A MALE DOMINATED FIELD
Technology A Male Dominated Field? When a girl fixes a problem related to a technological field or when a girl writes a perfect code, most of the people are like “Wait, how do you know about them? You are a girl and you should not be doing that!” Computing and technology are mainly populated by boys, …
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Increasing Importance of EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE EQ for the success of human in digital future work In the future labor market of the World Economic Forum, emotional intelligence ranks sixth among the ten best skills that workers need. What is EQ? How does this affect your work schedule and your ability to connect with your team? …
Linking Critical Success Factors with Key Success Factors: Towards an integrative approach
Critical Success Factors (also known as Critical Factors for Success) and their link with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can perhaps be considered as one of the key bridges that connect strategy academia and practice. KPIs help businesses, as well as organisations, to stay focused on the key areas that matter in achieving their goals. Many …
THE RISE OF FAKE NEWS
Not Everything We See is Real Anymore The Rise of Fake News The 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump coined the term “fake news” to implicate the mainstream media outlets that regularly disagreed with his own doctrine. However, the term has since been used to indicate one of the biggest concerns in the …
Driverless Cars
Our future with driverless cars Driverless cars used to be the sort of thing you’d see in sci-fi films – but in 2018 they’re becoming a reality. Autonomous car technology is already being developed by the likes of Lexus, BMW and Mercedes, and they’ve even tested Tesla’s driverless Autopilot system on UK roads. Across the …
“Big CGI Fight coming up” – Deadpool
Are you interested in movies or TV series? Why not? You, me and almost everyone in this biosphere is interested. The wizarding world of Harry Potter, the seven kingdoms of Game of Thrones, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ice Age, Lord of the Rings’ Middle Earth and each and every other fictional multiverse do not just make …
QUANTUM COMPUTING
The Next Computing Evolution On The Horizon! It has been almost 47 years from the release of the world’s first commercial microprocessor on a silicon-chip, the Intel 4004, a 4-bit CPU comprising of only 2300 transistors. Since then, the silicon-chip technology got advanced & cost effective and brought us to the current state of computing …
“If you develop a positive Mindset and a learning attitude then you can go forward and succeed”
John Keells X, operating under John Keells Holdings is one of the best corporate accelerators for Sri Lankan startups that want funding, mentoring, access to markets and other resources to grow fast. JKX provides startups with unique opportunities and avenues for growth, contributing to the development of entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka. Mr. Wishanth Wijesinha, the …
SPECIALIZATION IS THE WAY TO GO
Q: You were once an undergraduate student of the Department of Industrial Management. You then chose to join the same department to pursue your academic career. What was your reasoning for this decision? A: I joined the department as a student in 1987 and graduated only in 1992, because of the university closures during that …
STUDIO 101
“Every day is a milestone” Chanaka Perera – CEO Studio 101 Starting their unstoppable journey in 2008, Studio 101 has come a long way of providing digital solutions to local and foreign clients. Recently, they came up with the trailer of “Gajaman”, the first digital animated 3D movie in Sri Lanka that is planned to …
