Cyclone Ditwah damage: Microsoft and MillenniumIT ESP to support data collection

Sri Lanka’s recovery data repository is to be supported by an information system built free of charge by MillenniumIT ESP, while Microsoft has also provided necessary technical support, a statement released by the President’s Media Division (PMD) yesterday (11) said.

Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Dr. Suriyapperuma added that teams will visit the affected locations to gather the data more accurately and that plans are in place to expedite the process through digital reporting.

He further stated that numerous countries have extended both financial and material assistance for the Rebuilding Sri Lanka programme and that additional support continues to be received.

According to information provided by the Department of External Resources, countries such as Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the Maldives, the United States, Nepal, Switzerland, Canada, Ireland and Korea as well as institutions including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank have expressed their willingness to provide financial assistance, the, it added.

He said that, immediately following the disaster, countries including India and Pakistan provided material aid, while several others, including the Maldives, Australia, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland and Qatar, have also supplied essential relief items.