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i5Five Industry Strategy<\/span><\/p>\n

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SME Nexus Strategy<\/h2>\n

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SME Nexus \u2013 National SME Strategy Framework 2026<\/strong> is Sri Lanka\u2019s national framework for strengthening and transforming the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector. Launched in May 2026, the framework provides a coordinated approach to improving SME competitiveness, innovation, digital transformation, access to finance, market opportunities and business support services.<\/p>\n

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Built around five strategic directions, three implementation approaches and 11 strategic pillars<\/strong>, SME Nexus seeks to connect entrepreneurs with government institutions, financial institutions, markets, technology, knowledge and other ecosystem partners. It also promotes integrated service delivery, entrepreneurship development, value-chain integration and policy and regulatory improvements to support sustainable and growth-oriented enterprises.<\/p>\n

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View the SME Nexus Framework<\/a><\/p>\n

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Industry Entrepreneurship Circle<\/h2>\n

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Building the Next Generation via IEC<\/em><\/span>
Industry and Entrepreneur Circles (IEC) take industrial thinking into Schools
IEC is designed to build problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and leadership while helping students understand how an idea becomes a productive, competitive and scalable enterprise.<\/p>\n

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Industry Excellence Awards<\/h2>\n

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Excellence as a Roadmap, Not a Trophy<\/em><\/span>
The Industry Excellence Award becomes a management and transformation framework.
Evidence-led awards encourage industries to build systems, deploy them across the enterprise, demonstrate measurable results and verify performance against standards and benchmarks. Recognition becomes the visible end of a capability-building journey.<\/p>\n

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Industry Exhibition<\/h2>\n

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Industry Development<\/h2>\n

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Engineering Center<\/h2>\n

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Food Analytical Testing Laboratory<\/h2>\n

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Internationally Recognised Food Testing Services<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

The Industrial Development Board (IDB) Food Analytical Testing Laboratory<\/strong>, located at the IDB Head Office, Katubedda, provides professional and affordable food product testing services<\/strong> to support product quality and safety.<\/p>\n

The laboratory is accredited to ISO\/IEC 17025:2017 by the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB)<\/strong> and offers testing for bakery products, wheat flour-based snacks, spices, fruit beverages, cordials, squashes and syrups, including key chemical and quality parameters.<\/p>\n

In addition, the IDB Food Microbiology Laboratory<\/strong> provides microbiological testing services at affordable rates.<\/p>\n

Ensure the quality, safety and reliability of your food products with IDB\u2019s accredited testing services.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Industrial Feeder Zones<\/h2>\n

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The feeder-zone concept connects IDB estates to BOI zones and wider regional ecosystems through suppliers, engineering, packaging, logistics, finance, skills, digital services and circular-economy infrastructure. The GIS layer makes that relationship visible spatially and supports investment and ecosystem planning.<\/p>\n

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Explore linked platform \u2197\ufe0f<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Leather Center Development<\/h2>\n

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Few examples of the products engaged with this process are<\/h2>\n

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Aluminium and putter-based products<\/p>\n

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Copper and brass based products<\/p>\n

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lead-based products<\/p>\n

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cast-iron based products<\/p>\n

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iron based products<\/p>\n

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Transformers, battery charges manufacture and repair of motors<\/p>\n

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Battery charges manufacture and repair<\/p>\n

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Black smithy<\/p>\n

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Application for obtaining Metal Scrap<\/h2>\n

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Metal Scrap Portal<\/h2>\n

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Ministry of Industries plays a dynamic role in the development of the industrial sector. It is the key Ministry responsible for promoting industrial development in the country within the wide policy framework of the government. Ministry of Industries encourage the research and develop for the industry sector to uplift the economy of the country.<\/p>\n

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Contact<\/h2>\n

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Director – Regional Development Division<\/p>\n

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+94 112 605 380<\/p>\n

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