Work packages for ORIC staff on the HEC KEx strategic planning process
Phase One, HEC knowledge exchange strategic planning process
HEC has asked for work in phase one of the KEx strategic planning process to be divided into work packages that may be undertaken by individual ORIC staff.
In addition to promotion of the HEC online surveys, any key informant interviewing and mapping of
KEx in your HEI we have specific research requests in the form of work packages.
Here is a first draft of suggested work packages
1. Mapping of all other Pakistan apex agencies / organisations driving knowledge exchange.
Tell us who is out there, what their primary function is, how they support knowledge exchange (concept); what they have done / are doing in practice and with which partners.
We need to know there scale and target audiences e.g. SMEDA and their Industry-Academia Linkages scheme
2. International context: the wider legal, educational and trade environment that Pakistan is part of and how this impacts / could impact on KEx. e.g. Is Pakistan a member of the WTO and has it signed up to the Agreement on Trade-
Related Aspects of IP Rights (TRIPS)?
3. What is the awareness of / importance assigned by government to KEx as reflected in policy, national plans etc. What is the importance of R&D, science and technology in overall economic planning and which policies reflect this?
4. What are the main economic and social priorities nationally and by province? Which HEIs focus on these priority areas? What is the overall direction of 10-year plans etc?
5. What other HEI policies and white papers affect HEIs role and ability to carry out KEx?
What is the legal and financial framework for HEIs in the country? i.e. are they private or public; ltd companies or charities (and how does this affect their ability to hold IP independently?) What financial constraints do they operate under? What financial drivers do they have?
6. What government (provincial and central) policies relate to enterprise and innovation? How do these / might they impact on HEIs?
7. What is the IP framework for HEIs, and organisations working with HEIs and organisations with R&D departments? What are the policies, laws, bureaucratic requirements of filing for
IP and is IP enforced (if so, to what extent)?
8. What data is there on the numbers of academic papers cited in patent applications and in government policy and advice? What are the trends?
9. What is the learning from other countries on the best practice for ORIC equivalents (TTOs,
KTOs etc)? What do we need to do to enable ORICs to work most effectively? What challenges should we watch out for?
Please consider the above questions / areas of research listed above in terms of barriers, drivers, enablers and opportunities for KEx in Pakistan.
Structure your reports: introduction, research, findings, analysis and recommendations. Please keep reports brief (3-4 pages max) with all data in appendices.
Developed by Jo Chaffer, British Council for HEC 2011