Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka

Mobile Monday launch, valuable step in Lanka becoming knowledge hub: ICTA COO

Monday, 26 April 2010 10:25

The launch of Mobile Monday Colombo (MoMo) is a valuable move helping Lanka to become the ‘knowledge hub ‘ envisaged in the Mahinda Chintana Idiri Dekma, said ICT Agency of Sri Lanka Chief Operating Officer Reshan Dewapura.

Mr. Dewapura said so while participating at the media conference held at Hotel Galadari, Colombo on Friday (23) after the launch of Mobile Monday Colombo . The Centre of Excellence for Telco and Mobile of the Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) in collaboration with Mobile Monday International organised the said launch of Mobile Monday Colombo.

Centre with ICT facilities for Samurdhi beneficiaries

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 10:12

The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has taken steps to raise the standard of life of Samurdhi beneficiaries.
This is implemented under the e-Samurdhi project. Accordingly a centre with Information and Communication Technology facilities will be set up based at the Sri Lanka Samurdhi Authority.
Through this any Samurdhi recipient will be able to build up relationship with the Samurdhi Authority from wherever s/he is. This will also enable the Samurdhi beneficiary to inform the Samurdhi Authority not only about the problems s/he faces but also about the benefits and privileges s/he obtains as a Samurdhi recipient.
Samurdhi beneficiaries are also able to be in contact with the Samurdhi Authority by making use of the ICT facilities available at Nenasalas.
ICTA says that it has taken steps to provide the necessary training to obtain the assistance of about 100,000 Samurdhi beneficiaries for implementing this ICT internet facility.
ICTA said further that the initial study has already been completed for this purpose and that the installing of the relevant software has by now commenced.
(Carried also in Daily News of April 17, Daily FT of April 19 and The Island of Apriil 20)

hSenid, Respere to provide disaster management solution for NDRSC with ICTA

Tuesday, 06 April 2010 14:54

The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka is the single apex body involved in ICT policy and direction for the nation responsible in the implementation of the e-Sri Lanka Initiative signed up with hSenid a leading IT solutions provider for the Public and Private Sector Organization on the 25th of March 2010 for the Deployment of the Sahana Disaster Management System for the National Disaster Relief Services Centre (NDRSC).

hSenid along with Respere Lanka who is part of the original team initiated to develop the open source Sahana Disaster Management System will work in conjunction to develop and customize the existing modules of Sahana to the National Disaster Relief Services Centre of Sri Lanka.