Second Google loon baloon to be launched at ‘Yowunpuraya’

11 March 2016 07:39 pm - 2 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

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The second Google loon balloon is to be released during the ‘Yowunpuraya’ youth festival which is to be held from March 31 to April 3 in Sigiriya, Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure, Harin Fernando said.

Addressing a media briefing held in Colombo, Minister Fernando said he hoped to release this balloon in front of five thousand of youth and media personnel at the ‘Yowunpuraya’ festival and at that event their would be a brief explanation on the Google loon could achieve and its’ operating process.

“We hope that this is the start of introducing technological development for the future of the youth of this country, which was jump-started by this Google loon project,” he added. (Kalathma Jayawardhane)

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Lol Friday, 11 March 2016 09:59 PM

This reminds of the technological drive and the vocation education programs of former UNP govt. Yowunouraya is obviously ranils idea

bobo Saturday, 12 March 2016 08:23 AM

why does a minister have to take advantage of a google pilot study via DM iOS App

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