Digital Solution
Sayuru

country Sri Lanka

Sayuru is a coastal early warning system, which has a hotline (828), website and Facebook page. It was started by Dialog in 2019/20 and it provides information on weather forecasts. The target group is one day fishermen in smaller boats. There are TV screens installed in fishing harbours, and a free SMS service for registered users through which the information is disseminated in addition to teh hotline, and FB page. NARA also provides the fishing ground (forecast) information to be shared via the TV screens and Facebook page.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agriculture

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

Weather forecasting services, Digital aquaculture

Delivery type (format)

Web based platform

Social media platforms

SMS services / Voice messaging

DS supplier-user category

Business to business

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Multi-partners

Name of supplier/developer

Dialog Axiata PLC

Primary Users

Fisherfolks , Agribusiness / private company

Digital Solution Development Stage

Commercial stage (broad use use locally)

Number of users or subscribers

The SMS service has 25,000 registered users.

Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience

Digital Solution Geographic scope

Few locations in Sri Lanka

Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed

On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)

Main DS webpage

DS links to Government programmes, initiatives, and projects

DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes

Other relevant links and information sources on DS

Link to Digital village

Link to Digital initiatives