Checklists

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 **Checklists**

Questions - please add comments

 * 1) Which of these are of value?
 * 2) What other checklists should be added?

The purpose of a checklist is to help policy makers assess critical issues in a logical, decision tree format so that they can make informed decisions about actions to be taken in various commercialization environments and to help them choose between competing alternatives.

Checklists can be used by World Bank personnel in project development, management, and evaluation, and also by recipient countries to help decide whether the proposed project could successfully address their needs.

Checklists will reference existing knowledge and experience and can be updated as new knowledge and experience, including that contributed by users, becomes available.

Representative checklists
Representative checklists to be developed will include, but not be limited to:
 * 1) Developing IP policies and applications of policy
 * 2) Implementing IP strategies
 * 3) Creating incentives for commercialization
 * 4) Assessing the commercial potential of the science and technology base
 * 5) Licensing technology
 * 6) Forming a joint venture
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Creating technology based spin-off companies
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Forming R&D alliances and conducting joint and outsourced R&D
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Finding and managing investment for commercializing science and technology
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Matching industry methods for developing new products
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Gaining market access and finding strategic partners: social network embeddedness
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Communicating with partners
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Assessing market intelligence and competitive positioning
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Developing metrics for measuring commercialization outputs and outcomes
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Developing science and technology parks, technoparks, and incubators