Dialog, Brandix join hands
Dialog Axiata PLC and the Brandix Group, two of Sri Lanka's largest
corporate entities, have joined hands to support the inaugural Sahasak
Nimevum National Exhibition for innovations which will help local
inventors to showcase their creations to potential investors.
The strategic tripartite partnership between top corporate entities,
Dialog Axiata PLC, the Brandix Group, and the Ministry of Research and
Technology to support the inaugural Sahasak Nimevum National Exhibition
and the subsequent Awards Ceremony was a wonderful example of how
synergies can be created between governmental organisations and
corporates to ensure the advancement of innovation.
The Awards Ceremony of the Sahasak Nimevum Exhibition was held at the
SBMEC Auditorium of the BMICH. Altogether, over 200 winners, selected by
an eminent panel of judges appointed by the Sri Lanka Inventors
Commission, were presented with awards and certificates at the event.
The overall winners of each of the participating categories,
classified as School, University and Technical Colleges and Open were
presented with the prestigious Dialog DASIS Awards. Dasis is another
name by which King Ravana is known.
His mythical representation as a ten-headed deity with the innate
ability to approach any conundrum from a multitude of angles is the
inspiration for naming this award. History credits Ravana as the
inventor of the 'Dandu Monara', also known as the Flying Peacock, the
first ever aircraft to grace our skies as stated in the great Indian
epic the Ramayana.
The award is named after him in an attempt to bridge a link between
national heritage and modern day invention. Rightfully this award was
sponsored by Dialog Axiata PLC, an organisation with a strong history of
innovation in its own right.
"Dialog is in the business of bringing every Sri Lankan the Future
Today. As such, an affiliation with the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission (SLIC)
and Dialog in bringing forth the talent of these inventors and
entrepreneurs of the future is undoubtedly based upon a strong strategic
fit between our brand and the Sahasak Nimevum Exhibition and Awards,"
Amali Nanayakkara, the Group Chief Marketing Officer for Dialog Axiata
PLC said.
"We are keen to support the winners of the Dialog DASIS Awards in
realising their ambitions by offering them the opportunity to tap into
our vast experience as a corporate entity in order to obtain guidance
that will open up avenues towards commercialising their inventions."
In addition to the technical fields, seven fields in the National
Interest segment were considered for presentation of special awards. |