NSTB projects Project 1 The usage of Intellectual Property rights in high technology firms’ financing and the IP management experiences of small- and medium- sized companies in developed countries. (PI: Xiuping Hua, NUBS China) Project 2 The use of IP to develop China’s digital cultural heritage. (PI: Eugene Ch’ng, School of Computer Science) Project 3 The development of innovation capability and Intellectual Property in Ningbo digital businesses. (PI: Thomas Birtch, NUBS China) Project 4 An investigation of best practices in the European market for microfilms which could be applied to China. (PI: Filippo Gilardi, School of International Communications)