Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) held a workshop recently under the ‘SLT e-Senior Program’ to tackle and overcome issues that senior citizens face in thier day-to-day activities due to the rapid enhancements in digitisation globally. The program was conducted with the participation of a considerable gathering including retired elders.
SLT being a responsible Corporate Citizen, places an utmost importance in the development of its surrounding community as the National ICT services provider when designing policies for its network and infrastructure developments. Hence as a part of SLT’s CSR program, the company is committed to bridging the digital divide by enhancing accessibility and affordability of ICT Technologies and services to every citizen of Sri Lanka.
This workshop was designed to be a pathway in improving their ICT communication skills. As a result, the workshop imparted the know-how of the use of internet along with e-services available in Sri Lanka to its participants in a simple manner comprising of useful links and helpful tips etc making ICT communications much closer to the older generations.
Source: http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2019/11/10/business/slt-launches-%E2%80%98e-senior-program%E2%80%99