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| Established | 1968 |
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TheNational Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (NSF) (Sinhala:ජාතික විද්යා පදනම, ශ්රී ලංකාව;Jāthika Vidyā Padanama, Śrī Laṅkāva) 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. It was created by the Science and Technology Development Act, No. 11 of 1994.[1]
The objectives of the NSF are to initiate, facilitate and support basic and applied scientific research conducted by universities, science and technology institutions and scientists, with the aim to:
The NSF has the following divisions:
It also maintains the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka Digital Repository, adigital library andopen access repository.
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| Location | 47/5 Maitland Place, Colombo 00700, Sri Lanka,Sri Lanka |
| Established | 1998  |
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| Employees | 10 |
| Website | Library |
National Science Library and Resource Centre (NSLRC) (Sinhala: ජාතික විද්යා පුස්තකාලය හා සම්පත් මධ්යස්ථානය -ශ්රී ලංකාව, jātika vidyā pustakālaya hā sampat madhyasthānaya -śrī laṁkāva) of the NSF is alibrary, the National Focal Point for the dissemination of Science and Technology Information inSri Lanka. Its database include theSri Lanka Science Index (SLSI) andNational Science Foundation of Sri Lanka Digital Repository.
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