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WIPO Member States Agree On Development Agenda,
by Ulrika Lomas, for LawAndTax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Dr Kamil
Idris, has welcomed a decision by WIPO member states on Friday to adopt a Development
Agenda, consisting of a series of recommendations to enhance the development
dimension of the Organization’s activities.
The recommendations contain a set of 45 agreed proposals covering six clusters
of activities. These include: Technical Assistance and Capacity Building; Norm-setting,
Flexibilities, Public Policy and Public Knowledge; Technology Transfer, Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) and Access to Knowledge; Assessments, Evaluation
and Impact Studies; and Institutional Matters, including Mandate and Governance.
Dr Idris announced that:
“This is a historic day for the Organization and its member states. The
adoption of the Development Agenda is testimony to the international community’s
commitment to promote the evolution of an IP system that addresses the needs
and concerns of all countries.”
He continued:
“This milestone decision is an important and positive step towards ensuring
that the international intellectual property system continues to serve the public
good by encouraging and rewarding innovation and creativity in a balanced and
effective manner.”
At Friday's meeting, member states agreed to establish a Committee on Development
and Intellectual Property to develop a work-program for implementation of the
adopted recommendations. This Committee will monitor, assess, discuss and report
on the implementation of all recommendations adopted, by coordinating with relevant
WIPO bodies and will discuss IP and development-related issues as agreed by
the Committee and decided by the General Assembly.
The Committee, which will be comprised of representatives from member states,
will be open to all accredited intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations,
and is expected to hold its first meeting in the first half of 2008. The Committee
will report, and may make recommendations annually to the General Assembly.
Following a process of informal consultations prior to the General Assembly,
in the context of the Provisional Committee on a WIPO Development Agenda (PCDA),
member states had identified 19 proposals for immediate implementation. With
the approval of the General Assembly, these proposals will now be implemented
immediately by WIPO.
A proposal for a development agenda for WIPO was first launched by Argentina
and Brazil, and supported by an additional 12 developing countries, at the 2004
WIPO General Assembly.
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