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Academics’, undergrads’ Innovations to be promoted on SLRC
View(s):Innovations of academics and undergraduates will be promoted with the objective of attracting a commercial market locally and internationally, Higher Education Ministry Secretary Dr Sunil Nawaratne told the Education Times.
He said that, currently, some of the research and innovations of undergraduates and lecturers do not go beyond the university, for want of a mechanism to promote them.
He said, as an initial step, these findings will be publicised via TV programmes on Rupavahini, on Thursday’s at 7.30 pm from the Tripoli market, Pettah.
He said that three new findings will be promoted each week, enabling the private sector to gain more information about these innovations.
“The innovations will be marketed keeping a certain amount of rights to the innovator/inventor, as well the university,” he added.
He said that individuals too would be able to make use of this programme to promote their findings.
“Within the next five years, we will promote more than 1,000 such products,” he said. (DW).