TISC Technology and Innovation Support Centers
Technology and Innovation Support Centers, TISCs for short, or institutions offering similar services, are designed to provide innovators in developing countries with access to locally based, high quality technology information and related services.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) promotes the establishment and development of TISCs under a related project being carried out in cooperation with national and regional industrial property offices within the framework of its Development Agenda.
TISCs can already be found in numerous countries around the world. Current information for TISCs can be obtained through the WIPO Directory of Technology and Innovation Support Centers.
Institutions interested in hosting TISCs should contact their respective national or regional industrial property office.
Possible TISC host institutions:
- National and Regional Patent Offices
- Universities and Academic Institutions
- Science and Research Centers
- Local and Regional Technoparks
- Chambers of Commerce
- Other public institutions of similar type
For more information, please see the TISC brochure.
