Overview

Vision

Be the apex organization in making Sri Lanka a developed nation by 2030 through Science, Technology & Innovation.

Mission

To create an enabling environment (appropriate policies, strategies, programmes, standards, funding etc.) that promote and support an effective STI ecosystem (R&D, IPR, Quality Infrastructure etc.) to reinforce the competitive strength of our economy in the region within the sustainable development framework.

Objectives of the Ministry

Standards and Accreditation
Technology Transfer and Commercialization
Adoption of measures to expand demand driven research
Popularization of Science Innovation and Technologies

The State Ministry of Technology and Innovation plays a significant role in contribution of National Development goals specially by being able to guide Public Research Institutes to engage in demand driven research, research commercialization, promoting inventions and innovations, facilitating standards and certification etc. In order to perform this task, the Ministry continued to accord the highest priority to create a link between research, research funding and development priorities.

In terms of the assignment of subjects and functions made by H. E. the President under Article 44 (1)(a) of the Constitution and published in Gazette Extraordinary 1933/13 of 21st September 2015, the Minister of Science, Technology and Research was vested with the following subjects and functions-

Formulation of policies, programmes and projects, monitoring and evaluation in regard to the subjects of science, technology and research and those subjects that come under the purview of Departments, Statutory Institutions and Public Corporations vested in the Ministry
Provision of necessary facilities for local research and discoveries to fall in line with new discoveries made in research conducted in the fields of science and technology internationally
Adoption of measures to expand scientific, technical and development activities
Provision of facilities to research and research institutes to plan and conduct research
Provision of information on findings and knowledge from new research and discoveries, including nano and biotechnology, to relevant stakeholders including the business community
Activities related to establishment of standards and administration
Provision of technical assistance to research programmes conducted by research institutions under the purview of the Ministry
Adoption of measures to guide and motivate the community towards new discoveries
Implementation of research for the promotion and development of construction industry
Matters relating to all other subjects assigned to institutions vested in the Ministry
Supervision of the Organizations vested in the Ministry

Divisions

Research Division

Responsibility of this division is to facilitate to prepare and implement Research and Development Strategic Framework.

International Relations Division

Responsibility of this division is to facilitate the international collaborations on Science, Technology and Innovation fields.

Planning Division

Responsibility of this division is to facilitate planning, monitoring, reviewing and reporting development activities of the Ministry and Institutions come under the Ministry.

Sri Lanka Planetarium

Responsibility of this division is to provide the most effective means of explaining astronomical phenomena, which are difficult to express with only a black board and it provides spectators with a deeper knowledge about the Universe by Planetarium shows, outdoor programs such as mobile planetarium presentations, night sky observation camps and facilitates to join Astro IT unit.

Institutions

Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies
National Engineering Research and Development Centre
National Institute of Fundamental Studies
National Research Council
National Science Foundation
Sri Lanka Inventors Commission
National Innovation Agency (NIA)