{"id":107146,"date":"2020-09-30T16:37:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T23:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=107146"},"modified":"2020-09-30T16:37:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T23:37:49","slug":"a-coordinating-unit-with-a-view-to-bringing-technology-research-and-innovation-related-services-closer-to-the-general-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2020\/09\/30\/a-coordinating-unit-with-a-view-to-bringing-technology-research-and-innovation-related-services-closer-to-the-general-public\/","title":{"rendered":"A coordinating unit with a view to bringing Technology, Research and Innovation related services closer to the general public."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">Press Release Minister of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>In\npursuance of a concept by Dr (Mrs.) Seetha Arambepola,&nbsp; the State Minister\nof Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation, the\nMinistry has initiated measures to setup a&nbsp; coordinating unit to bring\nTechnology, Research and Innovation related services closer to the general\npublic, as well as to provide technical guidance in addressing the issues related\nto the said fields faced by the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is envisaged to ensure an\nefficient and friendly service is provided promptly to all individuals seeking\nservices from research and development Institutions functioning under the\nMinistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This unit will be inaugurated\non 05\/10\/2020 at the Ministry premises on the 6th floor of Sethsiripaya stage\nII building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This would pave the way for a\nplace where a collective effort could be made to make use of research and\ninnovation benefits towards the growth of the economy.Those who seek assistance\nfrom the unit will be provided with technical guidance and assistance for\nresearch and innovation, with the opportunity for commercialization. Further,\nassistance will be provided for the small and medium scale entrepreneurs for\nbusiness development, technology transfer and in securing financial assistance.\nFollowing the setting up of this unit, a representative from all the relevant\ninstitutions will coordinate with the unit on every Monday of each week, who\nwill be held accountable for finding solutions for the said issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Services relating to the\nfield of innovation and research will be facilitated by this unit with the\ncoordination of Sri Lanka Inventors Commission, Sri Lanka Institute of\nNanotechnology, Industrial Technology Institute, National Engineering Research\nand Development Centre, Arthur C Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies,\nNational Science Foundation, National Science and Technology Commission,\nNational Research Council, National Institute of Fundamental Studies,\nCoordinating Secretariat for Science Technology and Innovation, Citra Social\nInnovation Lab, Vidatha Resource Centers established Island wide as well as\nWorld Intellectual Property Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is expected that this unit\nwill be instrumental in assisting inventors and entrepreneurs in saving their\nvaluable time and energy otherwise spent on visits to numerous institutions in\nsearch of services or guidance, as well as avoiding many hardships and despair\nthey would be subjected to, in developing their inventions or businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media\nUnit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister\nof Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release Minister of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation In pursuance of a concept by Dr (Mrs.) Seetha Arambepola,&nbsp; the State Minister of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation, the Ministry has initiated measures to setup a&nbsp; coordinating unit to bring Technology, Research and Innovation related services closer to the general public, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}