Academic Social ResponsibilityNew leadership and new resources to help address global

challenges

Peter Mountford PhD. World Health Summit, Berlin – October 2012

Massachusetts

Big picture through to definitive actions

Why academic leadership in addressing global challenges?

What resources to contribute?

Where and how to contribute?

Agenda

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Simply wrong, unnecessary and unacceptable

We need global resources

Why?

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Irresponsible, selfish and threatening

We also need global leadership

Why?

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History has shown…….

Success will require not only leadership and resources, but also time

Religion Governments IndividualsIndustry

All have tried and continue to do great work, but……….

So far ……….

- The “gap” continues to grow, and

- The challenges are increasing (global warming, ageing population, disaster fatigue)

Success will require not only leadership and resources, but also time

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Institutional leaders have conflicting interests, and

The efforts of individuals are simply not enough.

Academic Social Responsibility shall harness interdisciplinary expertise and scientific

discovery to help deliver lasting change.

With such great leaders and so many resources, why is it so?

Religion Governments IndividualsIndustry

History has shown…….

ASR - complimenting the efforts of government, civil society and business

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Cutting edge, collaborative, multi-disciplinary, publicly funded, independent and global………“The Commonwealth of Science”

Unable and/or unwilling?

Corporate socialresponsibility

AusAID, USAID

Gates FoundationNGOs

Slide presented by D. Wachtler and D. Waughray - World Economic Forum on Slim City/Environment

Background

Academic Social Responsibility – the concept

Development process and partners

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The opportunity- Science and innovation are major drivers of modern economic prosperity

- Governments are investing in R&D to secure downstream benefit in the “knowledge economy”

- Philanthropic and medical research charities are investing to find cures / protect the environment

- Scientists are investing to find cleaner energy, recycle waste, and improve food/water supply and health

- Great wealth and many other benefits will flow from these investments

Innovation

Value adding development

Realization of benefit

Basic research discoveries

Value / benefit

Time

Government investment

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*Entrepreneurial Impact: The Role of MIT. Edward Roberts and Charles Eesley. MIT Sloan School of Management, February 2009

The opportunity - Massachusetts Institute of Technology as one potential example

Roberts and Eesley* estimated that at the time of their survey (2003) that there were some 25,800 operational companies that had been founded or co-founded by MIT alumni. These companies employed some 3.3 million people and generated sales close to $2 trillion per year. Had MIT alumni universally adopted an ASR commitment to donate 0.1% of sales some 40 years ago, ASR contributions from MIT alumni would be delivering $2 billion to public causes every year.  

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The challenge- Beneficial entitlement is determined by competitive market forces

- Complex, costly and long development processes favor the biggest and most competitive

- Smaller nations struggle to realize fair value for part contribution in the global market

- Emerging nations face even greater challenges competing against established high technology leaders

- Sadly, competition, long development times and self-interest distance wealth and responsibility from moral obligations and global needs

Value adding development

Realization of benefit

Basic research discoveries

Super tech hubs

Advanced nations

Value / benefit

Time

3rd world

Emerging nations

Innovation

Government investment

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The solution?

- Collaborating academic scientists include a licensing obligation that requires downstream developers of their technology to provide appropriate access for unmet global needs.- For example, scientists working on a more drought resistant form of wheat may require those who develop their technology to make the resulting seed available to poorer nations at a discounted price.

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Super tech hubs

Innovation

3rd world

Value / benefit

Time

ASR approach starts here

So as to better protect beneficial entitlement here

Advanced nations

Emerging nations

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and here

A working example

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Value / benefit

TimeInnovation

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$3 billion of state investment for Regenerative Medicine

(f) A Grantee, Collaborator, or an Exclusive Licensee that is commercializing the Drug must provide a Drug, that resulted in whole or in part from CIRM-Funded Research, at a price as provided in the California Discount Prescription Drug Program (commencing with California Health and Safety Code section 130500) (or a successor statewide prescription drug discount program) to eligible Californians under said Program.

(g) A Grantee, Collaborator or its Exclusive Licensee that is commercializing the Drug must sell a Drug, that resulted in whole or in part from CIRM-Funded Research, and which is purchased in California with Public Funds (as defined in Title 17, California Code of Regulations, section 100601, subdivision (q)) at any benchmark price described in the California Discount Prescription Drug Program or a successor statewide prescription drug discount program.

Californianpatients

Californianindustry

Requirementsimposed here

To ensure future beneficial entitlement here

“Proposition 71” requires that all recipients of state funding guarantee cheap future access to beneficial outcomes for all Californians

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The value drivers- Greater wealth/benefit will be created by improving innovation efficiency

- Efficiency shall be improved via enhanced collaboration under forward-looking frameworks

- Collaborative endeavor will be adopted because ASR cooperative frameworks shall

- Build on common motivations and diverse sources of complimentary investment,

- Improve competitiveness and value of member contributions, and

- Ensure fair distribution of benefit according to the value of individual member

contributions and moral obligations.

Value adding development

Realization of benefit

Basic research discoveries

Super tech hubsAdvanced nations

3rd world

Value / benefit

Time

Emerging nations

Innovation

Government investment

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Cooperative framework/s

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Academic Social Responsibility

Complimenting the philanthropic efforts of government, industry and civil society

A new opportunity for independent leadership and global change

- Directly linking those academic experts who monitor and investigate major global issues with the independent resources needed for lasting change.

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Background

Academic Social Responsibility – the concept

Development process and partners

Agenda

1. ASR uptake in a high profile international pilot program

Recruit high profile supporters from multiple sectors of society for a global market launch

Marketing strategy to ensure global buy-in

Target a high impact sector witha reasonably probability for

successScientific recruitment of a first Innovation Cooperative

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ASR development strategy – 2 parallel initiatives

2. Global launch supported by high profile figures

ASR pilot program strategy

Value / benefit

*Global challenges

Incentives promote collaboration and increased levels of benefit

ASR delivers socialchange

RIKEN UCSF

Uni. Nice Australia

Sth KoreaGCC

WCSCR 2) Recruit a first high profile international cooperative to credibly demonstrate the ASR concept on the global stage

1) Australian academic leaders design plausible ASR commitments and develop launch/marketing strategy

ASR cooperative framework/s

Time

Confirmed “in-principle” supporters wishing to explore next stage

Stem cell scientists / senior academics- Professor Doug Hilton (Director, WEHI)- Dr. Keith Mclean (Theme Leader, CSIRO)- Professor Martin Pera (Director, Stem Cells Australia)

- Professor Jonathon West (Director, Australian Innovation Research Centre)- Professor Peter Rathjen (Vice Chancellor, University of Tasmania)- Professor Ron Johnson (Chair, NETS Expert Panel)- Professor Simon Longstaff (Director, St. James Ethics Centre)

Social innovation- Dr. Andrew MacLeod (CEO, Committee for Melbourne, UN Corporate Social

Responsibility)- Dr. Alan Dormer (Theme Leader, CSIRO / Government and Commercial

Services)

Other- Professor Ian Chubb (Chief Scientist, Federal Government)- Professor David de Kretser (Monash Institute and recently retired Governor of

Victoria)- Dr Susan Hawes (Dept. Innovation, Federal Government)- Dr. Anna Lavelle (CEO, AusBiotech)- Mr. Chris Lovell (MD, Holding Redlich Lawyers)- Dr Mark Nelson (MD, Caledonia Investments)- Professor Brian Heap (The Royal Society, London)

What is the next stage of the process?

Stage 1Concept development and testing

Stage 2Formalize R&D Program & Partners

Stage 3Framework development

Stage 4Pilot program road test / recruitment

Stage 5Global launch of ASR concept

Stage 2 – Think tank- Bringing key partners together for a detailed analysis of the challenges, options

and feasibility- Full mapping of objectives, strategy, R&D project requirements, preferred partner

organizations and resourcing needs/opportunities

Prospectus prepared to attract investment.

Academic Social ResponsibilityNew leadership and new resources to help address global

challenges

Peter Mountford PhD. World Health Summit, Berlin – October 2012

Massachusetts