This Commercialisation and Utilisation Plan (CUP) sets out the
approach to achieving the creation, identification and the
extraction of value for the partners, stakeholders and possible
third party users of the research outcomes of the Desert Knowledge
Cooperative Research Centre (DKCRC), in order to achieve the
maximum national benefits from its investment. This CUP will enable
the management and the project participants in DKCRC to ensure that
the research outcomes of DKCRC are used for improving desert
livelihoods in this region in a transparent, strategic and
sustainable fashion.
The Board of the DKCRC is determined that the valuable research,
development and education coordination role that DKCRC has begun to
play for desert Australia on behalf of the nation shall continue
beyond the 7 years lifetime of DKCRC. To that end, not only must
DKCRC create and capture as much value from its activities as
possible, but it must be seen to do so, in order to ensure support
for that continuing role. The CUP aims to underpin this goal, and
the Board continues to develop a vision for how this will lead to a
sustained existence beyond seven years. This is thus a living
document that the Board will review each year; it will be updated
as project details evolve and as the long-term vision is
implemented, through the process of which it will become
increasingly quantified and targeted over time.
