The Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) are part of WIPO’s Development Agenda and are established to promote innovation through knowledge and skills.
Their goal is to enhance the creative potential within academic, industrial, and commercial sectors, and to provide innovators with high-quality local access to technological information services such as:
- Access to online scientific and technical resources
- Access to publications on industrial property
- Assistance with technology information searches
Additional services offered by some TISCs include:
- Training in database search techniques
- On-demand searches (novelty, prior art, infringement)
- Technology and competitive intelligence monitoring
- Information on IP legislation
- Guidance on strategic IP management
- Information on technology commercialization
