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for students. Some polytechnics also conduct modules that cover basic principles
of IP management and protection.
6.3.3. Nonetheless, the Committee feels that there is a general lack of awareness of IP
professions among our students and more could be done to engage them from an
early stage.
Recommendation 5-2
Seed interest in various IP career paths and develop understanding of IP from an
early stage, so as to position the IP profession as a rewarding one.
6.3.4. We should aim to develop some level of understanding of the IP fields and
professions, and instil IP savvy early amongst our graduates and pre-tertiary
students, to ensure that they are equipped with the basic knowledge required to
manage intellectual capital. The Committee recommends that Government start
scholarship schemes to encourage students to pursue IP-related careers. IPOS
should also try to work with the industry to raise awareness of the various
professions in the IP sector and the understanding of issues in IP disciplines,
amongst graduates and students.
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