Use of ICTs in Education, Healthcare and Agriculture
By Ruwan WeerasingheIndustrial Technology Institute Sri LankaUse
of ICTs in Education, Healthcare and Agriculture Use of ICTs in
EducationDistance learning facilitiesWebinars for remote training
Online coursework and assignment submission in state, private and
international schools (moodle- open source learning platform)Use of
animations in educationLearning aidsEducation curriculum is
available as a video with interactive graphics for certain
subjects
Use of ICTs in Healthcaree- Channeling servicesPatient can
channel doctor online or through mobile phone and get
appointment
Use of ICTs in HealthcareE Clinic facility which experimented
pilot scale in base hospital and a district hospital
Use of ICTs in HealthcareWeb sites which educate the people in
health, and various disease etc
Use of ICTs in HealthcareSoftware based Ear screener- Use to
identify the hearing impairments of people
Use of ICTs in AgricultureUse of web technology when looking for
market opportunities for the production by the farmers (e-Farms
website)
Use of ICTs in AgricultureUse of web technology to update the
daily price variation of commoditiesDone by Hector Kobbekaduwa
Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI)Can dial 6666 from
the mobile phone and get the price variation of given commodities
by the userAs a result the farmers can get a fixed price for their
production and consumers also protected by over charging
Use of ICTs in Agriculture
Use of ICTs in AgricultureUse of skype to advice farmers on
various technical matters related to agricultureCan dial the short
code 1920 from any mobile phone or land phone and get the instant
serviceOnline Classified for available products
Use of ICTs in AgricultureUse of modern measurement automation
technologies when experimenting for new crops and their adaptation
for temperature, humidity , wind and lightITI initiated a project
with the collaboration with field crop research institution to set
up a online monitoring and data logging system for a temperature
gradient tunnelSystem record wind flow, temperature in several
elevations and the humidity
Use of ICTs in Agriculture
Use of ICTs in AgricultureTemperature, humidity, ground
temperature, rain fall, soil moisture level solar energy is very
important for growth of cropsBy setting up weather monitoring
systems and networking them will enable to see the variation of the
above parameters onlineThe automated weather station developed by
ITI have the capability of transmitting the weather parameters to
central location through RF link or GSM network.
Use of ICTs in Agriculture
Use of ICTs in AgricultureMonitoring of rain fall is very
important in agricultureRainfall information in different locations
are important when planning plantationsIn tea industry the tea
estates collect the rainfall information daily basis The automated
rain gauge developed by ITI, is use to monitor the real time rain
fall and display the rain fall data real time
Use of ICTs in AgricultureUse of early warning systems will
enable to make prior decisions to minimize risk Heavy rainfall in
high land may cause flooding in low land causing damages for
cultivationsIf real time monitoring is available, prior action can
be taken to minimize the risk due to flooding
Use of automated rain gauge for early warning system- case
studyOne of the main factor for land is the rain fallLand slides
are occur due to heavy rain fall for a long period of time.Due to
under ground water flow the upper soil layer become
unstableMovement of the soil layers start gradually without
knowingLand slides are possible in hill country in Sri Lanka and
possible land slide locations were identified by the respective
authoritiesUse of automated rain gauge for early warning system-
case study
Use of automated rain gauge for early warning system- case
studyTo set up an early warning system for land slides 35 rain
gauges were set up in land slide possible areasReal time rain fall
data from each station updates in central rain fall server in
colomboDepending on the set threshold levels considering the 24
hour rain fall, the warning alerts generated by the systemThe
server send SMS to respective officers to take necessary decisions
and issue early warningUse of automated rain gauge for early
warning system- case study
Use of automated rain gauge for early warning system- case
study
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