<div dir="ltr">The DBT/DST is not the first to take this Open Access route. The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) also have open access policies. <b><font color="#ff0000">This is truly commendable when compared to technology transfer practices in countries such as the USA, where the Bayh-Dole Act encourages universities to seek patent protection over the fruits of public-funded research, leading to fragmented ownership of such research.</font></b><div>
<br><a href="http://spicyip.com/2014/07/spicyip-tidbit-indias-dbt-and-dst-call-for-comments-on-draft-open-access-policy-with-respect-to-public-funded-research.html">http://spicyip.com/2014/07/spicyip-tidbit-indias-dbt-and-dst-call-for-comments-on-draft-open-access-policy-with-respect-to-public-funded-research.html</a></div>
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