This will not be exciting news for Sri Lanka as it is a country which has nearly 80% of the households with access to the main electricity grid. But this would be very good news for other countries with poor ...
A recent TV commercial in Sri Lanka shows a girl gets a SMS to her phone and says;“My boyfriend is sending me SMSs too, even after being on phone with me for hours”The message from boyfriend: “you are beautiful”She replies: “you are smart”
There are around 11 million mobile subscribers in Sri Lanka and the mobile penetration seems to be very high. It is not a surprise if this number reaches 20 million in another few years time. In this context mobile phone would be ...
H.E. the President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, launched ’Nenasa’ - a Digital Satellite Television based Distance Education Bridge, managed and operated by the MoE and the National Institute of Education (NIE). ’Nenasa’
The agriculture sector in Sri Lanka employs 31.3% of the total labor force of the country, but its contribution to the Gross Domestic Production (GDP) is just 11.9% (Central Bank of Sri Lanka). So, basically one third of the labor force is ...
The Conversation Behind Closed DoorsIt is always good to know the attitude of U.S. investors on Asia and Africa, where most of the poor people live in the world.Africa is the world’s second largest and second most populous continent after Asia, with
Poverty indeed has many faces. Many of these faces remain unrecognized or out of focus as they are linked to other aspects of deprivation, such as isolation. The Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) initiatives such as Telecentres can start attacking this vicious cycle from Isolation. The physical and social isolation may, in turn, negatively impact on economic, health ...
Yes, it can be. Telecentre is a place rich with ICTNo, it is too much to expect from a Telecentre.Most of the telecentres are located in rural areas; most of those areas are prone to disasters, natural or man-made. Telecentres located in ...
Appreciation: Pragathi Mahilal (1964-2009)Sri Lanka’s relatively higher PC literacy rate (16.9%) is often erroneously attributed to Nenasala telecenter network, under World Bank’s e-Sri Lanka program. No doubt, Nenasalas have played a minor role, but Pragathi Mahilal, as the co-founder of three successful Information and Communication Technology (ICT) publications, alone contributed more to bridge the digital divide in Sri Lanka. In ...
Sri Lanka’s First Mass Alert Emergency Warning System Launched 30 January 2009, Colombo: The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) of Sri Lanka, together with Dialog Telekom launched Sri Lanka’s first mass alert warning system – the Disaster & Emergency Wa
Note: My intention is not to promote any product, brand or company, but to promote sustainability of Telecentres.On my way to Hambantota (A district in the deep south of Sri Lanka), I could see many Telecentres (Nenasalas). Out of those Telecentres some .
“A 10% increase of mobile phone penetration in a country will contribute to the Gross Domestic Production (GDP) growth by 1.2%” – Dr. Hamdoun Toure, Secretay General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).Poverty can be described as the inability of enjoying the minimal standards of living. Poverty has many dimensions to it and one way it can be explained is by using ...
Economic System vs Free Education SystemThroughout the last five decades the welfare oriented policies have helped Sri Lanka to leapfrog in terms of education and health sectors when compared with other developing countries in the region. Good health facilities and health indicators, very high literacy rate (over 90%) are can be shown as good examples.But other countries in the region ...
