Professional Documents
Culture Documents
&
the Information / Knowledge Society
A Sri Lankan Perspective
21st November 2012
CICT Meeting of UNESCAP,
Bangkok, Thailand
Reshan Dewapura
Sri Lanka
Land Area:
65,610 Sq. Km
Population:
20,300,000
GDP/capita:
US$ 2000 +
Currency:
Time Zone:
GMT +5:30
Languages:
Capital:
Exports:
Administration:
Telephone:
Internet :
Broadband:
Colombo (Commercial)
Sri Jayawardenepura (Admin)
Garments, Tea, Gems,
Rubber, Tourism, IT/BPO
9 Provinces, 25 Districts,
325 Divisional Secretariats
114% penetration
5 million users
1.25 million connections
ToeContent
eCONTENT: Information,Services&Applications
ToeContent
eCONTENT: Information,Services&Applications
Access to e-Content
KeyEnablersfortheprovisionofAccess:
NETWORK:Broadband,Wireless,Mobile
ACCESSDEVICES/POINTS:PCs,Tablets,Mobilephones,
InternetKiosks,TeleCenters
ICTLITERACY:AbilitytouseComputing/Mobiledevice
LOCALLANGUGAECOMPUTING:Availabilitytouse
ComputingdevicesinLocalLanguages
ToeContent
eCONTENT: Information,Services&Applications
e-Content
Information,ServicesandApplicationsprovided
electronicallytocitizensbyboth:
GOVERNMENT:
ToFacilitateLifeEvents
ForEconomicBenefits
NON GOVERNMENTENTITIES
ForEconomicBenefits
ForSocialBenefits
SOCIALBENEFIT:Solutionstodaytodayproblems,Equal
Opportunities,AccesstobetterHealthCareServices,
CommunicationOpportunities,UpliftingtheQualityofLife,
PovertyReduction,Benefitstodisadvantagedcommunities
MonetarySavings Accessto:
MarketPrices/Agri.Information
CommunicationOpportunities
Availability&UsageofMobileMoney
Providingimportantdatatootherdepartmentsand
systems.EnablingtheSingleWindowimplementationof
GovernmentServices.
Applications:eCivilRegistrationCertificates,ePensions,
eMotoring,ETravelAuthority(eVisa),eSocialServices,e
LocalGovernment,HHIMS,+++
Providingefficienciesindeliveringservicestocitizens
ToeContent
eCONTENT: Information,Services&Applications
BigData&OpenData
CloudComputing
NearFieldCommunication
CitizenEngagement
MobileGovernment(Gov3.0)
eHealthServices
AndroidEcoSystem(emerginginSriLanka)
Benefits:
ForeignExchangeearningforcountry(No5inSL),
Generationofhighvalueemploymentopportunitiesandcareers.
e-Sri Lanka
An Integrated
e~Development
Model
Peace
Re-engineering
Government
Information
Infrastructure
e-Society
ICT Policy,
Leadership &
Institutional
Development
ICT Human
Resources
Capacity
Building
Eq
u
ity
ICT Investment
& Private Sector
Development
Gr
ow
th
Thank You
www.icta.lk