Set up under the Information and Communication Technology Act, No. 27 of 2003 and strengthened by the ICT Amendment Act No. 33 of 2008, the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), functioning under the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure. The main thrust of ICTA is to set ICT policy as well as guide and direct national ICT development activities.

ICTA recognizes the fact that the disparities in accessing information communication technologies that exist in our society today stems not only from inadequate infrastructure but also from the lack of digital applications. The design and development of good quality applications require creative imagination, engineering knowhow as well as financial resources. ICTA has initiated a large number of projects that have addressed the needs of the citizens of the country and have strived to create content and applications that would impact on the everyday lives of people. In order to maintain this heightened interest on digital application development, as well as to create awareness among the general public, the ICTA has initiated the e-Swabhimani-National Best Digital Awards.