Research at Wichita State

Wichita State University core research areas includes aerospace engineering, anthropology, biology and life sciences, business, commerce, economics, chemistry, community affairs and criminal justice, communication sciences and disorders as well as many others. The report provides description of core research areas and the links to the University research centers

Asia-Pacific tech monitor. Vol. 35, No. 3, Jul - Sep 2018

Finance plays a critical role in developing and harnessing technological innovations. Adequate level of finance allows researchers, startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to conduct research, early stage com mercialization, and scaling up their innovations. Based on specific financing needs, several financing stages are distinguished, such as research & devel opment (R&D), early stage commercialization (seed, startup), and expansion & scale up. The problems of accessing finance at diverse stages of innovation and tech nology commercialization vary as per their specific characteristics. The R&D stage involves uncertain ties associated with research outputs, and most of R&D spending going as wages and salaries of skilled workforce. At early commercialization stage, traditional financial institutions like banks exercise caution to lend startups and SMEs due to the higher level of risk involved. Moreover, these financial institutions usually lack the capacity to understand and appreciate the potential of new and innovative technologies. At the expansion stage, the enterprises may face operational issues for scaling up, diversifying product portfolio, and improving cost-effectiveness as the scale increases over time.Introductory Note ... 2 Technology Market Scan ... 3 Technology Scan: Renewable Energy Technologies ... 8 Special Theme: Financing innovation in Asia and the Pacific Financing innovation in the Asia-Pacific Challenges and enabling mechanisms KyungJin Hyung ... 13 Bridging the ‘Gap’ – Funding solutions for the future A Malaysia perspective Rofina Yasmin Othman, Nurzatil Sharleeza Jalaluddin... 17 Selected Innovation programmes and funds in Asia and the Pacific ... 21 Tech Events ... 23 Tech Ventures & Opportunities ... 24 Business Coach Start-up Venture Creation ... 25 Technology Transfer ... 28 Venture Financing ... 31 Managing Innovation ... 35 Green Productivity ... 38 Tech Opportunities Technology Offers ... 42 Technology Requests ... 46 </blockquote

Asia-Pacific tech monitor. Vol. 37, No. 2, Apr - Jun 2020

In a national innovation system, Intellectual Property (IP) plays a vital role in stimulating industrial development. Enabling IP policies drive growth of innovative enterprises faster through facilitating innovation, technology transfer and commercialization. Therefore, effective exploitation of IP is crucial to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 9 (build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation). The Global Innovation Index 2019 highlights impressive progress of some Asia-Pacific countries in the area of intellectual property. For example, China achieves top ranks in patents, industrial designs and trademarks by origin, and the Republic of Korea keeps first spot in national patent applications and industrial designs. The Islamic Republic of Iran shows strong performance in patent applications, scientific and technical publications, trademarks and industrial designs. However, there are still countries in this region that are ranked at the bottom quartile of this index with low levels of innovation and generation of intellectual property.Introductory Note ... 2 Technology Market Scan ... 3 Technology Scan: Technology innovations to control COVID-19 ... 9 Special Theme: Intellectual Property Management Accelerating innovation in a successful technology transfer ecosystem Biruntha Mooruthi ... 17 A practical guide for MSME intellectual property management on E-commerce platforms Hong Xue ... 25 Intellectual property management A case study of a license of ultra-low-ammonia latex for asphalt cement in Thailand Chaveewan Kongkaew, Piyada Suwandittakul, Suriyakamon Montha, and Orakanoke Phanraksa ... 31 Intellectual property rights and intellectual property management Pankaj Prabhakar Borkar, Ashutosh Paturkar ... 37 Tech Events ... 42 Tech Ventures & Opportunities ... 43 Business Coach Start-up Venture Creation ... 44 Technology Transfer ... 46 Venture Financing ... 50 Managing Innovation ... 53 Green Productivity ... 55 Tech Opportunities Technology Offers ... 5

Asia-Pacific tech monitor. Vol. 33, No. 1, Jan - Mar 2016

In September 2015, the leaders of 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted a new transformative Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development. The Agenda covers seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets that seek to eliminate poverty and hunger and provide a life of dignity to all while addressing the effects of climate change. Subsequently in Paris in December, the Member States of the United Nations reached another landmark agreement on climate change under the UNFCCC. Science technology and innovation (STI) is recognized as the key means of implementation of both the SDGs and the climate change agreement. Without access to STI, developing countries will find it challenging to implement SDGs in several key areas such as water and sanitation, clean energy, food and nutrition, industrialization, sustainable production and consumption, climate change mitigation and sustainable agriculture among others. STI indeed touches on virtually every SDG and has a cross-cutting role in addressing the interconnected challenges of sustainable development and providing effective solutions to the emerging problems in a post-2015 world. Since SDGs will be key indicators of progress in the coming years, it is important that national STI strategies are aligned with SDGs and that the plans for achieving SDGs take into account STI strategies. Countries could meet their SDG targets through mainstreaming STI in national policies and programmes and making adequate STI interventions aimed at creating, enhancing and adopting policies, institutions and processes that increase national capabilities not only to develop access and adapt technological innovations, but also to leapfrog in new and emerging technology areas. Some of the areas where governments can influence the development, promotion and utilization of STI to achieve their national development goals include: education, R&D spending, skill development, R&D in private sector, entrepreneurship development, collaborations and partnerships, mainstreaming open innovation in STI, intellectual property protection, and mainstreaming gender in STI. While most countries do understand the importance of STI and higher investment in STI they lack the capacity to translate the outcomes of STI investments in terms of SDGs.Introductory Note ... 2 Technology Market Scan ... 3 Technology Scan: Environmentally Sound Technologies ... 8 Special Feature: Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to achieve 2030 sustainable development agenda Transforming science, technology and innovation toward sustainable future Masuo Aizawa ... 12 The orientation of Philippine science, technology and innovation toward social objectives Adoracion M. Navarro ... 18 Sharing economy Sustainable development driven by internet technology Zhu Xinyue and Guo Rong ... 25 Transferring technology through competitive bidding A case study of ISRO’s IMDPS Nirmalya Bagchi ... 32 Tech Events ... 39 Tech Ventures & Opportunities ... 40 Business Coach Start-up Venture Creation ... 41 Technology Transfer ... 43 Venture Financing ... 46 Managing Innovation ... 48 Green Productivity ... 51 Tech Opportunities Technology Offers ... 53 Technology Requests ... 56</blockquote

Asia-Pacific tech monitor. Vol. 32, No. 1, Jan - Mar 2015

Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) has been recognized as an important way for achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) set out as part of the global post-2015 development agenda. In this context, mainstreaming of STI in national policies and programmes is critical to accelerate progress in sustainable development challenges faced by countries in the Asia-Pacific region such as water and sanitation, increasing urbanisation, access to clean energy, food and nutrition, sustainable production and consumption, climate change and sustainable agriculture. Improved national capacities to develop and apply STI to the SDGs can lead to technological solutions which can be scaled up and shared. It is clear that the achievement of the SDGs would require continued innovations and technological advances which, in turn, would require investments in research and development (R&D).Introductory Note ... 2 Technology Market Scan ... 3 Technology Scan: Technologies for Sustainable Development ... 8 Special Feature: New and emerging science, technology and innovation strategies Science, technology and innovation for inclusive development Reorganising the national and regional systems of innovation V.G.R. Chandran, Ng Boon Kwee, Wong Chan Yuan and Thiruchelvam Kanagasundaram ... 14 Policy advancement in Indonesia concerning industrial technology development and utilisation Raimon, Denny Noviansyah and Firmansyah ... 20 Diagnonis of National Innovation Systems Selected methods and approaches for strategy development Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology ... 27 Technological development strategy for functional upgrading of local industries A case of Sri Lanka Dilupa Nakandala ... 31 Tech Events ... 38 Tech Ventures & Opportunities ... 39 Business Coach Start-up Venture Creation ... 40 Technology Transfer ... 42 Venture Financing ... 45 Managing Innovation ... 48 Green Productivity ... 52 Tech Opportunities Technology Offers ... 54 Technology Requests ... 57</blockquote

Asia-Pacific tech monitor. Vol. 35, No. 2, Apr - Jun 2018

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9 calls for building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation. Increased access of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and start-up companies for financial services and their inclusion into value chains and market will play an important role to achieve SDG 9. As per Asian Development Bank study in 2014, SMEs accounted for an average of 96% of all enterprises and 62% of the national labour force in Asia and the Pacific. They also contributed an average of only 42% of the gross domestic product or manufacturing value added in the region. Therefore, it is of considerable importance that the Asian and Pacific countries provide enhanced support to accelerate the growth of their SMEs and startups.Introductory Note ... 2 Technology Market Scan ... 3 Technology Scan: Biotechnology ... 8 Special Theme: Technology-based Entrepreneurship and Innovative Start-ups Developing an ecosystem for innovative entrepreneurship and start-ups Policy issues, strategies and good practices in India Sunita Sanghi ... 13 University-industry linkage in furthering innovation landscape towards a sustainable knowledge economy Issues and challenges B. V. Phani and R. A. Bhaskar ... 21 Rise of fintech businesses in Southeast Asia to tackle financial issues Kaori Iwasaki ... 33 Building an entrepreneurial ecosystem for tech start-ups A case study of the role played by a private university M H Bala Subrahmanya, H S Krishna and K N Krishnaswamy ... 39 Tech Events ... 49 Tech Ventures & Opportunities ... 50 Business Coach Start-up Venture Creation ... 51 Technology Transfer ... 53 Venture Financing ... 56 Managing Innovation ... 58 Green Productivity ... 60 Tech Opportunities Technology Offers ... 62 Technology Requests ... 65 </blockquote

Asia-Pacific tech monitor. Vol. 35, No. 4, Oct - Dec 2018

Modern biotechnology offers innovative technologies and applications in some key sectors of development - medicine & healthcare, agriculture and environmental protection. Through supporting these sectors, biotechnology contributes to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Biotechnology innovations now provide technically and commercially viable solutions to the challenges in these sectors. Favourable policy environment is essential for promoting innovation and commercialization of biotechnologies. Some countries in the Asia-Pacific have established focused policy and institutional frameworks to support their biotechnology sectors. Prominent examples are Malaysia’s Bioeconomy Transformation Programme to promote specific bio-based industries; China’s strategic focus on commercialization of agriculture biotechnology; and the National Biotechnology Strategy of Japan. Biotechnology is also considered as a capital- and knowledge- intensive sector. For acquiring these critical resources, enterprises need to establish strong collaboration and networking with domestic and international partners. According to Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization, 29.6% of biotechnology companies of the country have cooperative relationships with other organizations as of 2016. The most common cooperative relationships were found to be ‘joint R&D contract’, followed by ‘technical tie-up and licensing’, and ‘technical manpower exchange’.Introductory Note ... 2 Technology Market Scan ... 3 Technology Scan: Biotechnology ... 8 Special Theme: Biotechnology Commercialisation and Transfer in Asia and the Pacific A review of biotechnology commercialisation in selected countries Approaches, challenges and strategies in Asia Risyawati Mohamed Ismail ... 14 Biotechnology commercialization in the Republic of Korea Kyung-Nam Kang ... 19 Biotechnology parks and incubators in India ... 26 Tech Events ... 30 Tech Ventures & Opportunities ... 31 Business Coach Start-up Venture Creation ... 32 Technology Transfer ... 35 Venture Financing ... 38 Managing Innovation ... 40 Green Productivity ... 44 Tech Opportunities Technology Offers ... 46 Technology Requests ... 50 </blockquote

Internal grant opportunity

The document includes brief descriptions of two internal grants: MURPA: Multidisciplinary Research projects and ARC: Award for Research/Creative projects

Asia-Pacific tech monitor. Vol. 31, No. 4, Oct - Dec 2014

Rural entrepreneurship and business incubators are considered to play an important role in the economic development of nations and their rural communities. The goal of national rural development policies, particularly in the developing and least developed countries, is to eradicate poverty, which tops the list of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the post 2015 development agenda. The national policies primarily aim at eliminating rural poverty through promoting entrepreneurship, developing technical skills, and nurturing start-up businesses which, in turn, would evolve into sustainable businesses creating wealth and employment opportunities. According to 2013 World Bank statistics, world’s rural population constitutes about 47 percent of the total and about 70 percent of the world’s poor live in rural areas depending on agriculture as the main source of income and employment. As per ESCAP’s Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2014, the inequality is widespread in the Asia-Pacific region and continues to grow in many economies. ESCAP analysis of 40 countries in the region indicates that the poorest 20 percent of the population currently accounts for less than 10 percent of national income, with the poorest in some major developing economies.Introductory Note ... 2 Technology Market Scan ... 3 Technology Scan: Technologies for Rural Application ... 9 Special Feature: Technology-based rural entrepreneurship incubators: Policy and institutional support mechanisms in Asia-Pacific Small and medium scale enterprises development in rural areas through business incubators A case of Sri lanka S.W.S.B. Dasanayaka ... 15 Integrating science-based tools and approaches for rural development The case of rural development project in the philippines Arnel V. de Mesa and Maria Charmela Ates ... 25 Strengthening rural enterprise development in the Philippines The Brooke’s Point kitchen incubation model MA. Josefina P. Abilay ... 32 Rural female entrepreneurship in the Eastern Himalayan region of South Asia Arvind Kumar ... 40 Tech Events ... 46 Tech Ventures & Opportunities ... 47 Business Coach Start-up Venture Creation ... 48 Technology Transfer ... 51 Venture Financing ... 54 Managing Innovation ... 56 Green Productivity ... 58 Tech Opportunities Technology Offers ... 60 Technology Requests ... 63</blockquote

Asia-Pacific tech monitor. Vol. 37, No. 3, Jul - Sep 2020

The year 2020 has been particularly challenging for the world due to COVID-19. The pandemic has imposed serious challenges for countries to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. At the same time, this is the year that Science, technology and innovation have demonstrated its true value by providing innovative solutions to adapt, manage and mitigate the impacts of the pandemic. The potential of emerging technologies in coping up with COVID-19 and post pandemic solutions has been endless specially for recovery of businesses, industries and economies. These technologies, particularly the fourth industrial revolution technologies, have helped not only in the healthcare sector but also provided adaptive solutions during lockdown such as remote working, online learning and indoor workout platforms.Introductory Note ... 2 Technology Market Scan ... 3 Technology Scan: Emerging technologies to fight Covid-19 ... 8 Special Theme: Technological innovations to control COVID-19 pandemic Digital innovations for COVI D-19 management Present applications, gaps and future strategies Suresh Munuswamy ... 14 The Fourth Industrial Revolution A new endless frontier Kalenzi Cornelius, So Young Kim, Sang Yup Lee ... 17 Technological Interventions and Strategies for combating Covid-19 in India An overview H. Purushotham, Bhavya Manjeera ... 24 Innovative technological interventions to respond COV ID-19 and Flattening the Curve Experiences of the Republic of Korea Joon-young Hur ... 36 Tech Events ... 40 Tech Ventures & Opportunities ... 41 Business Coach Start-up Venture Creation ... 42 Technology Transfer ... 44 Venture Financing ... 48 Managing Innovation ... 51 Green Productivity ... 54 Tech Opportunities Technology Offers ... 5