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Item Importance of Engineering Ethics in Business Environment- With Reference to Views of Engineering Students(International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Wijesinghe, D.P.S.; Jayawardane, V.P.T.Professional engineers have a huge responsibility towards the general public and employers. Engineering Ethics guide and remind professional engineers regarding their responsibilities. However, most of the engineers have to work in business environments irrespective of their technical disciplines. Therefore, every day in their professional life engineers have to deal with ethically difficult situations in business activities. Expertise in engineering, Business Management and Engineering Ethics is highly required for professional engineers in order to discharge their services in a sustainable manner. However, existing literature reveals that majority of engineering undergraduates from most of the countries are having less interest and attention towards non-technical subjects like Engineering Ethics. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to identify the perception of Sri Lankan engineering students on Engineering EthicsItem ICT as a tool for Business modernization: Understanding the ICT competence among Entrepreneurs & its impact on success of businesses(4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Hettiarachchi, P.C.Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) provide vast new opportunities for the field of commerce and trade in the Country. In a global context, effective use of ICT is an essential for the success of businesses especially in entrepreneurial sector. Entrepreneurs are extremely important to the Economy in any country whether it is developed or developing. The objective of this research was to understanding the ICT competence among Entrepreneurs & its impact on success of their businesses. The Research was carried out in Divisional Secretariat Matara district. This study was based on quantitative and qualitative strategy; it has employed both primary and secondary sources. Primary data were collected through semi-structured interviews, focus group discussion and direct observation. Semi-Structured interviews have been conducted for the selected sample entrepreneurs from the town which was selected by purposive sampling. Observation was also utilized to collect primary data concerning how the businesses operate and the extent of ICT application. Secondary data were collected through annual reports and journals which were published by the Matara District Chamber of Commerce (MDCC). The findings of the study showed that the level of ICT has positive relationship with success of their business. Most of the Entrepreneurs having ambitions of expanding their sales area; acknowledge that the benefits of implementing ICT, but for various reasons this meets different obstacles. These obstacles may vary from the level of knowledge of ICT, financial barriers, access and opportunities and educational background. This study found that the majority of entrepreneurs who are in the town area use ICT facilities to a certain extent, also the nature of the product or service and the level of the computer literacy & language barrier of the owner influence in the usage of ICTItem Assessment of innovative business opportunities and models to serve aging population in Sri Lanka(University of Kelaniya, 2005) Pathiratna, L.P.S.M.; Dasanayake, S.In year 2040, Sri Lanka will have a 36 per cent of old age dependants in their total population. However, these changes in age structure have some important implications and repercussions; which can either be favourable or unfavourable on the Sri Lankan economy and society. However, in Sri Lanka there are very limited research findings related to aging studies except those from population statistics. Therefore, it was felt necessary an in-depth investigation to identify the specific goods and services the aging population demands in the Sri Lankan context. A major assumption of the research was that the existing mechanisms were not sufficient to serve the growing proportion of the aging population in Sri Lanka without the active involvement of both the government and the private sector, through innovative business models. The survey method, with sufficient brainstorming discussions were practiced to acquire sufficient data to analyse the real needs, wants and demands of the aging population of the Greater Colombo area of Sri Lanka. Population was the Greater Colombo aging population. Sample size of the study was 100 respondents, entrepreneurs and service providers. Data analysis was completed by using SPSS package. Analytical findings of this research clearly indicate that in Sri Lanka there aren’t sufficient mechanisms to serve aging populations using innovative business models. Further, the involvement of the business sector is also limited to serve the aging population. This is due to high business risk and minimum government support to develop suitable infrastructure to serve the aging population. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that government policies be formulated to promote the private sector to serve the aging population of Sri Lanka using innovative business models. Moreover, it is recommended that to implement joint efforts by the government and the private sector to serve the aging population in Sri Lanka and this would lead to create win-win situation for both the business sector and the aging population of Sri Lanka.