Technology and Innovation Support Centres (TISC)

Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) is an initiative of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry. These are centers of excellence established under World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) TISC programme.

Objective

Objective establishing of such centers is to stimulate dynamic, vibrant and balanced Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) system in India to foster creativity and innovation. It will thereby help to promote entrepreneurship and enhancing social, economic and cultural development by establishing network of TISCs in India.

Current TISCs

Currently, India has two TISCs

• Agreement for India’s First TISC was signed with Punjab State Council of Science and Technology
• Second agreement was signed with Anna University, Chennai.

Key Facts

• The objective of TISC is to TISC will give impetus to knowledge sharing, sharing of best practices among TISCs, capacity building, generation and commercialization of Intellectual Properties. It will give the host institutions access to global network.
• CIPR has experience of filing more than 185 Patents, 39 Copyrights, 29 Trademarks, 25 Industrial Design and also assisted in filing 12 International Patent Applications. Anna University was ranked 6th among Universities, 8th among Engineering Colleges and 13th in overall category in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking. CIPR also has organized IPR awareness programs as well as six certificate courses on IPR related subjects.

WIPO’s TISC program

It provides innovators in developing countries with access to locally based, high quality technology information and related services. It helps them to exploit their innovative potential and to create, protect, and manage their IPRs. Over 500 TISCs operate worldwide and establishing a TISC in India will give the host institutions access to global network.