Intellectual Property and the Rural Sector: Harvesting the benefits of science and technology

农业综合企业和生物技术的最新发展有望使农村部门受益。然而，对该行业的知识产权需求和期望的研究很少，这是创新过程的一个关键方面。这阻碍了政策辩论，阻碍了有效的商业化战略的发展，并削弱了知识产权教育的有效性。该项目是此类项目中的第一个，通过对政策、教育和商业化的实证研究，确定澳大利亚农村的知识产权需求，解决这些问题，并提供对支持农村社区经济和社会发展至关重要的理解。

Recent developments in agribusiness and biotechnology promise benefits for the rural sector. However, there has been little research into the Intellectual Property needs and expectations of the sector, a crucial aspect of the innovation process. This hampers policy debate, the development of effective commercialisation strategies, and undermines the effectiveness of Intellectual Property education. This project, the first of its kind, addresses these problems by ascertaining the Intellectual Property needs of rural Australia, through empirical research into policy, education and commercialisation, and provides an understanding essential to support the economic and social development of rural communities.