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the rationale for a government endorsed trade portal said, "Small
and medium scale enterprises (SME's) will play a vital role as
the Sri Lankan economy moves forward. Even in the United States
the economy is not dependent on the General Electrics and Microsofts
but rather on the enormous number of SME's. Our objective is not
just to provide another channel for Sri Lankan companies to market
their products but also to get them engaged in the idea of e-business
and demonstrate to them the power of the Internet. We plan to
set up and manage the portal in a manner that will provide synergies
to the vast and diverse number of Sri Lankan manufacturers from
producers of food products to clothing to commodities, components,
electrical and electronic products and a whole host of others".
Affno's CEO Suren Kannangara said his company was happy to be
entrusted with the prestigious task of building Sri Lanka's official
country gateway for business.
The trade portal will enable each participating company (referred
to as member companies) to advertise their products on the portal.
Visitors would find these companies or their products in one of
several ways. To enable this Affno will be building advanced search
features and also grouping the companies into logical groupings
depending on the complimentary nature of their products. |