“Quicklook” Assessment of Greater Adelaide's Assets & Challenges ...

o Publishes white papers on Defense and Industry Policy
Key History Points
o In the mid 90’s, continued with licensing of technologies but stopped allowing
spin-off companies
o Now trying to set up commercialization company for profit generation within
DSTO
o Have tried this before and it didn’t work
Issues
o Scientists are researchers, like research and not commercialization
o Cultural barriers – DSTO can’t legally provide dollar incentives to scientists for IP
that is commercialized
o Patents and IP are not published for others to see. Don’t know how transfer
covert IP to commercial companies unless they are part of the development.
o Have developed the literature to promote themselves.
o Have directive to commercialize but no funding for positions necessary to carry
out the task.
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