A Knowledge Sharing and Technology Transfer action plan for the Asia Pacific Region in the modern engineering field is to be worked out at a top level conference of the Asia Pacific Consulting Engineers in Colombo on March 1 to 3.
President Association of Consulting Engineers of Sri Lanka (ACESL), Malith Mendis told journalists in Colombo that the conference is on the Theme "Technology and Knowledge Transfer and Collaboration among Consultants in the Asia Pacific Region". He said the Colombo Conference aims to establish an action-oriented network and knowledge sharing framework, drawing on the participation from an international and national array of senior engineers, government officials, industrialists, and academics from diverse professional disciplines".
It is once in 14 years that Sri Lanka can host the conference. This is the first time the opportunity was given to Sri Lanka. The ACESL is hosting the conference which is supported by the FIDIC (Federation of International Consulting Engineers) and its ASPAC group ( Asia Pacific Region). With Sri Lanka's reach towards rapid infrastructure development it is hoped that this conference will bring attention and focus towards the country, and that Asia Pacific Countries will become partners in technology transfer, knowledge sharing and investment into the island, he said.
He noted that this meeting of key stakeholders over the 2-day conference is expected to come up with creative, innovative and pragmatic approaches towards Knowledge Sharing and Technology Transfer, within the Asia Pacific Region while strengthening the collaborative effort between regional consulting organizations. In Asia and the Pacific region, a growing interest in technology, knowledge transfer & collaboration is evident by the establishment of the Technical Consultancy Development Programme for Asia and the Pacific [TCDPAP] with member countries like Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and also within the other FIDIC/ ASPAC region countries of Australia, Azerbaijan, China - Hong Kong, China - Taipei, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and Uzbekistan. |
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