As the academic coordinator for Peru resigned in August, 2012, his replacement received 80 of training on specific aspects of the coordination of national IP Academies. Additional publications were provided to the INDECOPI library, according to specifications from ECPI. Tunisia: Six modules of training of trainers were developed and delivered in Tunisia. The training of trainers’ program is therefore very close and trainers will be certified soon. Trainers already started offering short-duration courses to external audiences on specific topics of IP (Copyright and Enforcement up to August 2013), for an overall public of 50 national professionals interested in acquiring or deepening their knowledge on IP matters. A trainer from the Egyptian start-up Academy undertook a mission to Tunis to train prospective distance learning trainers in tutoring and customization of distance learning courses, since both Academies share objectives of developing customized distance learning courses on IP. In order to foster aligned cooperation and medium-term self-sustainability, the project facilitated the participation of the Tunisian Academic coordinator in the Sixth symposium of the Global Network of Intellectual Property Academies (GNIPA), which took place in Tokyo this year. Also, the Académie tunisienne de la Propriété Intellectuelle hosted one module of training of academic coordinators focusing specifically on topics of the WIPO Development Agenda and on the promotion of a fair balance between IP protection and the public interest, with the participation of Tunisian academic coordinators and trainers, two Egyptian and two Ethiopian start-up academies’ coordinators. The project contributed to the establishment of the Tunisian IP Academy library by purchasing additional bibliography required by national trainers. It is worth noting that the Academie tunisienne de la Propriété Intellectuelle is already part of the WIPO Depository Library project. Examples of Among the examples of success that could be identified during the Success/Impact and reporting period, it is worth mentioning the following: Key Lessons The training of trainers on pedagogic aspects of IP teaching has added value to the of training offered by national trainers. Not only have national trainers felt much more comfortable with teaching now that they have received proper training on pedagogy, also they have been encouraged to include recent discussions on IP topics within developing countries or in a context for social and economic development, which has contributed to the overall interest of participants. Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Peru now have established national IP training institutions, with legal
As the academic coordinator for Peru resigned in August, 2012, his replacement received 80 of training on specific aspects of the coordination of national IP Academies. Additional publications were provided to the INDECOPI library, according to specifications from ECPI. Tunisia: Six modules of training of trainers were developed and delivered in Tunisia. The training of trainers’ program is therefore very close and trainers will be certified soon. Trainers already started offering short-duration courses to external audiences on specific topics of IP (Copyright and Enforcement up to August 2013), for an overall public of 50 national professionals interested in acquiring or deepening their knowledge on IP matters. A trainer from the Egyptian start-up Academy undertook a mission to Tunis to train prospective distance learning trainers in tutoring and customization of distance learning courses, since both Academies share objectives of developing customized distance learning courses on IP. In order to foster aligned cooperation and medium-term self-sustainability, the project facilitated the participation of the Tunisian Academic coordinator in the Sixth symposium of the Global Network of Intellectual Property Academies (GNIPA), which took place in Tokyo this year. Also, the Académie tunisienne de la Propriété Intellectuelle hosted one module of training of academic coordinators focusing specifically on topics of the WIPO Development Agenda and on the promotion of a fair balance between IP protection and the public interest, with the participation of Tunisian academic coordinators and trainers, two Egyptian and two Ethiopian start-up academies’ coordinators. The project contributed to the establishment of the Tunisian IP Academy library by purchasing additional bibliography required by national trainers. It is worth noting that the Academie tunisienne de la Propriété Intellectuelle is already part of the WIPO Depository Library project. Examples of Success/Impact and Key Lessons Among the examples of success that could be identified during the reporting period, it is worth mentioning the following: The training of trainers on pedagogic aspects of IP teaching has added value to the of training offered by national trainers. Not only have national trainers felt much more comfortable with teaching now that they have received proper training on pedagogy, also they have been encouraged to include recent discussions on IP topics within developing countries or in a context for social and economic development, which has contributed to the overall interest of participants. Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Peru now have established national IP training institutions, with legal
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