US Cyberspace and Digital Policy Ambassador to visit Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st); The United States Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick will to Sri Lanka this weekend.

Ambassador Fick willtravel to Sri Lanka from August 20 to 23, said the US State Department.

He will hold bilateral consultations in Colombo with a range of counterparts in government, the private sector, and think tanks on cybersecurity, information and communications technologies, and digital freedom.

Before heading to Sri Lanka, Ambassador Fick will be in India from August 17th to 20th.

Ambassador Fick will head the U.S. delegation to the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting in Bengaluru.

 He will highlight U.S. views on digital economy topics including priority areas set by India’s G20 presidency: digital public infrastructure, security in the digital economy, and digital skilling.  

Ambassador Fick will also meet with technology entrepreneurs and other representatives from industry and civil society.