LK Domain Registry marked the 16th anniversary of the BestWeb.LK Awards, Sri Lanka’s national web competition and a benchmark for digital excellence, at an awards ceremony held at the Monarch Imperial recently.
Secretary to the Prime Minister Pradeep Saputhanthri, who was the chief guest, presented the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards for Best Overall Websites. The event was also attended by several distinguished guests.
LK Domain Registry was represented by Chairperson Indika De Zoysa and Director, CEO and Domain Registrar Prof Gihan Dias, along with other members of the organisation.
A total of 106 awards were presented across 24 categories, recognising achievements across Sri Lanka’s digital landscape. The Overall Gold Award was won by homelandsskyline.lk, while parliament.lk received the Overall Silver Award and jatholdings.lk secured the Overall Bronze Award.
In the Best Web Developer category, 3CS received Gold, followed by Web Lankan (Pvt) Ltd. with Silver and Shanika Rajapaksha with Bronze.
Sharing his thoughts during the event,Secretary to the Prime Minister Pradeep Saputhanthri stated, “Today, a nation's digital presence often shapes its reputations long before its people have the opportunity to do so. Consider how many important decision we now make before ever speaking to a person. Many of our first interactions now happen through a screen. Every well-designed website contributes not only to an organisation's reputation but to also how Sri Lanka is experienced by the world. Digital quality is no longer simply a technical matter. It's an economic advantage, a competitive strength and increasingly a national imperative.”
During his speech, LK Domain Registry CEO & Domain Registrar Prof Gihan Dias commented, “Over 16 years ago, we felt it was important to have something which recognises who we are on the Internet and also we wanted to recognise those companies or individuals who have come up with excellent websites which are useful, informative and very easy to use. So we came up with this idea of BestWeb.LK Awards. We have been very fortunate to get an experienced panel of judges who have been with us for a long time. Today, we also use a lot of software and a bit of AI to look at your websites and see whether it meets the required standard to be a winner.”