The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) in India launched ‘MyIndia Initiative’, a scheme to recruit digital volunteers to share information about the government’s policies and accomplishments.

Under the programme, MIB will recruit digital volunteers to discuss government schemes and programmers with their personal social networks. The scheme aims at effectively using social media platforms to engage citizens, especially the tech-savvy youth of India, and disseminating the…

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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the National Information Society Agency (NIA) of the Republic of Korea are implementing a joint programme on Korea IT Volunteers 2012. This joint programme was first initiated in 2011 by mutual cooperation between ITU and NIA in an effort to efficiently diffuse of IT knowledge in the region. This joint program is based on Korea IT Volunteers (KIV) Programme which was initiated by the NIA in 2001.…

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To uplift the IT literacy level in the rural areas of the country the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) launched the ‘Nenasara’ Mobile Library for Digital content yesterday.



This is aimed at the underprivileged sectors of the…

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Courtesy: www.icta.lk



The Sri Lankan IT industry needs 100,000 to 150,000 workforce and is expected to reach US $ one billion in next two to three years. This growth would provide a significant boost to the Sri Lankan economy, Information and Communication Technology Agency Sri Lanka, Chief Operating Officer Reshan Dewapura said. The ICT industry has progressed significantly in the past five years. Over 40,000 jobs have been created and the size of the… Continue