Reconciliation through Technology and Research expo concludes

Secretary to the Ministry of Technology and Research Dhara Wijetilleka who declared open the Technology exhibition is seen speaking to a young inventor from Jaffna who had his invention exhibited during the exhibition. A cutting knife, which can be used at night during power failures. The knife and the chopping board is illuminated with battery operated LED bulbs ready to be switched on during a power failure. T. Thanojan of St. Patrick's College Jaffna won a merit award at the recently held Sahasak Nimavum Exhibition.

The Ministry of Technology and Research (MoTR) under the guidance of Pavithra Wanniarachchi, the Minister of Technology and Research conducted the “Reconciliation through Technology and Research” Initiative on at the Open University of Sri Lanka- Jaffna Regional Centre.

The exhibition was openedn Monday by the Secretary to the Ministry Dhara Wijetilleka. Industrialists, manufacturers and the general public were present at the inauguration. The institutions under the preview of the Ministry were able to establish new tie ups with the industry representatives of the area while promoting closer collaboration between them.

Several Technology transfer workshops were held during the two days where key research findings in respect of technologies that can be transferred to industry partners, use of alternative energy sources, intellectual property rights and services that contribute to sustaining quality of industry products were presented.

Some of these technologies included cost effective building technologies, food safety measures and Palmyrah extraction technologies.