The nine members of the Fund Advisory Board serve independently and take their decisions in their personal capacity; candidates for funding are required to provide documents to support their application, in practice in the form of an application form and curriculum vitae, which facilitates the review of their application based on the funding criteria; the Advisory recommendations are binding on the WIPO Secretariat which Board’s merely provides the necessary administrative support and implements these recommendations in strict conformity with the rules; and, Fund’s three members of the Advisory Board are from accredited observers representing one or more indigenous or local communities. Efficiency: no deductions from the Fund for administrative costs The members of the Advisory Board meet on the margins of the IGC session in which they are participating. They are not paid or compensated for the tasks that they carry out; the Advisory Board is required to conclude its deliberations before the end of the session during which it meets; the WIPO Secretariat is not authorized to draw on the Fund to cover any administrative costs; and, a specific clause in the is designed to keep administrative costs to a strict Fund’s rules minimum. Results (April 2006 July 20, 2016) – A total of 531 applications for funding in view of 22 sessions of the IGC (31th session included) and two meetings of the Intersessional Working Group (IWG) have been processed so far during 22 meetings of the Advisory Board. Fund’s A total of 173 applications were recommended for funding by the Advisory Board in view of the 10th until the 30th session of the IGC (inclusive), including two IWGs. During that period, 134 recommended applications were actually funded, in support of the participation of 69 different representatives of various indigenous and local communities in those 21 sessions of the IGC and two IWGs. III. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND Provisions relating to contributions There are no restrictions regarding the minimum or maximum amount of a donation; the names of the contributors and the level of contributions and pledges received are publicized by an Information Note before each IGC session. Further modalities of acknowledgment can be discussed with contributors. However, donors may remain anonymous if they so wish;
The nine members of the Fund Advisory Board serve independently and take their decisions in their personal capacity; candidates for funding are required to provide documents to support their application, in practice in the form of an application form and curriculum vitae, which facilitates the review of their application based on the funding criteria; the Advisory Board’s recommendations are binding on the WIPO Secretariat which merely provides the necessary administrative support and implements these recommendations in strict conformity with the Fund’s rules; and, three members of the Advisory Board are from accredited observers representing one or more indigenous or local communities. Efficiency: no deductions from the Fund for administrative costs The members of the Advisory Board meet on the margins of the IGC session in which they are participating. They are not paid or compensated for the tasks that they carry out; the Advisory Board is required to conclude its deliberations before the end of the session during which it meets; the WIPO Secretariat is not authorized to draw on the Fund to cover any administrative costs; and, a specific clause in the Fund’s rules is designed to keep administrative costs to a strict minimum. Results (April 2006 – July 20, 2016) A total of 531 applications for funding in view of 22 sessions of the IGC (31th session included) and two meetings of the Intersessional Working Group (IWG) have been processed so far during 22 meetings of the Fund’s Advisory Board. A total of 173 applications were recommended for funding by the Advisory Board in view of the 10th until the 30th session of the IGC (inclusive), including two IWGs. During that period, 134 recommended applications were actually funded, in support of the participation of 69 different representatives of various indigenous and local communities in those 21 sessions of the IGC and two IWGs. III. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND Provisions relating to contributions There are no restrictions regarding the minimum or maximum amount of a donation; the names of the contributors and the level of contributions and pledges received are publicized by an Information Note before each IGC session. Further modalities of acknowledgment can be discussed with contributors. However, donors may remain anonymous if they so wish;
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