About the Summit
This track focused on strengthening best practices and systems for good research and commercialization. This is part of the ST&I as well as higher education sectors reform trajectory to exploit research and intangible assets as a substantive alternative source of revenue.
Target Audience
Objectives
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1. To develop a National commercialization policy.
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2. To build capacity for protection and exploitation of IP by researchers and innovators.
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3. To showcase innovations by researchers and innovators.
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4. To empower Institutional leaders on how to guide, support and prioritize commercialization.
Expected Outcomes
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Dissemination of National Commercialization policy.
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Ability to protect and exploit IP by researchers and academic institutions.
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Creation of sustainable partnersips between learning institutions, research centers, and industry partners.
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Ability of Institutional heads to guide, support and prioritize business modelling around commercialization.