The e-Sri Lanka PC Programme is aimed at increasing Sri Lanka's current low IT literacy, by enabling access to Information Communication Technology (ICT). This programme fosters the charter to "bridge the digital divide" that has been taken on by government's across the world through the UN Millennium Declaration and World Summit on the information society.
Research in this area has shown that consumers lack awareness of the benefits of owning a PC and PC usage. This program was jointly embarked on by ICTA & Intel to address these issues and will increase the accessibility and usage of PCs and the Internet across population segments and pave the way for "knowledge based societies".
The e-Sri Lanka PC, a personal computer (PC), based on Intel architecture, will be installed with educational tools and programmes. It will also expose the users to the functionality and availability of open source software in an easy to use Linux desktop environment. Developed in collaboration with Intel ,RedHat and other partners, this is one of the main ways through which ICTA plans to increase ICT literacy in Sri Lanka.
This endeavor aims at ensuring that e-literacy becomes as basic as reading, writing and arithmetic and governments can increase business productivity and citizen satisfaction and in turn boost economic growth and competitiveness.
Three models of PCs are available for purchase through this scheme (please refer brochure for details) through three selected local distributors. All models come with a tool three year product warranty. There is pre-loaded self learning educational software that explains common features of the PC in all national languages. Users can obtain telephone based remote support for a period of one year on any issues related to the PC.
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