The Ministry of Digital Economy and the Ministry of Public Administration have jointly introduced guidelines for heads of institutions on the optimal use of digital technologies to deliver public services remotely.
The measures are taken in light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East region, which has impacted fuel supplies to Sri Lanka, which raises the broader need for effective energy management.
Accordingly, the Committee on the Systematic Maintenance of Public Service, chaired by the Prime Minister, directed the Ministry of Digital Economy to explore the possibility of resorting to remote work as much as possible, in consultation with the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, and to provide recommendations on the optimal use of digital technologies.
Heads of departments are encouraged to take necessary measures to improve the digital technology skills of officers and other staff members at each workplace and to strictly safeguard the security of information related to their duties, in order to contribute to the optimisation of public sector services in the Digital Economy Plan, which is a major development approach of the current government.
The guidelines, issued on April 21, 2026, have been prepared in all three official languages and the english version is as follows :
Guidelines issued for optimal use of digital tech in state sector
