Minister Sujeewa at the Global Incentive Conference of Harvard University

 Sujeewa Senasinghe, Minister of Technology and Research participated for the fourth consecutive year for the 11th Annual Global Enrichment Conference (GEM 19) organized by the International Development Center (CID) of Harvard, Massachusetts.

Harvard University has officially invited Mr. Sujeewa Senasinghe to this event and the Conference was held on April 9 and 10.

100 persons including policymakers from international policy makers, CEOs, heads of multilateral organizations and development and launching new research and innovative approaches to promote sustainable clean-up.

At the Global Empowerment Symposium (GEM 19), the necessary issues were discussed in the developing countries for the following issues. 

How does the public sector flourish help us to understand the present level of development? What are the factors that contribute to the evolution of the public sector, political authority, policy priorities and powers? The restrictions imposed by political authority and the reforms in the current state sector, including reforms.

Pearson Institution Director James Robinson, Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Economics and Publishing, attended as the keynote speaker.

The executive education program under the theme "Mastering Trade Policy: Understanding and Acting in Today's Economy", launched by Professor Lawrence Lewandows of Harvard University, during August-September, 2016, and the GEM Summit of 2017 and 2018 by Harvard University's International Development Center Minister Senasinghe and the Harvard University are also engaged in a close relationship.

Therefore, the Minister has been invited to participate in the 11th Global Empowerment Meeting. Minister Senasinghe has had the opportunity to acquire knowledge on a number of specific fields and exchange ideas and it is a great opportunity for the country to open up an opportunity for the country to open up opportunities for Sri Lanka to achieve the expected development targets pursued by a science, technology and innovation based economy pursuing desired development goals.

In the meantime, the minister took steps to educate international experts on the science and technology section of the 'Shilpa Sena' program to bring the science and technology subject area closer to the general public and to develop the necessary links to help the developed countries to obtain the assistance of the developed countries.