WIPO CONFERENCE ON BUILDING WIPO CONFERENCE ON BUILDING PARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPS

FOR MOBILIZING RESOURCES FOR FOR MOBILIZING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

GENEVA, NOVEMBER 5 AND 6, 2009GENEVA, NOVEMBER 5 AND 6, 2009

WIPO DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION WITH WIPO DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION WITH LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: VARIOUS LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: VARIOUS

INITIATIVES UNDERWAY AT WIPOINITIATIVES UNDERWAY AT WIPOINCLUDING INCLUDING IP NEEDS ASSESSMENTIP NEEDS ASSESSMENT ::

WIPO Cooperation for Development with the Least Developed Countries

LDCS IN EACH OF THE REGION?

LDCS MEMBERS OF WIPO CONVENTION?

WIPO COOPERATION WITH THE LDCS, VARIOUS INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN INCLUDING NEEDS ASSESSMENT?

African LDCs 1971-2009

The original list African LDCs: 1971-Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Ethiopia,

Guinea, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) Total=16

1975- Central African Republic, Gambia (18) 1977-Cape Verde, Comoros (20) 1981-Guinea-Bissau (21) 1982-Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and

Principe, Sierra Leone, Togo (26) 1986-Mauritania (27) 1988-Mozambique (28) 1990-Liberia (29) 1991-Madagascar, CDR, Zambia (32) 1994-Eritrea, Angola (34) (1994-Botswana Graduated) 2001 Senegal 2008-Cape Verde-graduated, Total Africa= 33

1. Angola2. Benin3. Burkina Faso4. Burundi5. Central African Republic6. Chad7. Comoros 8. Congo9. Djibouti10. Equatorial Guinea11. Eritrea12. Ethiopia13. Gambia14. Guinea15. Guinea-Bissau16. Lesotho17. Liberia18. Madagascar19. Malawi20. Mali21. Mauritania22. Mozambique23. Niger24. Rwanda 25. Sao Tome & Principe26. Senegal27. Sierra Leone28. Somalia29. Sudan30. Tanzania31. Togo32. Uganda33. Zambia

African Least Developed Countries (33)

Asia-Pacific LDCs (1971-2009)

1971 Afghanistan, Bhutan, Lao, Nepal,

Maldives, Samoa and Yemen. 1975 Bangladesh 1985 Vanuatu 1986 Kiribati, Tuvalu 1987 Myanmar 1991 Cambodia, Solomon Islands 2004 Timor Leste

1. Afghanistan2. Bangladesh3. Bhutan4. Cambodia5. Lao PDR 6. Maldives7. Myanmar8. Nepal

Asian Least Developed Countries (8)

1. Kiribati2. Samoa3. Solomon Island4. Tuvalu5. Vanuatu6. Timor Leste

Pacific Island LDCs (6)

South America and the Caribbean

The only country in the list of the original LDCs from South America and the Caribbean was

1971-Haiti =1

LDCs Membership of WIPO & Related CONVENTIONS

49 LDCs (31 Africa, 4 Arab, 14 Asia Pacific, 1 LAC)

44 Members of WIPO (31 Af, 4 Ar, 8 Asia&Pacific, 1 La)

26 Bern Convention 34 Paris convention (AF 26pa, 22be, 18pct, 4mad) (AS 5 pa, 2 be, 0pct) (Ar.2pa, 2be) (LA pa, be)

Decision of 29 November of the Council on TRIPs

Extension of transion from 31 December 2005 Until 1July 2013

The Council requested LDCs (para 2) information on individual priority needs for TA and FC

Comprehensive IP needs assessment benefit LDCs

Use IP as a tool for sustained economic, social, cultural, and technological development

Decision of 29 November of the Council on TRIPs

The Council requested LDCs (para 2) information on individual priority needs for TA and FC

Comprehensive IP needs assessment benefit LDCs

Use IP as a tool for sustained economic, social, cultural, and technological development

Addressing Policy Issues

The development and implementation of national IP strategies and plans in the Least Developed Countries has provided focus and an integrated approach in addressing

policy, institutional, human resources development and infrastructural needs and requirements.

Addressing Policy Issues

Ministerial Forum was held on July 23 and 24 Presence of national and international Experts Ministres adressed Six Broad areas IP as relates to developmental needs…

Ministers in the special plenery addressed their needs

Discussed with internatioanl experts areas such as

Integrating IP into National IP policy and strategies

The strategic inmportance of TOT and TOT Capacity Building-iportance of patent documents and patent information

The experiance of Malasia

Sharing the experiance with Ethiopia in using IP for wealth creation

The use of collective management societies in wealth creation

Tradional knowledge with emphasis on tradional medicine the experiance od South Africa

Regional cooperation

This process is in line with the Development Agenda recommendation which outlines that I quote “WIPO technical assistance shall be, inter-alia, development-oriented, demand-driven and transparent, taking into account the priorities and special needs of LDCs ”.

Access to Research for Development and Innovation

Program was lunched by WIPO Director General partnership with various prominent science and technology publishers

The aRDi program will support least developed countries in realizing their creative potential and facilitate their integration into the global knowledge economy.

It provides industrial property offices, universities and research institutes in least developed countries with free access to a selected on-line journals whose subscription cost would normally total some $400,000 a year.

IP strategies and IP development plans

IP strategies and IP development plans as tools for improving IP capacities and infrastructure;

Process of being formulated in Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia;

Developing capacity of the business and Industrial Sector

Developing capacity of the business sector and related institutions (Training Manuel on TL)

Skills development and technical training

Local experts preparation of national chapters on the legislative, regulatory and institutional mechanisms in support of technology licensing.

Strengthening National Infrastructure

Strengthening national infrastructure; Technology and Innovation Support Center

Tanzania, Cambodia and Ethiopia.

Studies on TK

Studies on identification, Listing and IP protection of

Traditional Cultural Expressions of two selected LDCs

(Sengal and Bangladesh).

Legal regional instrument for the protection of traditional knowledge (TK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs).

Awareness Raising

Awareness raising activities in a number of LDCs.

In Ethiopia, a high level public event More than 150 guests involvement of

President. In Sudan, more than 100 participants.

High Level National Forum

Tanzania- September 2009,

ministers, senior government, business and industry officials and acadamics;

Exchange of experience in using IP as a tool for development;

The experiences of Korea; Malesiya; Ethiopia and Tanzania.

Coordination of legislative assistance

Beneficieries are Angola, Centeral Africa Republic, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, United Republic of Tanzania ;

Enhancement of institutional capacity to administer IP

● Development of skills in IP administration;

● Equipping the offices with modern tools;

● Methods to improve efficiency and service-delivery;

● Benin, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Republic of Tanzania Togo, Zambia.

Cooperation with Governments

Sweden; Republic of Korea; Japan; EU And Many others.

Cooperation with Organization

UN Office of the High RepresentativeMid-Term Comprehensive Report;Yearly Report;Participates in meetings

WTO; UNCTAD; WHO; ITU ARIPO, OAPI.

Conclusion

Strong support from participants in LDCs activities;

Direction and cooperation from member states Success due to Leadership of the Director

General of the Organization; Motivated, dedicated LDCs staff, colleagues

in WIPO etc.

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