multiplier effect should be taken into account by the Secretariat in carrying out its work. Recommendation 10: The Secretariat’s Regarding the first part, the Secretariat Progress Reports submitted to the CDIP should be entrusted to assess which should include detailed information about available financial information could be the utilization of financial and human provided in order to enhance the resources related to the DA projects. transparency of the resources related to the Simultaneous assignment of the same DA projects. Regarding the second part, the project manager to multiple projects should assignment of projects should be guided by be avoided. elements related to efficiency and the achievement of established goals. The assessment of the adequate workload for a project manager needs to be made on a case-by-case basis by competent staff within the WIPO Secretariat. An effort should be made to avoid assigning multiple cases to the same project manager (as suggested by the reviewers) whenever possible and practical. Recommendation 12: Member States and The approaches already deployed by the the Secretariat should consider ways and Secretariat for the dissemination of means to better disseminate information information about the DA should be about the DA and its implementation. advanced, for example, the use of social media and the WIPO’s webpage, the transmission of DA related events by webcasting, the maintenance of development-related aspects of IP in the WIPO Academy’s training and the support of publications related to the DA. The WIPO Secretariat should be entrusted to improve the tools such as catalogues and – platforms that are already available to – foster collaboration and stakeholder participation. 3. The reporting and reviewing of progress in relation to the Independent Review should be included in the annual General’s Report on Implementation of the Development “Director Agenda”. This will allow Member States to have holistic and comprehensive review of the implementation of the Development Agenda in one single report. [End of Annex and of document]
multiplier effect should be taken into account by the Secretariat in carrying out its work. Recommendation 10: The Secretariat’s Progress Reports submitted to the CDIP should include detailed information about the utilization of financial and human resources related to the DA projects. Simultaneous assignment of the same project manager to multiple projects should be avoided. Regarding the first part, the Secretariat should be entrusted to assess which available financial information could be provided in order to enhance the transparency of the resources related to the DA projects. Regarding the second part, the assignment of projects should be guided by elements related to efficiency and the achievement of established goals. The assessment of the adequate workload for a project manager needs to be made on a case-by-case basis by competent staff within the WIPO Secretariat. An effort should be made to avoid assigning multiple cases to the same project manager (as suggested by the reviewers) whenever possible and practical. Recommendation 12: Member States and the Secretariat should consider ways and means to better disseminate information about the DA and its implementation. The approaches already deployed by the Secretariat for the dissemination of information about the DA should be advanced, for example, the use of social media and the WIPO’s webpage, the transmission of DA related events by webcasting, the maintenance of development-related aspects of IP in the WIPO Academy’s training and the support of publications related to the DA. The WIPO Secretariat should be entrusted to improve the tools – such as catalogues and platforms – that are already available to foster collaboration and stakeholder participation. 3. The reporting and reviewing of progress in relation to the Independent Review should be included in the annual “Director General’s Report on Implementation of the Development Agenda”. This will allow Member States to have holistic and comprehensive review of the implementation of the Development Agenda in one single report. [End of Annex and of document]