With the generous support of the KDDI Foundation - Japan, our E-Paath development team finalized the upgrade of 33 activities from English, Math, and Science subjects for Grades 6 to 8, aligning them with the latest national curriculum. Throughout 2023, our team also upgraded 130 activities for Grades 1-5. In January 2024, our team put the final touches on the new upgrades and ensured smooth deployment both online and offline.
E-Pustakalaya has been undergoing major upgrades since 2023, including improved platform functionality, the addition of new features, and an upgraded technology stack. Since January 2024, our team has focused on redesigning E-Pustakalaya’s web and mobile interfaces for a better user experience and greater accessibility across all device types, as well as integrating new features into the platform. Development work is ongoing and scheduled to complete in in the next few months.
Our iOCR (Intelligent Optical Character Recognition) software, designed to assist visually impaired students and users, has reached a new milestone by being hosted on our advanced server. We are currently in the development and testing phase, utilizing our highly specialized server and focusing on gathering user feedback to refine the product. Additionally, we have made it available on online platforms, ensuring free and easy access for users. Other major work includes improving the accuracy of the OCR algorithm for better performance. We have also developed image to pdf, split pdf and word to EPUB conversion as additional supporting software.
At the end of the project, our team held a meeting with the NAB, CEHRD team and LMC representative including students and teachers of Namuna Machhindra Secondary School, during which we provided an orientation and demo of iOCR product. The participants responded positively with few feedback and agreed to adopt it. Furthermore, they expressed a commitment to support us in reaching more users.