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Item Pathway to empower Sri Lanka to be a knowledge society; Critical knowledge factor analysis of Sri Lanka(University of Kelaniya, 2006) Wickramasinghe, C.N.Utilization ICT and Knowledge in economic applications are becoming the most important assets by outperforming traditional capital intensive, technology intensive or labor intensive comparative advantages of any country. The power of this transformation can be recognized in terms of its impact on knowledge sharing, dissemination and utilization in socio economic behaviors of any country. When the knowledge and knowledge outcomes are having major impact on all the human activities, then that economy can be identified as a Knowledge Society. This study was conducted to evaluate the nature, status and competence of Sri Lanka as a developing country to face this rising wave of Knowledge Society and potential to regain the economic development that has been there as better economy in South-East Asia. Study used a benchmarked indicator framework by developing both quantitative and qualitative indicators to evaluate the prerequisites to be a knowledge society and outcomes of a knowledge society. According to the literature review and comprehensive analysis more than thirty (30) indicators study found that In South-East Asian region Rep. of Korea is the best knowledge society while Singapore, Malaysia, and also India are showing great potential of be competitive global knowledge societies. Rather than having emerging enthusiasm on mobile technology and modern CDMA technology, Sri Lanka needs to show any specific urgency, adaptation or greater enthusiasm to be a knowledge society in terms of knowledge creation, dissemination and utilization of knowledge in economic activities. There are no identifiable solid interrelations between each pre-requisite and also between the outcomes in Sri Lanka. They were trying to develop as isolated sections. That was the reason why, social factors such as health and general education are at satisfactory level in Sri Lanka but economic performances far away from emerging Asia. By implementing recommended strategies of the study Sri Lanka is expected to make economic interlinks between every section of the country that would be compulsory to be a competitive global knowledge society.Item Need of improving Human Resources in health through ICT(University of Kelaniya, 2006) Wickramasinghe, C.N.; Ranasinghe, D.N.Ever since the emergence of human being on this earth “Health Care” has evolved and developed substantially. Caring health of people is so crucial that substantial proportion of government budget and individual out of pocket expenditure accounts for health care. Health standards measured by health indicators such as life expectancy at birth, infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate do not increase proportionately to increments in expenditure on health. Countries like Singapore and Republic of Korea have achieved health standards closer to developed countries even though their expenditure on health is not as much as developed nations. Previous researches and surveys have found that this is due to level of education, life styles, foreign aid etc. This study evaluates the importance of human resources of health over and above financial and physical resources in improving health standards. Further increment of proportion of GDP spent on health is intolerable, alternative ways have to found. The study also looks into the opportunities available for utilising ICT in improving health standards by providing access to HR to large community. By analysing developed and developing countries it was found that there is a very significant positive relationship between number of physicians, nurses and other HR and life expectancy and significant negative relationship between expenditure and infant mortality and maternal mortality. Study revealed a significant relationship between access to clean water and sanitation and health standards. It is concluded that HR matters a lot more in improving health standards that financial and physical resources. Increasing human resources takes a long time therefore other measures have to be taken to improve health standards. It is suggested that usage of concepts like e-health and telemedicine will remedy the issue.Item Creating Innovative Culture in Sri Lanka through ICT; Learning from Sirasa Super Star(University of Kelaniya, 2006) Wickramasinghe, C.N.Utilization ICT and Knowledge in economic applications are becoming the most important assets by outperforming traditional capital intensive, technology intensive or labor intensive comparative advantages of any country. The power of this transformation can be recognized in terms of its impact on knowledge sharing, dissemination and utilization in socio economic behaviors of any country. When the knowledge and knowledge outcomes are having major impact on all the human activities, then that economy can be identified as a Knowledge Society. This study was conducted to evaluate the nature, status and competence of Sri Lanka as a developing country to face this rising wave of Knowledge Society and potential to regain the economic development that has been there as better economy in South-East Asia. Study used a benchmarked indicator framework by developing both quantitative and qualitative indicators to evaluate the prerequisites to be a knowledge society and outcomes of a knowledge society. According to the literature review and comprehensive analysis more than thirty (30) indicators study found that In South-East Asian region Rep. of Korea is the best knowledge society while Singapore, Malaysia, and also India are showing great potential of be competitive global knowledge societies. Rather than having emerging enthusiasm on mobile technology and modern CDMA technology, Sri Lanka needs to show any specific urgency, adaptation or greater enthusiasm to be a knowledge society in terms of knowledge creation, dissemination and utilization of knowledge in economic activities. There are no identifiable solid interrelations between each pre-requisite and also between the outcomes in Sri Lanka. They were trying to develop as isolated sections. That was the reason why, social factors such as health and general education are at satisfactory level in Sri Lanka but economic performances far away from emerging Asia. By implementing recommended strategies of the study Sri Lanka is expected to make economic interlinks between every section of the country that would be compulsory to be a competitive global knowledge society.