National Innovation Agency (NIA) - Sri lanka

The National Innovation Agency (NIA) is established as mandated by ACT, No. 22 of 2019 with the specific aim of promoting better understanding on innovations in the fields of social, science and technology, defense, environment and service, and their impact on the economy of the country. National Innovation Agency (NIA) would be a national public entity that serves as the key institutional intervention to bridge the innovation gap between research and development from higher education institutions, science councils, public entities, and private sector, and commercialisation.