The initiative aims to transform Sri Lanka into a center of knowledge under the Mahinda Chintana programme.
Speaking at the occasion the President said introducing technology as a subject in schools will be a turning point of education in Sri Lanka and the measures needed for opening new opportunities for the nation's children have been taken.
He requested the parents also to deviate from traditional thinking and have attitudinal changes regarding the education of their children to fit the modern day needs.
The minimum qualifications to pursue the technology stream in GCE Advanced Level will be credit passes in science and mathematics at the GCE Ordinary Level examination. Candidates without credit passes in these subjects are still able to follow the technology course if they have credit passes in three other subjects.
The President registered Chalani Premachandra of Devi Balika Vidyalaya in Colombo as the first student via satellite technology to follow the technology subject stream.
President Rajapaksa donated his salary for the month of June and initiated the Mahindodaya Scholarship Fund for school students.
He also handed over the technology curriculum to principals of nine schools representing the nine provinces in the country.
Minister Bandula Gunawardena at the occasion said that three subjects for the technology stream will be introduced shortly. Along with the introduction of new technology subject stream at the Advanced Level, the number of courses that can be followed at the universities has been increased in 2013
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