particular sector in a specific need area in a given country, which will be an effective way to assist governments and national development agencies, communities as well as individuals in their efforts to use scientific and related technical information for development. (iv) Intellectual Property and Socioeconomic Development Phase II – DA_35_37_02 Recommendations 35, 37 – BRIEF DESCRIPTION STATUS OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OUTPUTS IMPLEMENTATION This project is a follow-up to Under implementation since Better understanding of the New studies conducted in the project January 2015. economic effects of IP policies and Colombia and Poland, “Intellectual Property and Socioeconomic more informed decision-making. responding to requests from Development” these Governments. (CDIP/5/7 Rev. 1), completed A side-objective is the creation and at the end of 2013. It will maintenance of analytical capacity First fact finding missions for continue to be an umbrella in countries, little economic these two studies project for national and studies work on IP has been undertaken, including local regional studies seeking to undertaken so far. workshops that brought narrow the knowledge gap together key stakeholders in faced by policymakers in The project is mainly targeted at relation to the studies’ focus. designing and implementing policymakers and advisors, a development-promoting though other intended beneficiaries A project officer recruited and include non-governmental joined WIPO in July 2015.
particular sector in a specific need area in a given country, which will be an effective way to assist governments and national development agencies, communities as well as individuals in their efforts to use scientific and related technical information for development. (iv) Intellectual Property and Socioeconomic Development – Phase II DA_35_37_02 – Recommendations 35, 37 BRIEF DESCRIPTION STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT OBJECTIVES MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OUTPUTS This project is a follow-up to the project “Intellectual Property and 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 Under implementation since January 2015. Better understanding of the economic effects of IP policies and more informed decision-making. A side-objective is the creation and maintenance of analytical capacity in countries, little economic studies work on IP has been undertaken so far. The project is mainly targeted at policymakers and advisors, though other intended beneficiaries include non-governmental New studies conducted in Colombia and Poland, responding to requests from these Governments. First fact finding missions for these two studies undertaken, including local workshops that brought together key stakeholders in relation to the studies’ focus. A project officer recruited and joined WIPO in July 2015.
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