Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, the Mauritius minister of education and human resources, tertiary education and scientific research, spoke at the launch of Mauritius University's Knowledge Transfer Office.
Mauritius University has launched its Knowledge Transfer Office at an event attended by the Minister of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research.
The office will create links between the university, the government, industry and the wider community. It has been tasked with the protection, exchange and commercialisation of the university’s intellectual property.
It will also provide consultancy, training, advice and support for academics and staff in knowledge transfer.
Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, the minister of education and human resources, tertiary education and scientific research, asked the university to support the country’s increasing small and medium-sized enterprise sector.
She said: “There is one inescapable reality for countries like Mauritius: If we aspire to escape from the middle-income trap and aim at becoming Higher Income Country, we will have to rely enormously upon knowledge and innovation. We will need not just innovators but innovators with potential for action.”
