(Hong Kong, 10 November 2008) With gradually addressing the needs for the blinds, visually impaired and elderly to listen from the web, the web-to-speech HanVOICE technology developed by KanHan Technologies Limited has assisted the ChengDu City Government to boast the first speech version in China's e-government following the foot step of China Disabled Person's Federation (CDPF) http://www.cdpf.org.cn. The speech section automatically translates live Chinese text into Putonghua speech using human sounding text-to-speech technology. No special software required, users can navigate the voice website. The new voice-based web section of the ChengDu City Government aims to build a digital inclusive society especially for the visually impaired, elderly and cognitive dysfunctional persons.
HanVOICE is a locally developed technology partially funded by Government's SERAP funding scheme and has won various awards for its innovation in bridging the digital divide. The best known ones were the China nomination to compete in United Nation's World Summit Award in 2005 and the Asia Pacific APICTA award in 2004. More than a web technology, the HanPHONE telephony interface turns a website into an Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS). Since 2003, many government departments and associations have adopted HanVOICE/HanPHONE integrated technology for IVRS applications which include:
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