There are very limited government programs in the United States, because they're not needed. The expertise on building IP positions, on utilizing IP positions to help grow companies and on driving new revenue into companies using intellectual property is all there. It's in the ecosystem. They practise it every day, so they do not need to drive systemic change into what they're doing, because it already exists. We're trying to change something that is a problem, and we need significant resources deployed in order to do that.
The IRAP IP assist is a great program that's providing funding to entrepreneurs to talk to specialists and experts about strategy and to pursue the activities that come out of those strategies. That's been a great tool. We work a lot with our members who are using that tool.
The ElevateIP program that is being launched now, which MAIN is going to be a part of, will drive IP education and funding out through five key accelerators across the country.
IAC has focused on clean-tech companies in our pilot. We currently have a proposal in to expand our program and give it a longer-term future.
There are a number of good efforts under way that are small, and they need to be ramped up.