The objective is to cooperate with, and provide technical assistance to, developing countries in the establishment or modernization of intellectual property (industrial property and copyright) systems, based on national objectives and requirements, in various ways such as the following: (1) developing human resources, (2) facilitating the creation or improvement of national or regional legislation and its effective enforcement, and encouraging adherence to WIPO-administered treaties, (3) facilitating the creation or modernization, including automation, of governmental and other institutions for the administration of national or regional intellectual property systems (institution building), (4) developing capacities and infrastructure for the development, management and exploitation by industrial and other users of their intellectual property rights, (5) promoting public awareness concerning intellectual property, (6) consulting the two Permanent Committees for Development Cooperation, (7) facilitating the participation of representatives of developing countries in certain meetings organized by WIPO.
Les activités menées par l’OMPI au cours de la période examinée pour atteindre les objectifs précités sont décrites dans le présent chapitre, à l’exception de celles entreprises au titre de l’objectif 7), qui sont présentées aux chapitres III et IV du rapport.