Mobility of highly-skilled Study on IP and Brain Drain A Mapping Exercise, (i) to support continued research on IP and Brain Drain, – individuals from developing to presented to the twelfth session of the Committee particularly in the following themes: (a) Causes and developed countries the (CDIP/12/INF/4). consequences of skilled migration, (b) Use of names and – brain drain is a critical surnames in order to characterize the inventors and their development challenge. This is Expert Workshop on Intellectual Property (IP), the migratory background, (c) Inventors surveys, and especially true for certain African International mobility of Knowledge Workers and the (d) Surveys on high skilled return migration. economies, showing the highest Drain was held in April 2013. A summary of this (ii) WIPO Secretariat to support African Countries to skilled emigration ratios workshop was presented to the twelfth session of the undertake research that can lead to: (a) the implementation worldwide. The present project Committee (CDIP/12/INF/5). of policies to enable emigrants, including inventors, to return aims to better understand this home, and (b) better understanding and knowledge by many phenomenon by building a Study on IP and Brain Drain A Mapping Exercise – African countries about their diasporas. comprehensive database on available at: (iii) To enhance sustainability of research on IP and Brain diasporas of knowledge workers Drain, the secretariat should: (a) support continued around the globe using Summary of the Expert Workshop on IP and the research activity on the subject matter, (b) support capacity information on inventors International mobility of Knowledge Workers and the building of researchers from developing countries through available in patent documents. Drain available at: joint projects, (c) support capacity building to meet the The project also explores the link increasing number of requests for data bases prepared from between IP protection and the the research project, (d) support more workshops to migration of knowledge workers. disseminate the results of the research project, and (e) support the preparation of more publications. (xxi) Intellectual Property and the Informal Economy DA_34_01 Recommendation 34 – BRIEF DESCRIPTION MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS AND OUTPUTS MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS BY EVALUATORS
Mobility of highly-skilled individuals from developing to developed countries – the brain drain is a critical development challenge. This is especially true for certain African economies, showing the highest skilled emigration ratios worldwide. The present project aims to better understand this phenomenon by building a comprehensive database on diasporas of knowledge workers around the globe using information on inventors available in patent documents. The project also explores the link between IP protection and the migration of knowledge workers. Study on IP and Brain Drain – A Mapping Exercise, presented to the twelfth session of the Committee (CDIP/12/INF/4). Expert Workshop on Intellectual Property (IP), the International mobility of Knowledge Workers and the Drain was held in April 2013. A summary of this workshop was presented to the twelfth session of the Committee (CDIP/12/INF/5). Study on IP and Brain Drain – A Mapping Exercise available at: Summary of the Expert Workshop on IP and the International mobility of Knowledge Workers and the Drain available at: (i) to support continued research on IP and Brain Drain, particularly in the following themes: (a) Causes and consequences of skilled migration, (b) Use of names and surnames in order to characterize the inventors and their migratory background, (c) Inventors surveys, and (d) Surveys on high skilled return migration. (ii) WIPO Secretariat to support African Countries to undertake research that can lead to: (a) the implementation of policies to enable emigrants, including inventors, to return home, and (b) better understanding and knowledge by many African countries about their diasporas. (iii) To enhance sustainability of research on IP and Brain Drain, the secretariat should: (a) support continued research activity on the subject matter, (b) support capacity building of researchers from developing countries through joint projects, (c) support capacity building to meet the increasing number of requests for data bases prepared from the research project, (d) support more workshops to disseminate the results of the research project, and (e) support the preparation of more publications. (xxi) Intellectual Property and the Informal Economy DA_34_01 – Recommendation 34 BRIEF DESCRIPTION MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS AND OUTPUTS MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS BY EVALUATORS
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