Name: Sisule F. Musungu
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Web Site: http://www.iqsensato.org/
Bio: Sisule is the President of IQsensato and a leading researcher and policy analyst on the development dimensions of intellectual property (IP), innovation, trade and innovation. He is also an expert on human rights law and has research interests on climate change and energy. Full bio available here.
Posts by Sisule F. Musungu:
Why WIPO Must Rethink its Committee Procedures and the Meaning of its Programme & Budget
June 30th, 2010Sisule F. Musungu - There was anticipation, hope and a sense that multilateralism was experiencing one of those good moments. That was last week at the 20th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The anticipation and hope, by many, was that the Committee meeting would end with a definite work programme towards a legal instrument to improve access to copyright material for those who are blind or with visual impairment or with print disability. Finally, the world of intellectual property (IP) was going to act decisively to end “the Book Famine”.
Training for Research on Development - IDRC Internship Awards for 2011
June 24th, 2010Sisule F. Musungu - The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has an interesting call out for internship awards for 2011. The purpose of these internships is to provide exposure to research for international development through research management and grant administration. The internship scheme is targetted at developing country or Canadian nationals. The deadline for applications is 12th September 2010 for the internships scheduled to start in January 2011.
WTO Invites Inputs for the World Trade Report
January 30th, 2010Sisule F. Musungu - On 28th January 2010 the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced the launch of a web discussion forum to stimulate debate and discussion on the topic of the next World Trade Report “Trade in Natural Resources: Challenges in Global Governance”. In the announcement, the WTO Secretariat promises to take into consideration all the inputs received through the forum.
Is our Health in the Right Hands?
January 18th, 2010Sisule F. Musungu - The 126th session of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) meets in Geneva from Today (Monday, 18th January 2010) to Friday with a packed agenda. This meeting comes in the wake of increasing questions regarding the management and governance of the world health body which for far too long has escaped serious public scrutiny by hiding behind the perception that it is a technical body whose work ordinary mortals can not understand.
The U.S.A Stands up to be Counted on Improving Access for Visually Impaired Persons
December 15th, 2009Sisule F. Musungu - A key item at the on-going ninetenth Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) is a discussion on a proposed treaty for improving access for the blind, visually impaired and other reading disabled persons (hereinafter “TVI”). Naturally, the proposal by the World Blind Union, formally presented to SCCR by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay, has generated not only intense interest but also significant opposition from predictable quaters such as the US Chamber of Commerce. As a corollary, it has been believed that the United States government will oppose such a proposal. The statement of the United States at the SCCR on TVI, however, is a worth a read, because, as a student of international intellectual property (IP) policy-making I can argue that it will mark an important historical moment in the politics of intellectual property. It was not only an enlightened statement but a statement that demonstrated a level of leadership that needs to acknowledged.
