Lectures

JOINT PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF SRI LANKA (NASSL)

and

SRI LANKA ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (SLAAS)

“Financial measures to encourage Private Sector to invest in R&D”

Chair: Ms. DharaWijayatilake,

Secretary, Technology& Research.

Speakers:

Dr. B. M. S. Batagoda,

Deputy Secretary, Treasury

Dr. LakshmanJayaweera

Chairman, Board of Investment

Mr. ErangaJayewardena

CEO, Silueta-MAS Holdings

Dr. VazGnanam,

Credence Genomics

Followed by Panel discussion

Wed. 29Oct. 2014 at 4.30 pm

Justin Samarasekera Auditorium, SLAAS, 120/10, VidyaMawatha, Colombo 7

PROGRAMME 

SLAAS – NASSL Joint Lecture Series

“Financial measures to encourage Private Sector to invest in R&D”

Date & Time – 4.30-6.30 pm, 29thOctober

SLAAS Auditorium

Sri Lanka’s investment in R&D is a meagre 0.13% of GDP when the world average is about 1% and the private sector contribution to this figure is also very low. Although Government has, from time to time, introduced various measures (matching grants, tax incentives, low interest loans etc.,) to encourage the private sector to invest in R&D, these measures have had limited impact in raising Private Sector investment in R&D.

The objective of the seminar is to obtain the views of the Government and the private sector on the above subject.  The Program for the Seminar is as follows.

Chair: Ms. DharaWijeatileke, Secretary, Ministry of Technology & Research

 

Financial Measures currently in operation

Dr. B. M. S. Batagoda, Deputy Secretary, Treasury                                   – 15 mts

Dr. LakshmanJayaweera, Chairman, BOI                                                 – 15 mts

Views of Industry

Large Industry engaged in R&D

Mr. ErangaJayewardena, CEO,Silueta, MAS Holdings                         – 15 mts

SME Start up company

Dr. VazGnanam, Director, Credence Genomics                                       – 15 mts

The lectures will be followed by a panel discussion and an action document will be forwarded to the treasury, other policy makers and the private sector for information and necessary action.

Panelists:

1.    Mr. MangalaPB Yapa, Secretary General, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce

2.    Mr. HAUDG Gunasekera, Chairman, The Ceylon National Chamber of Industries

Dr. AzeezM Mubarak                                                   Prof. Vijaya Kumar

President                                                                       President

Sri Lanka Assn. for the Advancement of Science     National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka