e-Sri Lanka Transforming a Nation through ICT 28 th May 2009 World Bank HQ, Washington D.C., U.S.A. Reshan Dewapura Wasantha Deshapriya Jayantha Fernando ICT Agency of Sri Lanka Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Where does Sri Lanka stand? Network Readiness Index (NRI) Network Readiness Index (NRI) Year 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Countries 82 102 104 115 122 127 134 India 45 39 40 44 50 54 Sri Lanka 54 66 71 83 86 79 72 Nepal ‐ ‐ ‐ 108 119 127 Bangladesh 93 100 110 118 124 130 Butan ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Maldives ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Pakistan 76 63 67 86 84 98 Afganistan ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ SL – Percentile Ranking 66 % 65 % 68 % 72 % 70 % 62 % 54 % SAARC Region ICT Literacy 28 % ‐ 2009 60 % 60 % ‐ 2012 2012 Dept of Census and Statistics Government – NRI 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 102 104 115 122 127 134 Government prioritization of ICT 47 40 84 53 47 34 Government procurement of advanced technology products 65 62 75 66 53 51 Importance of ICT to govt. vision of the future 84 64 54 38 Government success in ICT promotion 44 56 75 69 59 41 Availability of online services 68 72 104 82 71 67 ICT use and government efficiency 93 88 74 55 Presence of ICT in Government offices 82 49
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e-Sri LankaTransforming a Nation through ICT
28th May 2009
World Bank HQ, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Reshan DewapuraWasantha Deshapriya
Jayantha Fernando
ICT Agency of Sri Lanka
Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
Where does Sri Lanka stand?
Network Readiness Index (NRI) Network Readiness Index (NRI)
Year 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09
Increased access to ICT for citizens across the country - 600 Nenasalas (Tele-centres) set-up
Provision of Market Prices & Crop/Agriculture information to farmers
Providing e-health/tele-medicine facilities to rural patients
Development of digital talking books for the visually impaired, to developing visual hearing aids for the hearing impaired
Availability of supplementary school educational material both at primary and secondary educational level to students.
Setting up of rural BPOs and creation of job opportunities for youth in rural communicates
Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
How did all this happen?
What else is happening?
Societal Grid
Health Grid
e‐Governance Grid
Rural Grid
Knowledge Grid
Societal Grid
Rural Grid
Knowledge Grid
IndustryGrid
Infrastructure Grid
e‐Governance Grid
Societal Grid
Rural Grid
Knowledge Grid
IndustryGrid
e‐Governance Grid
Infrastructure Grid
Infrastructure Grid
Nenasala
A center that provides Information Communication
Technology (ICT) based services to the public
Infrastructure Grid
Ownership
Entrepreneurs
Religious Institutions
Community Based
Organizations
Selected Rural
Schools
Public Librarie
s
Individuals Partnerships
Woman
TemplesKovils
MosquesChurches
Rural Development
GroupsWomen GroupsYouth GroupsRural Banks
Welfare Groups
Special Sites
Railway StationForeign
Employment Bureau
Colombo DS officeCamps
Public Private Partnership
Infrastricture Grid
Ampara - 32
Anuradhapura - 41
Badulla - 42
Batticaloa – 16
Colombo - 12
Galle - 30
Gampaha - 15
Hambantota - 32
Jaffna – 5
Kalutara - 22
Kandy - 49Kegalle - 32
Kurunagala - 45
Polonnaruwa - 23
Matara - 32
Monaragala - 32NuwaraEliya - 24
Matale - 19
Puttalam - 17
Ratnapura - 42
Trincomalee - 16
Vauvniya - 5
600 centerscenterswww.nenasala.lk
Infrastructure Grid
National Backbone Network (NBN)
Objective :Deployment of affordable broadband services throughout Sri Lanka
Island‐wide Ultra High Bandwidth Broadband BackboneProvision of affordable broadband connectivity to all parts of the country Technology Neutral, Least Cost SubsidyTariff Regulation: Re‐activate ISPs & NFB providers; increase competition
Infrastructure Grid
Lanka Government Network (LGN)
Objective :
Highly available, secure backbone to connect the government
Korean Government Support325 locations ( Phase I)Cover ministries to District Secretariats150 locations (Phase II)Provincial Councils and Ministries
InformationInfrastructure
Information Infrastructure
InformationInfrastructure
Societal Grid
Rural Grid
Knowledge Grid
IndustryGrid
Infrastructure Grid
e‐Governance Grid
e-Governance Grid
Government Information Centre (GIC ‐ 1919)
Objective :Accurate & dependable Information on any government service or process over the phone
99% of all government services now availableAvailable: 8am to 8pm, 365 days of the year Tri‐lingual services available Over 2500 calls answered every dayOver 2 million calls answered since Aug 2006
e-Governance Grid
e-HRM
e- Population Registry
e- Divisional Secretariats
e-Foreign Employment Bureau
e-Revenue License
e-Pensions
e-Samurdhi
e-NIC
Laksala
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Register Generals Department
Birth, Marriage and Death Registrations
Change of address through the e-Divisional Secretariat System
Birth Registration
DatabaseDatabase
Grama NiladhariRegistrars
Hospital Registrars
Divisional
SecretariatsHospitals
e-Governance Grid: e-Services
Civil Civil Registrations Registrations
DatabaseDatabase ee--Population Population Register Register DatabaseDatabase
• Seeks to spread the benefits of ICT to disadvantaged communities
• Solicit issues and ideas from communities, build their capacity
• And help them implement ICT projects to solve their most pressing issues
• 175 communities have had 175 sustainable ICT centers established, with over 72,000 people benefiting each month
Rural Grid
e‐ SDI Community Assistance
Grants to CBOs for ICT based solutions to everyday problems
141 Grants awarded
e‐ SDI Community Assistance
Grants to CBOs for ICT based solutions to everyday problems
141 Grants awardede‐ SDI Partnership Assistance
Grants to public or private entity, entrepreneur or NGO
34 Grants awarded
e‐ SDI Partnership Assistance
Grants to public or private entity, entrepreneur or NGO
34 Grants awarded
Rural Grid
• Impaired Aid for visual and hearing impaired• Visual Radio – Low cost method of sending local
/disaster related information• Job Bank – local language job listing • SME Portal for small businesses• Crop price tracker for farmers• Local content generation• Rural BPOs • Fishing information by SMS to fishermen
Societal Grid
AWARDS
e-Society
e-Society
InformationInfrastructure
Re-engineeringGovernment
ICT HumanResourcesCapacityBuilding
ICT Investment& Private SectorDevelopment
e-Society
Societal Grid
Knowledge Grid
IndustryGrid
Infrastructure Grid
e‐Governance Grid
Rural Grid
Enablers
Enablers
Legal System
e Transactions Law
Computer Crimes Law
IP Rights (IP) Law
e Signatures
Date Protection Code of Practice
Enforcement Units
Digital Forensic Lab
Localization / Standards
Character Encoding Standards
Fonts Development / Unicode
Text Input Device Support
Transliteration Support
Interface Localization
International Domain Names
Interoperability Framework
NEA
Institutional Development
• ICT Agency (ICTA) established July 2003– As a Company, fully owned by the Government of Sri Lanka – Becomes Operational and Vested with powers under ICT Act
No.27 of 2003– Mandate strengthened by the ICT Amendment Act 33 of
2008• ICTA empowered by the Act to:
– Be the Apex ICT Policy making body & executive agency for ICT in the country
– Be the Lead & Implementing organization for e‐Sri Lanka Initiative
• Functions under the Office of H.E. the President– Unique position to deal with inter‐ministerial barriers and
achieve results.• e‐Sri Lanka Development Project
– Multi‐Donor funded World Bank, Korean EXIM & JSDF– Integrated e‐Development Model