Gaining through the Loss
Engaging expatriate Sri Lankan professionals in national development

It is well known that a large segment of expatriate Sri Lankan professionals are presently scattered throughout the developed countries. Although there are many reasons contributing to this situation, in our opinion, an adequate attempt has not been made to study this issue in depth. Therefore, inevitably, none of the successive governments could come up with an appropriate and sustainable programme of action to address this issue.

The purpose of our analysis is to neither justify nor criticize, only to comprehend the issues rationally.

By understanding the phenomenon, we expect to discuss the optimum strategies to gain support and valuable services from Sri Lankan expatriates. This contribution, although based on national needs, should also take in to account the views of the expatriate community and what they are prepared to offer according to their ability.