Industrial Development Board inks MOU with PUM Netherlands senior experts

From left: PUM representative for Sri Lanka S.P.C. Kumarasinghe, PUM Country Coordinator Cees van Dijl, Chairman Mahinda Jinasena, IDB Director General P.L.U. Rathnamalala, Technical Services Division Director Mohan Gunasinghe and Enterprise Promotion Manager W. Uchini Alwis

The Industrial Development Board (IDB) stimulates growth, expansion and development of SMEs by encouraging, promoting and facilitating small and medium enterprises. This has a very positive effect on the economy of Sri Lanka. This is achieved through 25 deputy directors in 25 district offices covering Sri Lanka.

With the guidance of Industrial Development Board Chairman Mahinda Jinasena, an MOU was signed recently by IDB Director General P.L.U. Rathnamalala, with Technical Services Division Director Mohan Gunasinghe, Enterprise Promotion Manager W. Uchini Alwis, PUM Country Coordinator Cees van Dijl, PUM representative for Sri Lanka S.P.C. Kumarasinghe and Mihiri Anandika of PUM office present. 

On this occasion Kumarasinghe said PUM Netherlands senior experts can add value to IDB’s efforts to upgrade local SMEs by providing Western European technology and training from the Netherlands. PUM agreed to provide senior experts from the Netherlands with over 30 years of experience in their field of expertise. PUM data base contains over 3,000 CVs of experts belonging to 70 sectors of Industries and Agricultural Enterprises. PUM pays for the international travel and insurance of the expert. The requesting industries only have to provide accommodation, food and local transport of the expert who will advise the industry on a voluntary basis for a period of approximately two weeks.