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WHY ATTRACTING SECTORAL PARTNERS?

WHY ATTRACTING SECTORAL PARTNERS?. FOCUS OF THE CENTRE Centre of Excellence in ICT Commercialization of research outputs Provision of launch pad for start-up ICT companies Incubation of research ideas and products Expand students opportunities for greater success and economic growth

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WHY ATTRACTING SECTORAL PARTNERS?

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  1. WHY ATTRACTING SECTORAL PARTNERS? FOCUS OF THE CENTRE • Centre of Excellence in ICT • Commercialization of research outputs • Provision of launch pad for start-up ICT companies • Incubation of research ideas and products • Expand students opportunities for greater success and economic growth • Sustainability

  2. HOW TO ATTRACT THE RIGHT SECTORAL PARTNERS Step 1- Publicity through • Centre’s Website • Several Stakeholders meetings • Alumni (National and International) • Relevant Professional Bodies (Nigeria Computer Society, Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria etc.) • Academic Partners Step 2: Selection Process • Expression of Interest Form • Technical Committee (TC) to evaluate and shortlist • Meetings with the shortlisted Partners • Centre Management Board- Consideration and Approval of TC’s report • Final approval by the Governing Board

  3. HOW TO ATTRACT THE RIGHT SECTORAL PARTNERS Step 3: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • Review of draft MoU • Issues with respect to IP (IPTTO office) • Meetings with Partner(s) • Signing of MoU • University Management involvement during stakeholders meetings is very important • Provision of enabling environment ( offices, research facilities, etc.) by the Centre • 3 of our sectoral partners were involved in developing the proposal and the implementation plan

  4. HOW TO ENGAGE THE RIGHT SECTORAL PARTNERS • Internship opportunities • Curricula development • Joint research projects • Support in kind and cash • Invitation as keynote speakers • Staff/students exchange • Joint organization of conferences/seminars/workshops • Work-study program

  5. APPROACH TO RETAIN THE RIGHT SECTORAL PARTNERS Researchers IPTTO OFFICE IP issues Sectoral Partners ACE Research Studio • Problem Identification • Joint supervision • Marketing of Products • Generate Funds • Capacity building in Software and Hardware development • Recruitment of graduate students for employment • Problem identification • Joint supervision • Software product • Articles for Publication • Capacity building in Software and Hardware development • Employment generation

  6. RESULTS • Donation of Digital Libraries - worth $450,000 + Funds to support spin-off companies (NITDA) – Government Agency in Nigeria • Provision of additional power backups and Internet facilities (Nigerian Communications Commission) – Government Agency • 34 Faculty and 68 Students benefitted from Internship ( MainOne, Chams, Sidmach, CHEC, CBC EMEA etc.) • Guest House for researchers ( CBC EMEA) • 3 ICT companies applied as Anchor Tenants • Engineering lab equipment for teaching and research - Quanser – Canadian based IT/Engineering company • Instructors for short term training courses - IBM

  7. WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY @ CCGH, OAU, Ile-Ife, Tue. 26th April 2016 WELCOME TO OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY ICT-DRIVEN KNOWLEDGE PARK

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