Dialog Axiata Hosts Tech Workshop to Empower a Future-ready Generation

Photographed from L to R: Amila D U Bandara, Assistant Manager, Device Management - Mobile Telecommunications, Dialog Axiata PLC, Prakash Sinniah, Head of Device Business - Mobile Telecommunications, Dialog Axiata PLC, Ayomal Gunasekera, Senior General Manager, Group Loyalty and Device Business - Mobile Telecommunications, Dialog Axiata PLC, Migara Amithodhana, CEO/ Co-founder, Magicbits (PVT) LTD, Anuruddha Tennakoon, CTO/ Co-founder, Magicbits (PVT) LTD

Committed to providing equal access to learning for all the children of our nation, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider recently hosted a ‘Tech Workshop for Kids’ with Magicbit, an easy-to-use STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education platform at the Dialog Experience Centre in Kandy.

The Tech Workshop enabled children from across the hill country with the opportunity to learn and practice programming, robotics while also exposing them to Internet of Things (IoT). Magicbit enables students, aged 8 to 18, with the ability to learn to innovate using modern technologies and high-end features, and with a wide range of opportunities to explore innovation and creativity at affordable price points. Magicbit eliminates the difficulty, complexity, and high cost of learning innovation with modern technologies by introducing easy-to-use, fast-to-learn and cost-effective education tools with free content. Magicbit is certified by STEM.org, the longest-running STEM research organisation in the US, as an accredited STEM tool developed for children.

Speaking about the event, Sandra De Zoysa, Group Chief Customer Officer of Dialog Axiata PLC stated, “At Dialog, we strive to consistently deliver ‘The Future.Today’ and we are pleased to partner with Magicbit to provide Gen Z & Alpha students across the country with tools and easy access to information in order to accelerate learning & development thereby enabling them to advance and pursue their passion within the STEM curriculum. We believe that every student has the right and deserves equal access to education and as technology has become an essential part of our daily lives, Dialog’s partnership with Magicbit opens up pathways for our students to gain the required knowledge and skills to succeed in today’s digital world ensuring that no students are left behind in their educational pursuits”.

Commenting, Migara Amithodhana, CEO of Magicbits (PVT) LTD said, “It’s indeed a pleasure for Magicbit to partner with Dialog to take the knowledge on new innovations to the student community across the country. We are confident that this will be a great step towards making the state of art technology in the world accessible to the children of Sri Lanka.”

The Magicbit – STEM kits are available starting from Rs 2,950, with a wide range to choose from. The Magicbit STEM kits are available for purchase at Dialog ICONIC, Modern Arcade, Nugegoda, Negombo, Kandy, Jaffna, Galle Experience Centres and online via - https://www.dialog.lk/stemkit-accessories