VIENTIANE, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Laos will benefit from a new Technology and Innovation Support Center that is scheduled to open next year, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Science and Technology on Monday.
The new center will begin construction next year and focus on offering information and communications technology services to encourage creativity and knowledge transfer, said Khanlasy Keobounphanh, Director General of the Department of Intellectual Property under the ministry on Monday.
The Lao government-funded center would provide innovators with access to locally based, high quality technology and information related services, helping them to exploit their innovative potential to create, protect, and manage their intellectual property (IP) rights, she was quoted by Lao state-run media Vientiane Times as saying.
The center will also support development towards innovation in industry, provide short courses in science and technology and innovation, as well as other activities involving researchers and students in Laos.