AgenciesColombo: Sri Lanka has appointed Infosys chief mentor Narayana Murthy as the international adviser on information technology to President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
"Mr N R Narayana Murthy has been appointed as the international adviser to the Sri Lankan President and he has accepted it,Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona said.
Rajapaksa made t" he appointment after inviting Narayana Murthy as the chief guest to the ceremonial launch of '2009-Year of English and Information Technology' at the Presidential Secretariat here yesterday.
Speaking at the event, Rajapaksa said the great success of India in the field of Information Technology in the recent years has highly inspired Sri Lanka.
Padma Vibhushan awardee Murthy has stepped down as Infosys CEO but continues as its chief mentor and board chairman.
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