'More opportunities for engineers'

Engineers and those engaged in allied fields will have expanding opportunities for increased innovations and creativity in responding to the demands of a multiplicity of development scenarios both locally an beyond, emphasizing on the quality and standards of products and services to meet the ever increasing competitiveness of the market, said Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Geethanjana Gunawardena.

He was addressing the inauguration of inco 2011, the ninth annual Industrial Exhibition and Trade Fair organized by the Institution of Incorporated Engineers of Sri Lanka.

New techniques and technological advances to improve engineering services and responses to new challenges are important matters to be focused on, he said.

He added that he hoped there would come a time when there is greater bonding between the industry and the state sector in the organizing of events such as inco 2011 for the greater benefit of the country's development efforts.

"The exhibition and trade fair being attended by a large number of foreign participants confirms the confidence built overseas on the engineering prospects of the ongoing development scenarios in the country and the opportunities in partnerships that are unfolding within such a development drive," the deputy minister pointed out.

Sri Lanka Institute of Advance Technical Education Director General Prof Kapila Perera, IIESL President Upali Gunawardena, Inco 2011 chairman Shantha Senarath and Rupavahini Corporation chairman Mohan Samaranayake were also present.