The official launching of the “Internet for Homes through Mesh Network Project” will be held at 10.00 am on Saturday, November 4, 2006 at Horizon Lanka Foundation, Mahavilachchiya. We cordially invite all of you to attend this event.

28 students’ houses and two public schools were connected to the Internet through mesh technology. (Visit http://www.apdip.net/projects/ictrnd/2004/L43-lk/ for more details of the project planning.) We are happy to mention that we could go an extra mile by providing Internet through mesh technology, to two public schools in Mahavilachchiya by deviating from its original plan of providing connectivity for 30 students’ houses.

United Nationas Development Programme (UNDP) played a major role in the project by providing funding and monitoring the project since its inception. Our heartiest thanks go to UNDP’s local office for their constant support.

We thank Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) and Enterprise Technology (Pvt) Ltd for partnering with Horizon Lanka Foundation on this venture.

SPONSORS FOR THE PROJECT

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP), Asia Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), International Development Research Centre (IDRC CRDI), Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), Internet Society, Pan Asia Networking, Microsoft.

PARTNERS FOR THE PROJECT

Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), Asia Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Enterprise Technology (Pvt) Ltd, Horizon Lanka Foundation

Please contact info@horizonlanka.org for more details. (Telephone 060 225 6696)  Please be kind enough to confirm your participation as we want to do the lunch arrangements for all the visitors.

Keep visiting www.horizonlanka.org to get up to date information about this project.