The Commerce Ministry Approves Technology Innovation Centre At Tezpur University

TEZPUR: The Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry has accorded approval to establish the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) supported Technology Innovation and Support Center (TISC) at the campus, an official release said on Friday.

“The TISC shall be established under the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) TISC program that provides innovators in developing countries with access to locally based, high-quality technology information and related services, helping them to exploit their innovative potential and to create, protect, and manage their intellectual property (IP) rights,” the Tezpur University media cell said.

Tezpur University is one of India's few institutes to get this designation, and the university will collaborate with the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) to carry out various Intellectual Property and Innovation initiatives, according to the release.

The TISC will be established under the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) TISC programme, which provides access to locally based, high quality technology information and related services to innovators in developing countries, assisting them to exploit their innovative potential and create, protect, and manage their intellectual property (IP) rights.

It should be noted that Tezpur University is one of the country's very few institutes to have received this distinguished accreditation. The institution will collaborate with the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), DPIIT, government of India, to carry out various intellectual property and innovation activities. CIPAM serves as the main focal point for India's TISC national network.

“Tezpur University is a nodal centre in the North-eastern region, constantly working in the field of Intellectual Property Rights for the past decade with numerous awareness and promotional activities through its Intellectual Property Rights Cell. The establishment of the Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) at Tezpur University will boost the ongoing IPR activities with the available services offered under this programme”, Prof. Pritam Deb, IPR Chair Professor at Tezpur University said.

“Over 500 TISCs are operating worldwide and establishing the same here at Tezpur University will give the host institution access to the global network. TISC at TU will also give an impetus to knowledge sharing, sharing of best practices among the TISCs, capacity building, generation and commercialization of Intellectual Properties”, Prof. Deb further added.

In addition to the university's IP management, the Tezpur University IPR Cell includes IP courses in the curriculum for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students. The Tezpur University IPR Cell also organises activities such as hands-on training programmes, industry-academia meetings, innovation exhibits, and so on on a regular basis to provide the region's IP creators with up-to-date information on IPRs.

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