Sinhala/Tamil E-mail system

According to the concept of the Minister of Science and Technology to introduce technology to villages, the 'Vidatha' programme was introduced. With regard to this, there will be more than 300 Vidatha centres throughout the country. This was prepared to enable use of Sinhala and Tamil email and web; the necessities to help technology transfer to villages through Vidatha Centres.

Software with a Sinhala use interface and a handbook was compiled for the very first time in Sri Lanka by Information Technology division of Arthur C Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies. It is prepared, so that even without using any word in the English language can use email and web easily.

From the very beginning, the advice and guidance of Dr. Gihan Dias, Senior Lecturer, Computer Science and Engineering Department of University of Moratuwa was received to successfully fulfill this work. Since there is software with a Tamil user interface already in use, any one can easily use email and web in any of the three languages he/she wishes to use. Also, interchanging from one language to another can be done instantly with the same computer.

In the future, it is expected to introduce this software to the Vidatha centres and other departments and institutes. Further, the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies is prepared to solve any problems which may arise while using the software and further develop utilization.