[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The rapid development of technology has turned the world into a global village, altering peoples’ habits, styles, practices and more over time. This societal revolution has also altered the way people pay for their goods and services. Companies and customers no longer prefer cash payments as...
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Dialog Axiata PLC, Ideamart, and Innovation Foundry, in collaboration with the Google Developer Group Sri Lanka, recently hosted the highly anticipated tech event ‘Google I/O Extended Sri Lanka 2022’ in the Metaverse for the first time in South Asia on May 28, as a part...
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As the first initiative under its DigiEdu Model School programme, Dialog Enterprise, the corporate solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, partnered with Gateway College to launch ‘InnovaThon 2021’. The novel social innovation competition was organized by the DigiEdu and IdeaMart teams at Dialog Axiata PLC...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Internet of Things (IoT) has opened up new possibilities by making any “thing” - an object, living being, or a place - connected to the Internet. It has allowed billions of physical devices around the world to exchange data with each other by adding...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Abstract [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]70% of Sri Lanka’s population lives in rural areas and their main livelihood is agriculture. Lack of access to timely or relevant information has always been reported as a prominent issue in this sector. Empirically it is shown that the majority of the farmers own...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Project of Dialog Axiata PLC conducted in collaboration with University of Moratuwa and University of Ruhuna Abstract Smallholder-agriculture dominates rural Sri Lanka, home to 80% of the population. Agriculture employs 33% of the workforce and utilizes 44% of the land, yet contributing only 9% to the GDP....
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is Aquaculture? Fish and fish products are considered important in eradicating hunger and malnutrition in many parts of the world. Global demand for fish protein products has increased with population growth and rising living standards. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The largest source of production losses in a manufacturing plant is due to unplanned downtime. During downtime, the machines are in an idle state, and they do not produce any value; but, the overhead costs continue to grow. Hence, an unplanned downtime incurs a large...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As of present, we have a saturation of the transportation infrastructures due to the growing number of vehicles. This situation affects lives, particularly in the urban areas, while the need for people to move rapidly between different places increases. The results are traffic congestion, accidents, transportation...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introduction Japan is a country that gave birth to many productivity, management and sustainability concepts. Some examples are the 5S concept, Kanban, Kaikaku, and Muda. 5S and Kanban are well-known for management; Kaikaku talks about radical changes; and Muda is about lean thinking. The development...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is a BMS? Let's take a high-rise building for example. The building will have mechanical, electrical and plumbing equipment. The mechanical equipment could be chillers, chilled water pumps, water heaters. Ventilation systems may include air handling units, fans etc. The electrical equipment may include escalators,...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The weather has a significant impact on the agriculture industry as it influences crop growth, water and fertilizer requirements, pest infestation, field activities and overall yield. Farmers rely solely on expected rainfall and temperature levels during cultivation seasons to plan their field activities. Based on...
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Albert Einstein once stated that if he get an hour to solve a problem he will spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about the solution. But can we do that as an employee who work longer hours in an organization?...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In collaboration with the University Grants Commission (UGC), Dialog Axiata PLC recently established ‘5G Innovation Centres’ at the Engineering Faculties of leading universities to create and incubate interest-driven learning, innovation and entrepreneurship for future leaders.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]These Innovation Centres aim to empower students to be interdisciplinary, computational,...
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The birth of Artificial Intelligence in the year 1955 has proven 38 out of 52 mathematical theories with the creation of the “Logic Theorist”. This is a continuously growing technology that has a massive impact on how the users interact and are affected by the...
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Alexander Graham Bell. Henry Ford. The Wright Brothers. Thomas Edison. Undoubtedly, we have all come across these names and we know that they were some of the greatest inventors of all time. Even if you are not the most aware about the latter, certainly all...
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How does the human eye work? When an animal is camouflaged against their background it’s not that easy to spot the animal but when it moves, we can spot it immediately and its invisibility is lost. Thus, the reason is because our eyes are more...
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In its continued efforts of supporting the nation’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Dialog Enterprise, the corporate solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, is powering VDOmeet a video calling platform that enables enterprises to service their customers via video consultation. VDOmeet...
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Sri Lankans across the country will get a glimpse to the future of technology with the Live 5G Showcase by Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, which commenced its cross-country tour at Kegalle Balika Vidyalaya showcasing the latest in global technology advancements and...
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