It’s natural for us to seek, if not perfection, at least to try and optimize impacts. This applies to the collection of components which support effective development ecosystems. For example during the 1990s when countries in Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia were transitioning to independent nations, many were eager to learn how they could capitalize on what in some cases was their impressive science base. However, the view was frequently expressed that “we cannot make progress on commercializing science and technology until we have clear laws on intellectual property ownership and protection” or “we must wait until we have sufficient investment capital resources.” Fortunately, in Russia for example, many individual scientists and research institutions began to develop procedures and support systems for technology commercialization – even though most of the needed mechanisms were not yet in place, or potentially dangerously unclear; might the government, sometime in the future, claim all rights and revenues from new products or new businesses created from government funded research?
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