99x and SLIIT CODEFEST celebrates successful four-year partnership
Sri Lanka’s leading technology company 99x partnered with ‘SLIIT CODEFEST 2022’ hosted by the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), as a technical partner for the fourth consecutive year. The company took its partnership to the next level by supporting the university in shortlisting the best teams and guiding and mentoring the selected teams. Adding more significance to the partnership, Samudra Kanankearachchi, who is a solutions Architect at 99x, graced the event as the chief guest.
As Sri Lanka’s leading degree awarding institute in the field of Information Technology (IT), SLIIT has been organizing CODEFEST for the last 12 years to elevate Sri Lanka’s IT knowledge to achieve the nation’s aspiration of being the knowledge hub in Asia. Organized through the university’s Computing Faculty, along with the Ministry of Education’s collaboration, CODEFEST has become a popular nationwide hackathon for software engineers across the island.
Over the last four years, 99x has been actively engaged with CODEFEST to identify outstanding tech talent and helping many innovators across Sri Lanka to bring their ideas to life. As a responsible industry player, 99x understands the importance of nurturing IT skills among Sri Lankans, especially the youth. In such a context, 99x has played an integral part in this competition by mentoring and coaching individuals while helping unearth great ideas.
“Codefest is a great platform for young Sri Lankan tech enthusiasts to showcase their skills and innovation. We are extremely proud to be a part of this unique event that provides great opportunities for all the participants to gain exposure, build their network, and gain valuable experience. As a responsible tech company, we are always committed to supporting the next generation of tech talents in Sri Lanka. In that regard, 99x will continue to support SLIIT CODEFEST to expand great technology ideas by coaching and mentoring Sri Lanka’s next generation of innovators,” said Anura Adhikari, Senior Manager,99x.
As part of the competition, Kavinda Senarathne, Tharindu Yasantha, Naditha Deeyakaduwe, and Malinda Ranasinghe from 99x took part as panelists to shortlist the most outstanding teams at CODEFEST 2022. They later engaged with these teams to mentor and guide them by sharing their expert insights.
Headquartered in Norway, 99x is a product engineering company co-creating well-engineered, innovative digital products for the Scandinavian market. Its expertise has been proven through a portfolio of over 150 impactful global digital products developed since 2004, together with leading Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). 99x employs over 400 technology and product specialists, who are high achievers, creative thinkers, and team players.
