Delegates from the Tarlac Agricultural University – Intellectual Property and Technology  Business Management (TAU-IPTBM) Project conducted a benchmarking activity at Benguet State University (BSU) to gain insights into the institution’s best practices.

Led by Project Leader Jay-Ar A. De Mayo, the team visited BSU’s Intellectual Property Management Office (IPMO) and the Agri-based Technology Business Incubator/Innovation Center (ATBI/IC).

During the visit, Michael Karl Barnuevo of the Regional Agri-Aqua Innovation System Enhancement (RAISE) Project 1 presented IPTBM’s organizational structure, functions, and operational processes. IPMO Intellectual Property Asset Protection Division Chief Rashid B. Lokines, also met with the visitors to address the group’s queries.

Afterwards, the delegation went to the ATBI/IC where Director Ruth C. Diego presented the hub’s organizational structure, incubation processes, guiding policies, partners, and shared the success stories of their incubatees. The visit concluded with a  productive question and answer session and a tour of the strawberry farm.

BSU accommodates benchmarking activities and field trips from schools, Local Government Units, National Line Agencies, and Non-Government Organizations with the intent to promote collaboration in various areas that may lead to multi-stakeholder partnerships in support of #SDG17.//DPaydowan

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𝑇𝑜 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡, 𝑤𝑒 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒. 𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒, 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑚𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠.