Dear Sir, Very glad to inform you that we are develop sinhala user manual for OpenOffice and we published in our website (http://www.computerland.lk/open_index.aspx) we train and we popularize OpenOffice software in Matara district was successfully carried out in Matara and Deniyaya. Under this programme, more than 500 people including school students, teachers and Nenasala (telecenters) operators were given training on OpenOffice software in Sinhala language. The project was implemented by ComputerLand International (Pvt) Ltd.
Seminars for School children to introduce the benefits of OpenOffice were held in St. Mary's Convent, Matara, Deniyaya Central College and Thallala Maha Vidhylaya. More than 300 students & teachers participated in these seminars. In addition comprehensive in-depth one day training workshops with hands on training on OpenOffice were given to about 250 selected students, teachers and Nenasala (telecenters) operators. All the beneficiaries were provided with Printed course books in Sinhalese and CDs containing OpenOffice.org software, User Manual (in Sinhala & English) & Multi Media Interactive Training Material to learn OpenOffice. The training was conducted in 2 phases. The 1st Phase was conducted in Matara which covered Devinuwara, Dickwella, Hakmana, Kamburupitiya, Malimbada, FourGravets Mulatiyana, Thihagoda, Kirind Phulwella & Weligama Divisional Secretariat Divisions. The 2nd Phase was carried out in Deniyaya for the benefit of people from Akuressa, Athuraliya, Kotapola, Pasgoda, Pitabeddara and Welipitiya Divisional Secretariat Divisions. Computerland has organized many publicity campaigns to coincide with the training. Leaflets consisting of a brief introduction to OpenOffice and the benefits of OpenOffice were distributed to the general public. In addition, posters were put up in strategic places. They also organized a Nenasala (telecenters) walk where more than 120 people participated in Deniyaya town. The participants displayed OpenOffice banner and distributed promotional leaflets to promote OpenOffice. Along the way, two public meetings were conducted, one in front of the Deniyaya bus stand and the other one near the Deniyaya temple. Throughout the walk, a public addressing system was used to inform the public about the Vision of ICTA for bringing the benefits of ICT to the villages and the advantages of using OpenOffice. OpenOffice.org 3 is free software. That means you are free to download it, free to install it on as many PCs as you like, free to pass copies to as many people as you like. You may use OpenOffice.org 3 for any purpose without restriction: private, educational, public administration, commercial... Free, really free. OpenOffice software has different components for word processing, spread sheet, presentation, graphics and database. It is similar to other Office software. Information related to OpenOffice in Sinhala can be viewed free download www.computerland.lk/open_index.aspx Now we are in conduction more trainings for public and government officers so we are requesting from you is please give us the OpenOffice Sinhalese language site permission us to edit and we have qualified lectures so they can act as help desk in Sinhalese language site and publish our web address in the Sri Lanka Sinhalese language site. Your valuable suggestion & kind cooperation are highly appreciated. Thanks and best regards, C.Ashok Content Officer COMPUTERLAND INTERNATIONAL (PVT)LTD Colombo 06
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