Ministry of Science and Technology (Sri Lanka)

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The Ministry of Science and Technology (also know as the Science and Technology Ministry) is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to implementation, regulation and growth of Science and Technology in Sir Lanka.

The ministry is not responsible for tertiary education which comes under the Ministry of Higher Education however an institute of higher education do come under the ministry.

Contents 1 Senior officials 2 Institutions 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Senior officials

• Minister for Science & Technology — Hon. Prof. Tissa Vitarana MP
• Deputy Minister — Hon. Faizal Cassim MP
• Permanent Secretary — A.N.R.Amarathunga .

[edit] Institutions

• Arthur C. Clarke Centre for Modern Technologies (ACCCMT)
• Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)
• Atomic Energy Authority (AEA)
• Industrial Technology Institute (ITI)
• National Science & Technology Commission
• National Engineering, Research and Development Centre (NERDC)
• Sri Lanka Planetarium
• National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (NSF)

[edit] See also

• List of universities in Sri Lanka

[edit] External links

• Government of Sri Lanka
• Ministry of Science and Technology