The National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (NSF) (
Sinhala: ජාතික විද්යා පදනම, ශ්රී ලංකාව ''Jathika Vidya Padanama, Shri Lankawa'') was established in 1998 as the successor to the Natural Resources Energy & Science Authority of Sri Lanka (NARESA) established in 1981 and the National Science Council set up in 1968.
Objectives
The objectives of the NSF are to initiate, facilitate and support basic and applied scientific research by universities, science and technology institutions and scientists, with a view to:
*strengthening scientific research potential, including research in the social sciences, and scientific education programmes
*developing the natural resources of Sri Lanka
*promoting the welfare of the people of Sri Lanka
*training research personnel in science and technology
Divisions
The NSF has the following divisions:
* Research Division
* Technology Division
* Science & Technology Policy Research Division
* Science Popularisation Division
* International Liaison Division
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It also maintains the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka Digital Repository, a
digital library
A digital library, also called an online library, an internet library, a digital repository, or a digital collection is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, digital documents, or other digital me ...
and
open access
Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers. With open access strictly defined (according to the 2001 definition), or libre op ...
repository.
External links
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Scientific organisations based in Sri Lanka
Members of the International Council for Science
1998 establishments in Sri Lanka
Scientific organizations established in 1998
Members of the International Science Council
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