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WIPO Launches Japanese-Funded Program For Africa And LDCs,
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Friday, June 05, 2009
A gathering of senior policy makers and intellectual property administrators
from 36 African countries meeting in Pretoria, South Africa on May 26 and 27,
2009, to examine the importance of IP as a catalyst for economic and commercial
development, marked the launch of a Japanese-financed program to promote the
use of IP in Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
The event, organized by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) in cooperation
with the governments of South Africa and Japan, is part of the WIPO-administered
Japanese Funds-in-Trust (FIT) Program for Africa and LDCs.
The two-day meeting provided an opportunity for participants to reflect on
the range of policy options available to create an enabling environment for
the effective use and management of IP assets.
IP experts from Japan, Malaysia, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa and African
Regional Intellectual Property Office (ARIPO), WIPO and the World Bank addressed
a range of themes, including patent information as a tool for innovation; technology
transfer; use of IP for business competitiveness; commercializing IP assets;
value added services of IP offices; funding of scientific research and innovation;
and IP development from a regional perspective.
Participants also discussed concrete proposals for future activities to be
implemented within the framework of the FIT program and expressed appreciation
for Japan’s generosity in establishing it.
The ambassador of Japan to the Republic of South Africa, Mr Toshiro Ozawa and
the Chief Executive Officer of the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration
Office (CIPRO), Mr Keith W. Sendwe, representing the government of South Africa,
and a senior WIPO representative presided over the opening of the event.
Japan has supported a number of WIPO-administered projects through extra-budgetary
funding since 1987. Through these channels, Japan shares its experience in the
use of intellectual property for wealth creation, enhanced competitiveness and
economic development.
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