Affiliates' Corner at SMU – 16 Feb

Affiliates’ Corner brings together, intellectual property owners, innovators and experienced professionals who are interested in entrepreneurships to promote commercialization of innovations through generation of start-ups. This next Affiliates’ Corner will have Ms Woo Yin Yang of the MDA Interactive Digital Media R&D Programme Office share on the “Continuous innovation in the IDM sector” .

Topics

“Continuous innovation in the IDM sector” by Interactive Digital Media R&D Programme Office
The Interactive Digital Media R&D Programme Office (IDMPO) was created in Aug 06 as one of National Research Foundation (NRF)’s 3 strategic programmes to support Singapore’s long-term vision of growing into a global IDM capital.

The presentation will include a brief overview of IDMPO, and the schemes & programmes available to help grow Singapore into a vibrant global media capital. It will also provide an insight on the latest developments and some upcoming plans of the Programme Office.

The IDMPO is an inter-agency outfit hosted by the Media Development Authority of Singapore to coordinate efforts between agencies to grow Singapore into a vibrant global IDM capital, establish Singapore as a preferred test-bed, and in the process, achieve breakthroughs for the next generation media. Ms Woo Ying Yan works with various partners and appointed incubators to support startups in their exploration of the technical merit or feasibility of technologies and ideas that have the potential to create business disruptions and build new industry subsectors.

“Fundamentals of IP and IP Management” by Christopher Lane
Christopher Lane, an IP Consultant and director of IP Matters, will share the basics of intellectual property and how to manage your intellectual property to protect your business and help it to grow.” Chris is an IP mentor with IIE to provide IP assistance to start-ups.”

“A Start-up Experience with government assistance” by Socialico
Keith Ng, founder and CEO of Socialico, recipient of MDA iJAM! Grant will share his start-ups experience, leveraging on the Innovation & Entrepreneurship ecosystem in Singapore

Event Details

When: Wednesday 16th February 2011
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Where: SMU Administration Building, Level 6, University Lounge, 81 Victoria Street, Singapore 188065

Register here.

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