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Since late 2006, with the consultation of NESsT (www.nesst.org) Telecentre Family is developing services for a Social Enterprise initiative in Telecentres in Sri Lanka. The first service from this process is IT courses standardization in Telecentres
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Great to see this development. Have you registered with ICTES ? www.ictes.tcf.lk
October 7
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Great work man... That's really good.
August 31
hi,malli this is great to promote about Del Center,well done
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You are:
Telecentre Leader
email:
isura.silva@gmail.com
Skype user ID:
isura.silva
Website:
http://www.fusion.lk
Postal Address
#726, 2nd floor, Kotte Rd, Atul Kotte, Kotte, Sri Lanka
Your organization:
SARVODAYA - FUSION
What do your organization/telecentre do?
Fusion is Sarvodaya's information and communication technology for development (ICT4D) movement. Founded in 1958, Sarvodaya is Sri Lanka's largest nonprofit organization. Initiated in 2006, Fusion brings together and expands a decade of Sarvodaya ICT4D activities, including telecentres, learning resource centres, mobile IT units, virtual villages, and village information centres. Fusion works in five program areas — telecentres, knowledge empowerment, social enterprise, research and development, and partnership building — using a holistic and participatory approach to social and economic development.
My job title in the organization/ telecentre
Manager
Target groups:
Bottom of the pyramid community through Telecentres.
Partners:
Donor partners:
IDRC – Pan Asia
IDRC – telecentre.org
UNESCO – Appeal
Microsoft UP
ACCU – Japan

Network partners - Global:
GKP (Global Knowledge Partnership)
Telecentre.org

Collaborative partners - Global:
CABI (CAB International), UK
D.Net, Bangladesh
NESsT (Non-profit Enterprise & Selfsustainability Team)

Private sector partners, National:
Virtusa

Academic sector partners:
UCSC (University of Colmbo, School of Computing)
Faculty of Agriculture – University of Peradeniya

State Sector partners:
ICTA (ICT Agency) of eSriLanka
Audio Visual Unit of DOA, Ministry of Agriculture
How you contribute to the telecentre Family network?
As the Manager, Fusion I am responsible as the Project Manager for telecentre family. My objectives are:
1. Building the overall skills of the telecentre operators
2. Improving the telecentre services
3. Creating awareness and advocacy in and around the network of Telecentres.

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A content from DST workshop -- Kumarathunga, Nivitigala Nenasala

I am sharing a video created by Kumarathunga from Nivithigala Nenasala. This content was made during the workshop on digital Story telling (DST). The objective of the workshop was to empower and train telecentre operators to make their own content to promote their centre for sustainability.

Congrats Kumarathunga ayya on your content. We wish you make more contents and help your colleagues at theyCAN workshop to create one of their own.… Continue

Posted on August 29, 2009 at 4:55pm —

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Digital Story Telling workshop ends with great smiles

Aug 28, Sarvodaya-Fusion Telecentre, Sarvodaya Head Quareters, Rawathawatte,



I was so glad to see the telecentre operators engage interactively to build their story boards. at the end of the workshop Danesh informed me that everybody were satisfied with the technical training they had. And… Continue

Posted on August 28, 2009 at 7:52pm —

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theyCAN workshops leads to Digital Story Telling (DST)

Aug 27, Sarvodaya-Fusion Telecentre, Sarvodaya Head Quareters, Rawathawatte,

One of the major learnings in Telecentre Family (TCF) is "starting small on the exact need of the operators".

theyCAN workshop series was kicked off on Aug 05 at bandaragama with the following objectives:

General Objectives:
To build a group of qualified Telecentre operators to scale up the Telecentre family network in Sri Lanka through networking, positive communication, and efficient use… Continue

Posted on August 27, 2009 at 7:30am —

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interview with Florencio Ceballos -- Taken from Telecentre magazine

Florencio Ceballos has been actively involved in telecentre movement since 1998. Currently, he is guiding telecentre.org, a social investment programme supported by International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Microsoft Corporation, and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), as Programme Manager. With a background in research and teaching, Florencio is a specialist in issues of public access to ICTs, community development, and public policies. Talking to telecentre magazine, Fl… Continue

Posted on July 21, 2009 at 12:02pm —

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At 12:49pm on October 7, 2009, Mohamed Naazim said…
hai sir how are u, we have done they can in ampara successfuly , we are with you. thanks for your motivation
At 11:24am on August 15, 2009, gunadasa rathnayaka said…
Mr isura thank you very much.I am so lucky to have a friend like you.our victory is certain.
At 8:36am on May 8, 2009, Nuwan Thilina Weerasekera said…
Mr. isura,
Thanks for your comment and join us !!!
Best Regards,
Nuwan Thilina Weerasekera.
At 2:11pm on May 4, 2009, Nuwan Thilina Weerasekera said…
Helo Mr.Isura, Thank you very much for accepting me as one of your friends
At 7:55pm on April 22, 2009, Santhusha Jayathilaka said…
I'm Santhusuha from Udubaddawa Nenasala in Kurunegala distirct.Yesterday I participated the discussion programme based on Diplom Office Course .Actually that was significant. I felt many hopes regarding Diploma course.So I hope to conduct that course countiniuously and also like to know about KIDS courses.
There are 30 students following that course in my Nenasala centre. And also I have joined the Pannala nenasala Students (this is also in Kurunegala district)for this couse.I will do my best for that.Sir I hope your guidance in the future when I need.
By the way sir I am telling you that there is a a project which is a English teaching programme conducted by us based on three Nenasala Centres(Udubaddawa Nenasala,Pannala Nenasala, Weekanda Nenasala)These all are in Kurunegala District.Sir I would like to tell you more about our English teaching Programme by next time.
At 11:40am on December 7, 2008, Kumara said…
Mr.Isura,

Can you help us to write Sinhala blog posts by using an unicode converter ex. http://www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/ltrl/services/feconverter/?maps=s_dlm-u.xml
At 11:22am on December 7, 2008, Kumara said…
Mr. Isura,

Can you help me to add Sinhala blog posts to this ning platform?

Regards,
Kumara
At 4:54pm on November 26, 2008, Gowry Shangary said…
Hai Isuru How are you?
At 10:45pm on November 9, 2008, Kumudu Thauja Mudalige said…
Dear Mr.Isura,

I've just update my blog with mentioning favourite Session of WeCan WorkShop.

Bye.....
At 10:43am on November 8, 2008, K-SURENDRAN said…
Hi Isuru ayya.

1)I have been using Ulead,flash and camera phone.
2)Sometime we earn money.

thanks for your encourage words

Regards
Suren
 
 

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Dear sir/madam Please follow the link.. http://ketawala.org/ If you can’t see fallowing information, get the Unicode facility. http://www.siyabas.lk/sinhala_how_to_install.html අපගේ නිල වෙබ් අඩවිය වෙත පිවිසෙන මෙන් ඔබට මෙලෙස ආරාධනා කර සිටිමු. අප...
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Asok what you had written is true but do you know it is not possible to develop software in Sinhala and Tamil due to a registration flaw in the SLSI 1134? Donald Gaminitillake Lets us change the standard
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