Presentation At Webinar Hosted By NSF: Technology & Sri Lanka’s Future
From Digital Natives to Global Citizens
To apprise ourselves of the present state of global technology and where we are heading, I have borrowed some thoughts from a tech-Guru, ex-President of Thailand based Asian Institute of Technology, Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai. In an address delivered before the Royal Society of Thailand – that country’s counterpart of National Science Foundation in Sri Lanka – Worsak emphasised the need for converting Thais from digital natives to global citizens. That was the problem faced by Thailand with its high internet penetration. In 2020, it stood at 75% of population. But with an internet penetration of less than 30% of population, Sri Lanka’s challenge is a little different. Sri Lanka has to convert its digitally illiterates to digital natives first before thinking of making its population global citizens.
Srinagar: The prestigious Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG) has elected Prof Shakil A Romshoo, Dean of Research at the University of Kashmir, as its Honorary Fellow.
Dr K. Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary Department of Space, Government of India, conferred the prestigious award on Prof Romshoo for his outstanding contribution to the development and application of Geomatics for earth and environmental sciences in India.
The ISG is a premier body of professionals and institutions involved in promoting and popularising Geomatics in the country and comprises around 2500 scientists in the field of space technology and other allied fields.
By Sajitha Prematunge
Oblivious to the laws of physics and before he could even grasp the meaning of the word velocity, he tried to calculate the speed of the bus he was travelling in, by taking into account how long it took the bus to travel between two lamp posts. He was just seven years old then. By grade three he was trying to calculate the light year longhand. It’s not rocket science, it was just a matter of multiplying how far light travelled in a second, by how many seconds there are in a year. But for an eight-year-old to even entertain such an idea, while his peers were still playing cops and robbers, is uncanny.
Prof Romshoo Elected Fellow Of Indian Society Of Geomatics
Prof Shakil A Romshoo
Dr K. Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary Department of Space, Government of India, conferred the prestigious award on Prof Romshoo for his outstanding contribution to the development and application of Geomatics for earth and environmental sciences in India.
The ISG is a premier body of professionals and institutions involved in promoting and popularising Geomatics in the country and comprises around 2500 scientists in the field of space technology and other allied fields.
Prof Romshoo has won several other prestigious national and international awards for his outstanding academic achievements. He is also a fellow of many top-notch scientific societies and academies.
World Chinese Economic Summit projects post-pandemic recovery and sustainable development By Prime Sarmiento and Xu Weiwei in Hong Kong | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-12-21 22:41 Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin speaks at the 2020 World Chinese Economic Summit (WCES) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Dec 21, 2020. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]
Global cooperation and renewed commitment to multilateralism are needed to restart the global economy while securing public health amid the pandemic, according to government and industry leaders attending an international forum.
Key speakers at the 2020 World Chinese Economic Summit (WCES) held Dec 21 also stressed China s key role in rebuilding the global economy, noting not only its success in combatting COVID-19 but also its commitment to help other developing economies.