[A2k] Government of India press announcement: INDIA HOSTS FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL MEET ON IPR

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

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Around 22 countries representing both the developed and developing
world are participating in this important event including Algeria,
Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria,
Poland, Romania, Switzerland, UK and USA.

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Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Monday, February 05, 2007

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

INDIA HOSTS FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL MEET ON IPR

DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

16:2 IST

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In a major initiative on the Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) front,

India is hosting the first-ever International Meeting on Intellectual

Property and Development: Issues Related to the Development

Agenda. The 3-day (5-7 February) meeting, which is organised by

the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), in

association with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce

and Industry (FICCI) and National Intellectual Property Organisation

(NIPO) was inaugurated here this morning by Dr. Ajay Dua,

Secretary (IPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

In his inaugural address, Dr. Dua underlined the importance of

working out an actionable plan to mainstream development into the

agenda of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to

address IPR-related concerns of developing countries. The proposal

to establish a Development Agenda for the WIPO is one of the most

important initiatives taken by developing countries to ensure that the

international intellectual property system evolves in a manner which

is favourable for developing countries and reflects their concerns. At

present, there are 111 proposals made by WIPO member countries

on what should constitute the Development Agenda. Suggesting a

way forward, Dr. Dua stressed the need for consolidating the

diverse proposals into a cohesive doable agenda and expressed the

hope that by facilitating exchange of views and perspectives on the

proposed constituents of the Agenda, the meeting would help in

promoting a better understanding of these issues, and facilitate the

building of a consensus among member countries of WIPO.

Around 22 countries representing both the developed and

developing world are participating in this important event including

Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados,

Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico,

Morocco, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, UK and USA.

Spread over the next 2 days, there will be presentations by

distinguished international and national participants on the following

themes representing key elements of the proposed Development

Agenda viz., Technical Assistance and Capacity Building;

Flexibilities, Public Policy and Public Domain; Technology Transfer,

ICT and Access to Knowledge; Assessments, Evaluation and

Impact Studies; and Institutional Matters including Mandate and

Governance.

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Thiru Balasubramaniam
Geneva Representative
CPTech
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