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A World Bank delegation led by Dr Nagy Hanna is currently in Sri Lanka
to set up the groundwork for the proposed e-Lanka initiative, which will
be launched during the latter part of this month. This this is an exercise to take the benefits of ICT industry to grassroots levels or what we call as the now familiar e-Governance. This effort by the government is commendable and will bring vast benefits as seen by the vast gains made by countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Chile and The State of Andra Pradesh in India. This also can bring about a major impact in the way we think and act as seen in Chile. Besides its more obvious intention of facilitating to leapfrog the economy. The benefits of such an exercise is intangible and can be seen as limitless however as seen over and over again, nothing in life comes without a commitment, passion, and a will to succeed. The project itself requires heavy funding and there are risks associated with it, especially considering the current economic position the country is in. The success or failure of such a project will largely depend on the government's ability to find the right man or an institution with proper authority to lead this process and provide the backing to ensure the desired results are achieved. Policies set out by such an institution should be to the National Interest. There are many trade an professional groups today which have set out their own agenda to face the ever increasing demands of the ICT Industry, due to a lack of National ICT policy and Direction. Now, its time for all forces to get together to gain a bigger piece of the cake as evident in the case of NASSCOM, the governing body of ICT in India. Transparency of all transactions is vital and is important to minimize the probable resistance that could crop up, as parties with short-term interests can interpret this whole effort as making the "public redundant", thus ignoring the vast opportunities it can create. The vision and the initiative is commendable but the country needs the Right Leadership, determination and dedication to make this effort a reality. The British Computer Society of Sri Lanka assures its fullest
corporation to ensure this project is a success as it also creates a vast
opportunity for professional ICT Services. (BCS) 'IGotThrough.Com' Web Portal on education 'IGotThrough.Com'which provides students, professionals and parents information on education from high school to post graduate studies both here in Sri Lanka and abroad brings Students, Professionals, Parents and Education Service Providers to one place using information technology to serve the needs of the educational sector of Sri Lanka. 'IGotThrough.Com'also won National Best Quality Award Winner Category 2-Market Ready Applications for 2002 presented by the British Computer Society (BCS). The website has facilities to guide students to become successful professionals in any field of their choice, be it a diploma/degree course or to obtain a professional membership of a body. It also assists in providing links to Financial Institutions for student loans and support schemes. The portal contains facts, figures and guidelines about specific educational areas, institutes, colleges and universities and the courses offered by them both here in Sri Lanka and abroad. With the assistance of its databases of institutes colleges and universities and with its "Study Abroad" section it makes the tiresome process of attempting to find a suitable foreign college or university extremely easy. Students are guided with support material and expert advice with regard to their education and educational queries. The web portal publishes and updates articles and support material and has the capability for students to do mock tests, read study text and improve and enhance their knowledge. The portal also provides a forum where any professional or student can connect to discussions about his or her chosen field and gain or share their knowledge. Technology-wise, the portal has been developed using PHP 4 which is state-of-the-art technology. This portal is developed and maintained by Logical Systems Pvt. Ltd. Computerised Freight Station Management System DMS Software Technologies has developed a Computerised Container Freight Station Management System (CFSMS). DMS Software Technologies also won National Best Quality Award Winner for Category 1 - Applications in Commercial Operations Presented by the British Computer Society (BCS). The CFSMS handles all key operations of a state-of-the-art Container Freight Station facility. This covers manifest entry at the container terminal, electronic transfer of information to the container freight station, de-stuffing, warehouse management, delivery, commercial operations, container yard operations, vehicle management and billing. The CFSMS was developed using the DMS FREIGHTRAK Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solution for the Containerised Freight industry. The CFSMS has been successfully implemented at the Jaya Container Terminal of the Colombo port and at the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Container Freight Station complex, Peliyagoda CFS(PG). "The Computerised Freight Station Management System has helped SLPA achieve its goal of creating a world class fully Computerised Freight Station Facility at Peliyagoda" sait Prasanna Lokuge - Chief Information Systems Manager SLPA. What is intranet? Extranet? Intranets and extranets have become en vogue. Intranets and extranets share the common protocol (TCP/IP) and Web technologies with the Internet. Intranet is a closed, business-wide network, but it uses open standards such as TCP/IP instead of proprietary protocols traditionally used for LANs (local area networks, usually hard-wired) and WANs (wide area networks, usually LANs connected by cable, telephone and wireless networks). Extranet is a private WAN running on public protocols. That is, an extranet is a virtual private network among private parties based on open network and protocols. To assure security and privacy, an extranet relies on secured channel using tunneling protocols and digital ID. In a way, extranet is a private street built on public land (although costs may be borne by private parties) .(To be continued) Improve your Ict skills A alias A nickname that refers to a person or group of people on a network. For example, the mailing-list named NETGLOS is an alias for all the e-mail addresses on the NETGLOS subscribers' list at coopnet.org. Whenever an e-mail message is sent to [email protected], it will automatically be forwarded to all the people on the mailing-list. Similarly, the address "webmaster @widgets.com" usually found on WWW sites, is an alias for the person responsible for maintaining that site. All e-mail sent to this address will be routed accordingly. anchor In HTML, anchors mark the start and end of hypertext links. archive A collection of files stored on a computer network - often retrievable by FTP authentication A security measure for checking a network user's identity. B backbone The Internet's high speed data highways that serve as major access points to which other networks connect. bandwidth The amount of data you can send through a network connection. Bandwidth is usually measured in bits-per-second (bps). bookmark A feature of most Web browsers. You can save frequently accessed links in a bookmark file, rather than have to look up the URL each time. browser Another name for a client program that allows users to access documents on the WWW. Browsers can be both text-based or graphic. (To be continued) |
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project is intended
to set the platform to increase National productivity, improve
competitiveness in the global market, improve quality of life, enable
decentralisation of the economy, provide vast opportunities for the
general public to access global markets, share resources and knowledge,
optimise travelling, communicate the message of peace.
