- TISC stands for Technology and Innovation Support Centre
- WIPO’s TISC program 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.
- Why in news? India is opening its first TISC in Punjab.
TISC provides:
- Access to online patent and non-patent (scientific and technical) resources and IP-related publications.
- Assistance in searching and retrieving technology information.
- Training in database search.
- On-demand searches (novelty, state-of-the-art and infringement).
- Monitoring technology and competitors.
- Basic information on industrial property laws, management and strategy, and technology commercialization and marketing.