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A holistic audit of managing intellectual property: IP management in the Queensland Department of Primary Industries

Steffens, Paul R. and Waterhouse, Michael (2000) A holistic audit of managing intellectual property: IP management in the Queensland Department of Primary Industries . In Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology, pages pp. 720-725, Singapore.

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Abstract

The management of intellectual property (IP) within Australian government research and development agencies has changed dramatically over recent years. Increasing expectations have been placed on utilising public sector IP to both underpin economic development and augment taxes by generating new revenues. And public sector R&D management has come under greater scrutiny to commercialise and/or corporatise their activities. In 1999-2000 we were contracted by the Institute of Public Administration (IPAA Queensland) to examine IP management issues surrounding the commercialisation of technologies in The Queensland Public Sector [1]. As part of that exercise we developed a framework to facilitate a holistic audit of IP management in government agencies. In this paper we describe this framework as it pertains to one large public sector Agriculture R&D Agency, the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (QDPI). The four overlapping domains of the framework are: IP Generation; IP Rights; IP Uptake and Corporate Support. The framework highlights some well developed IP management practices within QDPI’s traditional focus of innovation (IP Generation) and IP ownership and licensing (IP Rights). However, further management practice developments are required to improve the domains of IP Uptake and Corporate IP Support.

Item Type:Conference Paper
Status:Published
Keywords:Intellectual Property; Innovation Culture; Managing Intellectual Property; Research and Development; Technology Transfer; Innovation; Public Sector; Commercialisation; Paul Steffens
Subjects:350000 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 350200 Business and Management
360000 Policy and Political Science > 360200 Policy and Administration
360000 Policy and Political Science > 360200 Policy and Administration > 360203 Research, Science and Technology Policy
350000 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 350200 Business and Management > 350211 Innovation and Technology Management
ID Code:6511
Deposited By:Senyard, Julienne
Deposited On:13 March 2007
Alternative Locations:http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICMIT.2000.916790
Copyright Owner:Copyright 2000 IEEE
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