b'Member News November 2021 23Solving societal challengesThe future of Robotic Process Automation: Thoughts from a Young Professional AmbassadorBy Vindya Wickramaarachchi MIET, Young Professional Ambassador and member of the IET Sri Lanka Local Network.The Robotic ProcessRPA is a notable technology that drives digital Automation (RPA) fortransformation. (Tang, 2021) 1Service Industry webinarRPA is a technologyHowever, RPA has was organised by thethat is meant fornotable risks and emulating functionslimitations pertaining to IET Sri Lanka Localof human beingsits governance, change Network in place of thethrough a softwaremanagement and integrity. platform without humanCertain other inherent usual evening forumintervention. It can bedisadvantages like due to the pandemic.used as a substituteassurance of its availability, Mr. Satchithanandam,for certain human actions or to assistissues in performance and information humans for predefined purposes.security are also quite common with an industry expert onRPA. Nevertheless, taking all these RPA, was the resourceThe most suitable candidates forfacts into account, it can be observed RPA are the processes which arethat advantages of RPA outweigh its person for the event. Thestable, repetitive, high in volume, rule session was moderatedbased and have structural inputs.disadvantages in a significant way.by Dr. Liyanage. Cognitive functions of humans cannotIt is also remarkable that the data driven be replaced by RPA, and it furthertechnologies have leaves human brains to engagebrought RPA to with all other complex and elusivethe next level. functions. RPA would provide more opportunities for STEM enthusiastsThe major data driven who are smarter and fast-paced.technologies that will further bring RPA to Vindya WickramaarachchiRPA has paved the MIET, Young Professionalits next phase are cognitive automation Ambassador and memberway for a newly(CA) and artificial intelligence (AI). of the IET Sri Lanka emerging industry, Local Network and it has createdCA is used for recognizing patterns numerous careerof unstructured data and AI is opportunitiesutilized for self-learning rules for for professionalsimproving performance. Integration in the field toof these technologies into RPA will work as RPA Business Analysts, RPAdo miracles in the future, especially Sakisan Satchithanandam,Solution Architects, RPA Infrastructurein the service sector which will have Senior EngineerBusinessEngineers and RPA Developers.a direct impact on human lifestyles.Process Re-Engineering (BPR) at Sri Lanka Telecom and webinar guest speakerFind your Local Network, start collaborating on events that promote the importance of STEM and solve the societal challenges that matter to us all: theiet.org/communitiesDr Lalith Liyanage FIET, IET Sri Lanka Local Network Chair and webinar moderator. 1 Tang D., What is digital transformation?, EDPACS, 2021 Jul 3; 64(1):9-13.'