Computer Society of Sri Lanka
Encyclopedia
The Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) is a professional body
and learned society
in the field of Computering
and Information Technology
in Sri Lanka
. It was established in 1976.
The CSSL established in 1976 in Sri Lanka by a group of dedicated professionals including the three leading Computer Firms for the purpose of promoting Information and Communication Technology and professionalism among those engaged in the field of Information and Communication Technology, and of maintaining the highest professional standards among the Information and Communication Technology fraternity.
It was registered and incorporated as a Limited Liability Company under the Companies Act, No.17 of 1982 on the 14 August 1987.
Professional body
A professional association is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession, and the public interest.The roles of these professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a...
and learned society
Learned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...
in the field of Computering
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
and Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. It was established in 1976.
The CSSL established in 1976 in Sri Lanka by a group of dedicated professionals including the three leading Computer Firms for the purpose of promoting Information and Communication Technology and professionalism among those engaged in the field of Information and Communication Technology, and of maintaining the highest professional standards among the Information and Communication Technology fraternity.
It was registered and incorporated as a Limited Liability Company under the Companies Act, No.17 of 1982 on the 14 August 1987.
Membership
Six categories of membership to the Society.- Honorary Fellow Members
- Members (MCS)
- Associate
- Student
- Affiliate
- Corporate
Affiliations
- Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri LankaInformation and Communication Technology Agency of Sri LankaThe Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka Limited is a company owned by the Government. ICTA was established to develop the economy of Sri Lanka through information and communication technologies...
(ICTA) - International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL)