Business
Dialog powers Diriya.lk to place knowledge at entrepreneurs’ fingertips
Dialog Axiata PLC has launched Diriya.lk, a free, trilingual online knowledge portal. This homegrown website features a comprehensive knowledge base sourced from reputable contributors including the International Finance Corporation (a member of the World Bank Group) and local collaborations with renowned government and private sector organisations. Powered by Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity partner, Diriya.lk is a one-stop hub for Sri Lankan entrepreneurs to learn and grow by receiving knowledge and expertise from industry specialists, downloadable educational content and access to networking opportunities. The website mentors, motivates and empowers entrepreneurs to tackle the challenges in today’s dynamic business world by equipping them with the required management acumen and insights to efficiently start and manage their business ventures. Diriya.lk was launched by Dialog as a social innovation initiative aligned with two UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth, and SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Under this community investment initiative, Dialog aims to empower and support Sri Lankan entrepreneurs and other stakeholders of micro, small and medium scale businesses with the required expertise to strengthen their current businesses, to encourage the creation of new business ventures in the country and to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in more Sri Lankans.