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SLIDF: Sri Lanka Italy Development Forum

Building practical bridges between Sri Lanka and Italy through dialogue, cooperation, development, trade, investment, education, culture, and people-to-people exchange.

About

An emerging informal initiative for practical cooperation

SLIDF is an emerging informal initiative focused on strengthening constructive links between Sri Lanka, Italy, and international partners. It creates space for practical dialogue, ideas, cooperation, and partnerships in development, trade, investment, agriculture, food systems, tourism, education, law, policy, culture, and diaspora engagement.

The initiative is designed to connect people, institutions, businesses, professionals, academics, communities, and development-minded partners who are interested in building meaningful and useful Sri Lanka Italy relations.

Mission

Simple goals, practical direction

Promote cooperation

Encourage practical cooperation between Sri Lanka and Italy in areas of shared economic, social, cultural, and development interest.

Connect people

Support dialogue among professionals, businesses, institutions, academics, civil society actors, and communities.

Support partnerships

Help identify development-focused ideas, projects, and partnerships that can contribute to useful long-term outcomes.

Focus Areas

Where SLIDF aims to create value

Trade & Investment

Supporting practical links between businesses, investors, entrepreneurs, and institutions.

Food & Agriculture

Promoting cooperation in food systems, agriculture, tea, coffee, value chains, sustainability, and rural development.

Tourism & Culture

Encouraging tourism, cultural understanding, heritage links, creative exchange, and people-to-people relations.

Education & Knowledge Exchange

Creating space for academic dialogue, professional learning, student engagement, and skills development.

Legal & Policy Cooperation

Supporting discussion on law, governance, migration, trade, institutional development, and comparative policy.

Diaspora & Community Engagement

Encouraging constructive engagement with Sri Lankan communities in Italy and friends of Sri Lanka.

Contact

Start a conversation

For ideas, cooperation, events, reports, partnerships, or professional dialogue, contact SLIDF through the details below.