Socioeconomic and more informed presented to 20th Session Development Development” of the CDIP. Studies (CDIP/5/7 Rev. 1), website: completed at the end (ii) A side-objective is the creation Substantially advanced Colombia and of 2013. It will continue to and maintenance of analytical implementation of five Central be an umbrella project for capacity in countries, where little projects, which will be America. national and regional economic studies work on IP has finalized in 2018 (IP and the studies seeking to narrow been undertaken so far. mining sector, Uganda, the knowledge gap faced by Chile, ASEAN, Poland), as policymakers in designing (iii) The project is mainly targeted detailed in document and implementing a at policymakers and their CDIP/20/2, and which will development-promoting advisors, though other intended be presented to the 21st intellectual property (IP) beneficiaries include NGOs, and 22nd sessions of the regime. academic economists, and the CDIP in 2018. public at large. (iii) Intellectual Property, Tourism and Culture: Supporting Development Objectives and Promoting Cultural Heritage in Egypt and Other Developing Countries DA_1_10_12_40_01 Recommendations 1, 10, 12, 40 – BRIEF DESCRIPTION STATUS OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OUTPUTS IMPLEMENTATION The project aims at Under General Objective: Original research carried out for Best practices and analyzing, supporting implementation since To analyze, support and promote the compilation of the guide led to strategies for the and promoting January 2016. awareness of the role of the IP the analysis of possible current and potential awareness of the role system and tools in promoting interactions between IP tools and use of IP in tourism of the IP system in December 2016: tourism, national and/or local tourism promotion, with a view to promotion were tourism-related projects launched in knowledge, traditions, and culture involving tourism stakeholders in identified. economic activity, four pilot countries; in the context of national growth concrete projects. including activity and WIPO guide and development objectives. Initial national related to the completed. Four (4) Steering Committees mechanisms were promotion of national Specific Objectives: (one per country) were formed created in the 4 and met regularly during the countries to represent
Socioeconomic Development” (CDIP/5/7 Rev. 1), completed at the end of 2013. It will continue to be an umbrella project for national and regional studies seeking to narrow the knowledge gap faced by policymakers in designing and implementing a development-promoting intellectual property (IP) regime. and more informed (ii) A side-objective is the creation and maintenance of analytical capacity in countries, where little economic studies work on IP has been undertaken so far. (iii) The project is mainly targeted at policymakers and their advisors, though other intended beneficiaries include NGOs, academic economists, and the public at large. presented to 20th Session of the CDIP. Substantially advanced implementation of five projects, which will be finalized in 2018 (IP and the mining sector, Uganda, Chile, ASEAN, Poland), as detailed in document CDIP/20/2, and which will be presented to the 21st and 22nd sessions of the CDIP in 2018. Development Studies website: Colombia and Central America. (iii) Intellectual Property, Tourism and Culture: Supporting Development Objectives and Promoting Cultural Heritage in Egypt and Other Developing Countries DA_1_10_12_40_01 – Recommendations 1, 10, 12, 40 BRIEF DESCRIPTION STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT OBJECTIVES MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OUTPUTS The project aims at analyzing, supporting and promoting awareness of the role of the IP system in tourism-related economic activity, including activity related to the promotion of national Under implementation since January 2016. December 2016: projects launched in four pilot countries; and WIPO guide completed. General Objective: To analyze, support and promote awareness of the role of the IP system and tools in promoting tourism, national and/or local knowledge, traditions, and culture in the context of national growth and development objectives. Specific Objectives: Original research carried out for the compilation of the guide led to the analysis of possible interactions between IP tools and tourism promotion, with a view to involving tourism stakeholders in concrete projects. Four (4) Steering Committees (one per country) were formed and met regularly during the Best practices and strategies for the current and potential use of IP in tourism promotion were identified. Initial national mechanisms were created in the 4 countries to represent
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