Facilitating the Use of IP for Development

Strategic Outcome	Outcome Indicators
Greater use of IP for development	1. A strong focus on development throughout the Organization, with effective mainstreaming of the Development Agenda principles and recommendations in the work of all relevant Programs.
	Development of balanced and nationally appropriate IP and Innovation Strategies and corresponding national IP legal frameworks in consonance with national development goals and priorities in developing countries, LDCs and countries in transition, as well as with international IP treaties and agreements, while making full use of available flexibilities, in order to promote domestic innovation and thereby enhance the stake of developing countries in the international IP system.
	Enhanced human and technical infrastructure of IP institutions, including SME support institutions, in developing countries, LDCs and countries in transition, providing modernized, user-friendly services and with the capacity to manage and use IP effectively for development.
	2.Increased number of developing countries, LDCs and transition economies with balanced policy/legislative frameworks
	3. Increased number of developing countries, LDCs and transition economies with strong and responsive IP and IP-related institutions
	WIPO’s technical assistance is in line with Development Agenda Recommendations and is transparent, neutral and reflective of the flexibilities in the international IP system and limitations and exceptions to IP rights.
	4. A critical mass of human resources with relevant skills in an increased number of developing countries, LDCs and transition economies

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Economies in transition. The goal of facilitating the use of IP for development applies to diverse countries with widely differing levels of development and different levels of IP infrastructure. Many countries with economies in transition, for example, have recorded significant progress in their ability to utilize IP to help accelerate their economic, social and cultural development. In respect of these countries, the challenge for WIPO is to provide more specialized assistance to meet their particular needs, as well as to promote the exchange of experiences, lessons learned and best practices between such countries.

 

SMEs represent over 90 percent of enterprises in most countries worldwide, and contribute significantly to economic vitality. But the majority of entrepreneurs, micro-enterprises and SMEs make little or no use of the IP system. As a result, SMEs are becoming increasingly vulnerable in today’s highly competitive, increasingly international and knowledge driven, IPintensive environment. There is a need to reach out to SMEs in order to increase understanding of the potential of IP as a tool for extracting value from their creativity and inventiveness, and of the potential contribution of active IP asset management to the success of a business. 

 

  Moved to the new section under the Development Agenda

Mobilizing resources. As overall demand increases for the services WIPO provides to support developing countries use the IP system, so does the need for partners and resources to help ensure those needs are met in a way which maximizes their development impact. WIPO’s external relations and partnership building activities (Strategic Goal VII) are key elements in supporting developing countries in the use of the IP system and in mobilizing and providing access to resources for IP projects in developing countries. This is not to replace the central role of WIPO’s regular budget funding for these activities, but rather to accelerate this work, to increase WIPO’s capacity to respond to Member State needs, and to improve the effectiveness of WIPO’s technical assistance and capacity building work. The key challenge in this regard is to build on the momentum achieved by the WIPO Conference on Building Partnerships for Mobilizing Resources for Development (November 2009), in particular by reaching out to the mainstream development agencies and charitable foundations to increase their awareness and readiness to support developing countries’ IP projects for development.

 

 

 

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STRATEGIC GOAL VI

International Cooperation on Building Respect for Intellectual Property

Strategic Outcome	Outcome Indicators
Shared understanding and cooperation among Member States to build respect for IP, guided by Development Agenda recommendation 45	1. Increased international cooperation with Member States, NGOs, IGOs and the private sector 2. Balanced policy dialogue within the auspices of the WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement (ACE), taking into account development-oriented concerns 3. Enhanced capacity among Member States for addressing piracy and counterfeiting.

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STRATEGIC GOAL VII       

Addressing IP in Relation to Global Policy Issues

 

Strategic Outcome	Outcome Indicators
International discussions on global public policy issues are fully informed about the role of IP as a policy tool for promoting innovation and technology transfer	1. WIPO recognized as the leading UN agency on IP issues 2. 3. IP‑based mechanisms are addressed as part of the debate on global issues

 

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