Incentives to stimulate application of research results good for all

THE BEIJING PEOPLE'S CONGRESS STANDING COMMITTEE, the city's legislature, recently released a draft regulation aimed at promoting the practical application of scientific and technological research results. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

The draft, which has been released for public opinions, states that colleges and other research institutions should give all or part of the intellectual property rights of any scientific or technological achievement to the researchers involved, who can then profit should there IPR be applied in production.

It also requires the Beijing government to provide preferential policies for the technological experts in terms of housing, medical insurance, and jobs for their children.