Archive for July, 2007
ICTA launches 400th Tele-centre at Colombo District Secretariat
The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) today established its 400th Nenasala (Tele-centre) at the Colombo District Secretariat. The Chief Guest at the event is Hon. Minister Karu Jayasuriya. The setting up of this Nenasala is aimed at providing visitors with services such as Internet access, computer access, telephone calls, scanning and […]
Global knowledge to the village in Sri Lanka
Tele-centres are opening up communication-challenged areas in Sri Lanka. Rs. 6 million package initiative to create 20 Internet ‘Nenasalas’ in the island nation, part of plan to create 1,000 centres by 2008. The problems posed by domestic strife has not distracted Sri Lankans from trying to bridge their own ‘digital divide’ and opening up the […]
Why must Khalishpur die?
Author: Hameeda Hossain July 27, 2007: Last week, I accompanied members of the “Jatiyo Tran Committee” (a voluntary group headed by Justice Gholam Rabbani, formed to provide assistance to distressed citizens) who had collected funds to help the jute workers of Khalishpur tide over the very difficult times they faced, with the sudden termination of […]
Rural ICT Center along with Digital Photography Lab in BHS Collegiate School in Boria, Kushtia
Begum Hamida Siddique Collegiate School (BHSCS) is located at village Boria 10 km from Kushtia town. There was no high school within 6 km area of this village and no education for the girls before 1995 the school was established. The school has now been enjoying computer facility from 1998 and a computer course was […]
GKP recalls commitment to bridge digital divide
Last few years we are looking for the best info-tech for the benefits of rural people. Indeed still the technology is so expensive for them because we have no well off IT infrastructure and making technological services on vernacular language is also challenging task. Jamilur Reza Choudhury, former adviser of caretaker government and vice chancellor […]
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