Robinson Esalimba - One of the renowned American inventors from the last century and former head of research at General Motors, Charles Kettering, was famous for his snazzy quotes and sound bites. One of my favourites is; “A problem well stated, is a problem half solved.” I couldn’t agree more. In the first part of my post on Stuck in the First Gear, I suggested that the draft WIPO proposal on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (CDIP/4/7) which is up for discussion at the fifth session of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) from April 26 to 30, 2010; is unlikely, as currently framed, to move forward the discussion on transfer of technology. This is because the problem has not been well stated.
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Stuck in the First Gear: Moving Forward the Discussion on International Transfer of Technology – Part II
Saturday, February 6th, 2010Stuck in the First Gear: Moving Forward the Discussion on International Transfer of Technology - Part I
Saturday, February 6th, 2010Robinson Esalimba - Notwithstanding the high regard one might have for a computer software engineer, it would be outrageous to consider commissioning one to design a drug for malaria, or even still, that the drug should be produced in a car manufacturing plant. Yet, it is precisely in this manner that most discussions on transfer of technology have carried on; as if what is good for the car is good enough for the drug. The proposed World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Development Agenda project on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (CDIP/4/7), which is up for discussion at the fifth session of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) in April 2010, has the opportunity to change this thinking, but only if it redefines the problem that it seeks to solve. In this post and in Part I, I propose how this can be done.
Commentary on the WIPO-SCCR Information Meeting on Limitations and Exceptions for Educational Activities
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009Susan Isiko Štrba - The Nineteenth Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) opened with an information meeting on limitations and exceptions (L&Es) to copyright and related rights for educational activities. Four experts presented their studies on: a) L&Es for education in Latin America and the Caribbean (Juan Carlos Monroy), b) L&Es for teaching in Africa (Joseph Fometeu), c) L&Es for educational purposes in the Arab countries (Victor Nabhan), and d) L&Es for educational activities in North America, Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia and Israel (Raquel Xalabarder). The study on L&Es for educational activities for Asia and Australia was not presented.
The WIPO Development Agenda – Essential Elements of a Monitoring, Assessment & Coordination Mechanism
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009Sisule F. Musungu - The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) has a mandate for monitoring, assessing and coordinating the implementation of the WIPO Development Agenda. How this mandate is discharged, will determine whether the Development Agenda leads to the transformation of how intellectual property (IP) systems are governed and managed at both the multilateral as well as at the national levels.
IQsensato’s Statement to the Fourth Session of the WIPO Committee on Development & IP
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Sisule F. Musungu - On Monday, 16th November 2009 IQsensato made a statement to the Fourth Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP). This statement was read by Poku Adusei of the African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) Project which is a collaborating partner of IQsensato.
