Revolution within the revolution: the Sri Lankan attempt to bridge the digital divide through e-governance |
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| Authors: | Shivanthi Weerasinghe |
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| Institution: | Bank of Ceylon, Library, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka librarian@boc.lanka.net |
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| Abstract: | Information Technology (IT) has paved the way for an information society sans frontiers to have easy access to information and communication. IT also connects the machine environment with human applications, and has emerged as a force for global connectivity.Nevertheless, there is a disparity in the spread of IT across the world between the developed and the developing nations. The paper describes the use of IT in Sri Lanka and how the nation strives to integrate the opportunities and challenges it provides. The paper provides the background of a new government concept called E-Sri Lanka, with the goal of creating a full IT environment projected to bridge the information gap within the nation. The country is making a laudable effort to create a complete IT environment, and the paper brings forth the developments made over the years in the spheres of information and Information Technology, through government decisions, IT education, applications and institutional activity. The article concludes on a note of optimism—there is interactivity between IT and workers rather than humans being replaced by machines. |
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| Keywords: | Burnout job crafting workload reduction workplace communication workplace values |
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