Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies
Logo of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies
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| Abbreviation | ACCIMT |
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| Formation | 1984 |
| Type | Governmental institution |
| Headquarters | Moratuwa, Sri Lanka |
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Region served
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Sri Lanka |
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Membership
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Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) |
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Chairman
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Professor Kemal Deen |
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Parent organization
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Ministry of Technology and Research (formerly Ministry of Science and Technology, Sri Lanka) |
| Website | Official website |
Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT) (Sinhalese: නවීන තාක්ෂණය පිළිබඳ ආතර් සී. ක්ලාක් මධ්යස්ථානය Navina Taksanaya Pilibanda Atar Si. Klak Madhyasthanaya) is an institute for research and technology transfer in Sri Lanka. It is named after its founder patron, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the famous British science fiction author, inventor and futurist. The institute is mainly focused on conducting research in the fields of electronics, micro-electronics, telecommunications, information technology, space technologies and robotics, and provision of training for relevant industry professionals. It is one of the few institutions of this kind in Sri Lanka.
The ACCIMT was established in 1984 by act of parliament, the Arthur C. Clarke Centre For Modern Technologies Act, No. 30 of 1984. This institution, initially known as Arthur C. Clarke Centre, was renamed as the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, and re-established in a corporate form in 1994 by the Science And Technology Development Act, No. 11 of 1994. It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Technology and Research, Sri Lanka (formerly the Ministry of Science and Technology). In the same year, the ACCIMT was appointed as the national focal point for space technology applications, by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
In 1996, the institute received a 45 cm GoTo Cassegrain reflector telescope as a donation by the Tokyo National Observatory via the Government of Japan. It is the largest optical telescope in Sri Lanka. Relevant technical assistance was provided by Besei Astronomical Observatory, Japan and the South African Astronomical Observatory.
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