Organised by the Working Group on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP)
Across OECD countries, governments and public research institutions are seeking ways to accelerate the transformation of investments in public research into innovations that foster new companies and industries, better jobs and provide solutions to social and environmental problems. The effective management and exploitation of the intellectual property resulting from publicly-financed research is in this context of crucial importance. This workshop seeks:
To compare policy initiatives and practices in OECD countries to better exploit the intellectual property (IP) generated from publicly funded research.
To assess the economic impact of different IP strategies.
To identify good IP management strategies at the national and institution level in order to minimise conflict of interest, facilitate the broad dissemination of publicly funded IP, and foster the commercialisation of research.
Jeanne Inch, Director, Marketplace Innovation, Innovation Policy Branch, Industry Canada
Introductory Session: What are the Main issues?
9:45 - 10:30
This session will focus on the key issues and tensions that national governments face in formulating a public research IP Strategy
Bénédicte Callan and Mario Cervantes, Science and Technology Policy Division, OECD, Background Report
Hugh Cameron, Senior Research Fellow and Director of Teaching, PREST, UK, Expert Remarks
Session 1: Member Country Policy Approaches
10:30 - 12:30
In this session, experts from OECD countries will present novel strategies and policies instituted over the past decade to encourage greater commercialisation of public sector IP. The current state-of-affairs in IP policy, main challenges/problems makers face, and recent reforms and outcomes will also be addressed.
Yoshiaki Tsukamoto, Professor, Frontier Collaborative Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, IP Policy Approach in Japan
Intervention from the floor and discussion
Session 2: Examples of Best Practices
14:00 - 16:00
This session will present the views of scientists, administrators, and industrialists on the role the central government can play to facilitate the exploitation of public sector IP and the mediation of problems that emerge in several domains, including: 1) the maximisation of economic spillovers (e.g. the importance or effectiveness of national clauses and other strategies to encourage domestic exploitation of innovations); 2) conflict management (e.g. the impact of a greater emphasis on IP on the public sector research agenda); and 3) institution building (e.g. the costs and benefits of standardized national IP ownership rules).
David Owen, Chief Executive, Medical Research Council Technology, London, UK, Conflict Management
Jim Murray, Interim Director, Westlink Innovation Network, Canada, Institution Building
This session will focus on the economic impacts of a more active public sector IP strategy and address the strengths and weaknesses of current evaluation systems.
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