A special dialog on the Last mile connectivity, relating to the experiences at the E Asia conference, was done by Priyanthi and Melro on 15 th March 2007 at Telecentre Family office at Kotte.

The discussion was very interesting to all the participants especially the village community dynamics to the new developments in connectivity technology.

A brief report of the sesssion will be updated by Isura in this site. 

The virtual village project had a session and stall during the eAsia conference in Malaysia during 6^th to 8^th February 2007. The two hour session was held on 7^th February 2007. The event was held in Putrajaya International Convention Centre. The conference organizers were CSDMS, India.  

Background                                   

Telecentres around the globe is playing a key role in providing access to knowledge to marginalized communities there by engaging in bridging the digital divide. The introduction of technology to grass roots shows diverse reactions from the community. The virtual village project session discussed issues on adaptability of technology in different geographical locations and behavioral and attitudinal changes occurred among diverse groups (religious leaders, farmers, adults, school children, youth) in two selected villages in Sri Lanka after the ICT4D project intervention. 

The session had an eminent audience which included Dr Narayan, President of CSDMS, UNDP India and Dr. Roger Harris, Roger Harris Associates and Bellanet.