PILOT PROJECT:The Kothmale Community Radio and Internet Project in Sri Lanka, implemented by UNESCO, was a pilot experiment to develop a suitable access model to address concerns related to rural access and content barriers. The Kothmale project effectively used community radio as an interface between the community and the internet through a pioneering Radio Web Browsing model. In essence Radio Web Browsing introduced indirect mass access to cyberspace through a daily one-hour interactive radio programme broadcast by Kothmale Community Radio in Sri Lanka’s Central Province. More
