Empowering Innovation | Shaping the Future
The Sahasak Nimavum – 2025 Innovation Exhibition and Competition, Sri Lanka’s flagship national platform for inventors, commenced its 13th edition with great enthusiasm at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Exhibition Hall. Organized by the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission under the purview of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the event was held under the joint patronage of the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Mr. Sunil Handunnetti, and the Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Krishantha Abeysena.
The exhibition stands as a celebration of Sri Lanka’s growing innovation ecosystem, aimed at encouraging the development and recognition of new inventions by Sri Lankan citizens. The program also focuses on nurturing a culture of innovation, enabling socialization of new ideas, and facilitating commercialization by building bridges between inventors and the investment community.
This year, over 800 innovations are being showcased across 14 fields, grouped under five main categories:
- Schools
- Universities and Tertiary Educational Institutions
- Institutional
- Open
- Commercialization
In addition to international diversity and collaboration, innovations are also being presented by inventors from Malaysia, Iran, Brunei, Armenia, Indonesia, and Kuwait, reflecting Sri Lanka’s emerging status as a hub for global innovation dialogue.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, dignitaries emphasized the urgent national need for innovation-driven economic growth. In an era where countries thrive through knowledge-based economies, Sahasak Nimavum has become a critical platform for driving new value chains and integrating research outputs into the manufacturing and entrepreneurship sectors of the country.
The event was graced by the presence of Deputy Minister of Digital Economic Affairs Eranga Weeraratne, Secretary to the Prime Minister Pradeep Saputhanthri, Secretary to the Ministry of Science and Technology Mohamed Nawawi, Governor of the Southern Province Bandula Harischandra, and Professor Veranja Karunaratne, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission, among many other government officials, tri-forces representatives, inventors, educators, students, and the public.
Sahasak Nimavum – 2025 not only celebrates individual ingenuity but also positions innovation as a national mission. As Sri Lanka aspires to strengthen its knowledge economy, platforms like these play an indispensable role in bringing together policy, research, and entrepreneurship for sustainable progress.
Photograph – Official Facebook page of Mthe inistry of Science and Technology.
