Guidelines on Developing Intellectual Property Policy
Author | : World Intellectual Property Organization |
Publisher | : WIPO |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789280510942 |
ISBN-13 | : 9280510940 |
Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Most universities and R&D institutions in African countries are now entering a stage where they will be expected to interact more with industry as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations, in terms of consultancy, research contracts and commercialization of inventions, innovations and research findings. Collaboration between universities and industry or other bodies is not a new phenomenon. What perhaps will be new is the increased reliance of universities and R&D institutions on them as a source of income. Industry and other public institutions will increasingly see such collaboration as a source of new technologies as well as expert support for their tasks of product, process and policy development.