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Technical
Cooperation for Intellectual Property Policy in Developing Countries
ICTSD Dialogue
on Sustainable Development and Intellectual Property
Geneva,
11-12 July 2005
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Description
As
developing countries implement international IP commitments and
participate in multilateral, regional and bilateral IP negotiations,
there has been increasing political attention to the challenges
and shortcomings of IP technical assistance and cooperation. Technical
assistance is rarely a purely technical matter, as the nature of
the provided assistance will have a strong impact on the design
and formulation of national IP policies. The
dialogue brought together developed and developing country delegates,
academics, and NGOs to:
- Evaluate
the current state of play in debates on intellectual property
(IP)-related technical cooperation and capacity building at
the multilateral, regional and bilateral levels;
- Take
stock of existing suggestions and proposals for ensuring that
technical cooperation better enhances the capacities of developing
countries to adopt appropriate, coherent and effective positions
and policies at all levels;
- Explore
strategic policy actions and concrete next steps for advancing
discussions on improving the design and implementation of IP
technical assistance;
- Consider
further work, independent research and new initiatives related
to technical cooperation.
The
Dialogue was informal and off the record, and focused on discussing
and elaborating particular reform proposals. The objective was
to elaborate and refine very specific proposals and concrete
next steps that could be taken up by ICTSD, partner organisations,
governments, IGOs, academics or NGOs.
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