COSTECH, BRELA, JPO, AND WIPO ORGANISE A THREE DAY WORKSHOP ON TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SUPPORT CENTER’S (TISC) at COSTECH BUILDING ON 30TH JULY 2013

Acting Chief executive officer of the Business Registrations and Licensing Agency(BRELA) Leonider Kishebuka (first left) gives the opening remarks during the Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) workshop at COSTECH hall on 30thJuly 2013.Looking on are Minister for Communication, Science and Technology Prof Makame Mbarawa,COSTECH Director General Dr Hassan Mshinda and Dr Gerhard Fischer the representative of the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Minister for Communication,Science and Technology Prof Makame Mbarawa (centre) follows the opening remarks during the Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) workshop.

COSTECH Director of Finance and Administration, Mr Shaaban Hussein (with a black suit) takes a look at the power point presentation during the Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) workshop.The setting up of the Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) in Tanzania is one of the strategy to put in place facilities that would give researchers and technology developers access to all technical information available in patent documents as well as to scientific journals.

A cross section of the participants in the Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) workshop.