Development Agenda
Background and recent developmentsDevelopment Activities
Summary of WIPO's development activities from 2000 to 2005Intellectual Property for Development
WIPO works to assist all nations, particularly developing and least developed countries, to use the intellectual property (IP) system to promote economic, social and cultural development.
WIPO's extensive activities in support of development goals are guided by the strategic goals and objectives agreed by Member States in the Program and Budget document.
The regional bureaus of the Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Sector work closely with the divisions of the more recently established Office for the Strategic Use of IP for Development (OSUIPD) to respond to increased demand from Member States for assistance in optimizing the economic value of IP, and in integrating IP into national development policies.
Key areas of activity include:
- Support Member States in technology transfer programs, especially by building capacity in critical areas such as technology licensing and patent drafting.
- Work with Member States on IP strategies to foster innovation, and to promote the creation, ownership, and exploitation of IP assets.
- Provision of support, expertise and economic analysis to enable policy makers to formulate appropriate policies in response to existing and emerging IP issues.
- Technical cooperation to help national IP offices modernize their office automation and human resources infrastructure, and to assist in drafting IP legislation.
News:
- Implementation of WIPO Development Agenda Moves Forward
The Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP), established by the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in October 2007, held its second meeting from July 7-11, 2008 and moved forward in discussing the implementation of the WIPO Development Agenda (summary by the Chair). The meeting, which was attended by 101 member states, 8 inter-governmental organizations and 37 non-governmental organizations, held detailed discussions on further developing a work program for implementation of the recommendations approved by the General Assembly. - Director General-Elect Addresses Importance of WIPO Development Agenda
Mr. Francis Gurry, who has been nominated by the Coordination Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to become the next Director General of WIPO, emphasized, at the opening of the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP), on July 7, 2008, his commitment to the effective implementation of the WIPO Development Agenda, pledging to personally supervise this important initiative in the future. - WIPO to Host an Inter-Regional Forum to Explore Strategies to Enhance the Development and Service-Orientation of Intellectual Property Offices
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is hosting an Inter-regional Forum in Geneva on July 1 and 2, 2008, to explore possible strategies for intellectual property (IP) administrations in developing countries, least-developed countries (LDCs) and certain countries in Europe and Asia, to respond to the diverse and expanding needs and expectations of the IP user community. The Forum will focus on practical measures that may be taken to improve and expand the range of value-added services available to all stakeholders, including the public, to forge relations with the IP user community and to ensure that IP administrations are better able to support national development objectives. The Forum will take place at WIPO’s headquarters and will bring together heads of IP offices and other senior officials of countries from all regions and is open to all interested member states of WIPO.
