[A2k] Launch of South Centre DigitalTV on Innovation, Access to Knowledge and Intellectual Property and Trade for Development

[nath@southcentre.org]

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Dear All,
South Centre is an "Inter-Governmental Organization and Think-Tank" of
developing countries based in Geneva, Switzerland. The 3 key areas where
South Centre has developed a substantial knowledge base are: Trade for
Development; Innovation, Access to Knowledge and Intellectual Property;and
Global Governance for Development.Through these programmes, South Centre
keeps track of emerging policy issues and debates of relevant to the South
and generates ideas and action-oriented proposals for consideration by the
collectivity of South governments, institutions and community at large.
See http://www.SouthCentre.org
To ensure that messages produced by South Centre reach the widest possible
audience in South and North, South Centre has launched the "South Centre
Digital TV Series" and "South Centre Blog" using freely available Web 2.0
/ ICT tools and application.
You may watch the following 2 commentaries on the South Centre Digital TV:
1. Watch the Video: Demystifying Explosion in Patenting Growth Rate
http://southcentrenet.blogspot.com/2007/08/demystifying-explosion-in-patenting.html

Dr. Xuan Li, Lead Economist and Acting Coordinator of Innovations and
Access to Knowledge Programme (IAKP), South Centre comments on the
recently released 2007 WIPO Patent Report which highlights the changing
geography of innovation with highest patenting growth rates in North East
Asia, with an emphasis on sharp rise in patent filings in China. In this
video commentary, Dr. Li cautions that it may be too early to draw a
definite conclusion on the changing geography of innovation since the link
between sharp rise in patent filings and innovations capacity may not be
so straightforward.
2. Watch the Video: Possible Scenarios in the Doha Round
http://southcentrenet.blogspot.com/2007/07/commentary-scenarios-in-doha-round.html

Luisa Bernal, Head of Trade for Development Programme, South Centre
provides an analyis of the various possible scenarios of the WTO Doha
Round as it may unfold in September 2007.

The South Centre Blog is available at http://southcentrenet.blogspot.com

To stay updated on more such commentaries, you may stay connected via:
http://www.southcentre.org/elists/eform.html
Best regards,
Vikas Nath
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Head - Media and Communications
South Centre (an Inter-Governmental Organization and Thinktank)
17-19 chemin du Champ d'Anier
1209 Petit Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland

Email: nath@southcentre.org
Phone: +41 22 791 8050 / 47 (direct)
Website: http://www.SouthCentre.org