President pointed out that the Information and Communication Technology literacy stood at four per cent in 2004 and by today it has risen to well over 30 per cent. He further said that the government paid special attention on the education sector, highlighting the Information and Communication Technology.
“Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) and the Science and Technology Ministry plays a major role in the process of bringing ICT to the village level. By today, the ICTA runs more than 600 Nenasala centers throughout the country promoting the ICT. Arrangements have also been made to teach ICT as a main subject”, President Rajapaksa said in his inaugural speech participating in the exhibition.
Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) of India and Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) Sri Lanka, have joined hands to organize the 4th annual eASiA 2009 conference and exhibition in Colombo. This is the annual international Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for development event with the objective of reinforcing the technology and knowledge-centric growth and need of Asia vis-à-vis Sri Lanka, through the capitalization of market economy and boosting human development.
The exhibition targets to provide the right opportunity for all stakeholders in the ICT arena to come closer and share a level-playing ground through active conferencing and networking. Spanning over three days, the event is drafted with unique thematically inter-related conferences, in the domains of e-Governance, Digital Learning, e-Health, Tele-centers and Emerging e-Technologies.
The event also consists of a number of plenary and technical sessions, focused workshops, seminars, round table discussion and a full-fledged exhibition, providing excellent opportunity for showcasing projects, programs and initiatives of government and private sector agencies/corporations, as also for demonstrating innovative ICT products, solutions and applications for various domains covered under the scope of the event.
The speakers and attendees will include policy-makers, senior government officials, industry leaders, international development agencies, civil society, academia, and investors.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Anjana Jayashan
Quelle/Source: Asian Tribune, 03.12.2009
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