Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- For the first time in Sri Lanka's history, the Research Priorities for Sri Lanka - 2026 report, aligned with the Government's socio-economic development programme, was officially presented this morning (28) to the Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake at the Presidential Secretariat.

This report, which marks the beginning of a new era of national development driven by research and innovation, was handed over by Professor G.W.A. Rohan Fernando, Chairman of the National Science and Technology Commission (NASTEC).

The initiative was led by the Interim Committee on National Research and Development Priorities, co-chaired by Professor Gomika Udugamasooriya, Senior Advisor to the President on Science an...