformation for the network era. His topic was...

News from IITPSA – July 2017

Over the past few months, I have been assisting on the IITPSA membership committee. Membership committee meetings are held twice a week and comprise of approximately 5 assessors. At these meetings, new membership applications are assessed and are either approved or...