India-Sri Lanka Innovation Forum was launched today in Colombo.The forum is informal business-led platform brings together business leaders, startup founders, incubators and investors from both countries. It aims to turn growing cooperation into concrete business opportunities.
The idea behind the initiative is to create a continuing platform where entrepreneurs, investors and established companies can come together, share expertise and take innovative ideas from mentorship and collaboration to actual commercial projects.
Over the past three years, India and Sri Lanka have significantly expanded their engagement in the startup and technology sectors. Now, a dedicated platform will help bring businesses, investors and innovators together and translate these connections into market opportunities and investments.
(Ritesh Chaudhary, IIS Prasar Bharati Special Correspondent, Colombo)
