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Investing in Nanotechnology in Sri Lanka
Asela Gunawardena
1 Introduction
The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) was established in 2008 as
a public-private partnership between the Government of Sri Lanka and five
leading Private sector companies. Since its incorporation, SLINTEC has been able
to achieve rapid results in both its directives of realizing success in Nanotech-
nology research and initiating the development of a Nanotechnology Park.
A team from UNESCO visited Sri Lanka in November 2010 to carry out an
assessment of our aspirations and conduct workshops on the development of
Science and Technology Parks. The UNESCO team produced a comprehensive
report on a Concept Plan for the Development of a Nanotechnology Park in Sri
Lanka. Many aspects of that report influenced our thinking and were adopted in the
Strategic Plan for SLINTEC.
The Nanotechnology Park will adopt an Open Innovation framework based
around a Nanotechnology Center of Excellence (NCE). It aims to attract Multi-
national Companies (MNCs) as well as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to
the Park, and take advantage of the research, development, and innovation that is
bound to flourish in an enterprising ecosystem. This paper describes the journey
we have traveled so far, the framework we have adopted, the park we are
developing, and the advantages of investing in Nanotechnology in Sri Lanka.
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