Commercial Bank launches ‘Sipnena’ e-learning on Microsoft Cloud
Sri Lanka’s benchmark bank extends its commitments in education sphere with a ground breaking new web site. A new educational website that will bring the universe of knowledge closer to Sri Lankan children has been launched by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon as a community initiative that builds on the Bank’s on-going commitments on a national scale, in the spheres of IT literacy and online education.
A unique pilot project linking ‘Sipnena’ the new website, with 10 schools in diverse regions such as Jaffna in the north, Beliatta and Matara in the south, Minneriya, Kegalle and Kalawana in the North Central and Sabaragamuwa, and Nawalapitiya in the hill country, has been launched by the Bank as the first phase of this initiative.
Registered under the .lk and .com domains, and to be hosted free on the Microsoft Cloud by Microsoft Sri Lanka, the ‘Sipnena’ website will offer students free access to content carefully selected to support their educational needs, in line with local curricula, via the IT Labs donated by the Bank to these and 152 other schools around the country.
Commenting on this latest initiative by the Bank’s CSR Trust, Commercial Bank’s Managing Director/CEO Jegan Durairatnam said: “Our objective is to create an environment that integrates technology as a natural part of the educational experience and provides all learners with the skills to access knowledge that will be a foundation for their future. As a bank that is ahead in technology and a pioneer in technological advancements, we are keen to give the same technological edge to our future generations.”
He said the launch of the ‘ Sipnena’ Educational website is the logical progression of the Bank’s innovative online education programme, under which more than 60,000 children from 66 schools are currently accessing carefully selected mathematics and science lessons via a specially created web platform, to supplement their regular lessons in these subjects.