SL Nenasalas successful despite high global telecentre failure
Saturday, 3 August 2013 00:37
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The Nenasala Telecentres (wisdom outlets) set up island-wide including in the North and East Provinces have yielded remarkable positive results, despite the high failure of telecentres in the international arena.
ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) CEO Reshan Dewapura says that Sri Lanka’s telecentre model ‘Nenasala’ is a live example of the successful implementation of the telecentre concept.
The success of most of the telecentres set up in developing countries is only around 25%. But in Sri Lanka, the success of the Nenasala project is more than 68%. A comprehensive study is to be carried out to exactly assess the percentage of success of the Nenasalas.
A brainchild of President Mahinda Rajapaksa as a measure for making the benefits of ICT reach all, the Nenasala project has shown its positive impact on Sri Lankan society very tangibly. ICT literacy has leapfrogged from a mere 4% in 2004 to nearly 40% today.
Farmers, vegetable vendors, fishermen, students and teachers, to name a few, have made it their habit to check the Nenasala close to their residence to taste the benefits of ICT and follow a comfortable lifestyle.
The regional and international community, realising the place the Nenasala telecentre project occupies in Sri Lanka as a flagship project, has welcomed it as a model for many other countries. According to a survey, monthly more than 200,000 persons benefit from the Nenasalas set up island-wide.
