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From left: Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka President Dr. Rohana Basil Marasinghe, Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka Past President and Commonwealth Centre for Digital Health Chairman Prof. Vajira H. W. Dissanayake, Dialog Axiata Group Chief Executive Supun Weerasinghe, Dialog Axiata Group Chief Technology Officer Pradeep De Almeida, and Dialog Axiata Vice President – Network Operations and Service Assurance Indika Walpitage Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, partnered with Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka (HISSL), to establish a ‘Digital Health Innovation Laboratory,’ the first of its kind in the country, to incubate innovative digital solutions for the healthcare sector. The primary goal of the proposed laboratory is the development of new technology based “digital” products and services in healthcare to uplift the living standards across communities through research, development and commercialisation of its output.  The

CELCOM Axiata Bhd on Oct 17 launched ‘Celcom Business Suite’ for Retail, a one-stop digital communication and operational solutions specially designed to grow and digitise retail businesses. The new Celcom Business Suite for Retail offers end-to-end business solutions in one package; mobile connectivity with the flexibility of huge data allocation, wireless internet, and combined with solutions for sales and marketing to operations without the need to source from multiple providers. It also has the flexibility to cater various retail business needs, regardless of size. Celcom realised that throughout its 31 years of operating in Malaysia, enterprise business is a segment that has largely contributed to Celcom’s position in the market today. According to Celcom Axiata chief executive officer Idham Nawawi, Celcom also understands that with the evolution of businesses today, many enterprises are concerned about their sustainability in terms of cost and operational efficacy.