Export Development Board promotes Sri Lanka’s design led export industry through SLDF 2013
Tuesday, 8 October 2013 00:18
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“The EDB is keen to promote the Sri Lankan creative export industries such as apparel and upcoming sectors including contemporary craft, design and associated industries. We find it crucial for our exports to meet the needs of the global market and also to promote their ground-breaking initiatives to the world. We’re proud to recognise our design led industries and be part of establishing Sri Lanka as the South Asia’s Creative hub with SLDF 2013,” says EDB Chairman and Chief Executive Bandula Egodage.
Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) 2013, backed by local industries and the government, will be held this October. The event is to take place under the theme of ‘South Asia’s Creative Hub’, encompassing Sri Lanka moving towards the regional hub status in design. For this reason, the apex government organisation for development and promotion of export of products and services from Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) has partnered the event as a key stakeholder.
This national design event supported by the EDB, will include many industrial forums, sustainable summits, exhibitions and fashion shows. The event will bring global retailers, buyers and sourcing specialists from Europe, North America and Japan visiting as special delegates. EDB will actively be involved with all these organisations and play a key role in enhancing Sri Lanka’s design led exports while contributing to the SLDF’s mission in creating more business opportunities for local designers.
