In partnership with the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), Meta launched a Digital Government Day program to upskill media secretaries and representatives of state media institutions.
This is the first workshop that provided the necessary skills in using digital media such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads effectively to communicate the digital transformation journey.
The sessions were conducted and lead by Kaiya Waddell, Director of Government & Social Impact, APAC Neha Mathur, Partner Manager, Government & Social Impact Dr Priyanka Bhalla, Safety Policy Manager, South Asia Senura Abeywardena, Head of Public Policy, Central Asia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka & Maldives.
The discussions focused on several themes:
* Digital transformation journeys for governments maximising reach and impact.
* Best practices on community building
* Engaging citizens through storytelling and best practices on reels and emerging formats
Highlighting the government’s commitment to strengthening digital communication, the event was attended by Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne, Consultant at the Ministry of Digital Economy Sumudu Ratnayake and Director of Electronic Media at the President’s Media Division Isuru Anuradha.
The Presidential Media Division is fully responsible for socializing the views, actions, decisions and statements of His Excellency the President through the media. Electronic, print and new media will contribute to this through a credible and engaging approach.
The media department works as a source of information on the subject of the President’s vision and mission by maintaining good coordination with public and private media organizations and journalists.
National policies, plans and measures are explained to the people through the use of high quality media. Identify the fallacies and reveal the truth.
Last Updated Date: 26.08.2025
