[Ip-health] WIPO roundtable in December: IP and Traditional Cultural Expressions, Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources
Thiru Balasubramaniam
thiru@keionline.org
Wed Nov 28 17:14:01 2007
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BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY:
A ROUND TABLE ON PRACTICAL INITIATIVES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND
TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, AND GENETIC
RESOURCES
WIPO, GENEVA,
DECEMBER 10=E2=80=9112, 2007
You and your colleagues are invited to take part in a Roundtable on
Building Community Capacity: a Roundtable on Practical Initiatives on
Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions,
Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources. This event will take
place at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, from December 10 to 12, 2007.
The Roundtable is an informal, practically=E2=80=91oriented event. It
responds to the strong level of interest expressed by many national
authorities and community representatives in sharing experience and
developing dialogue and cooperation on practical initiatives to build
capacity for the appropriate protection of intellectual property and
traditional cultural expressions (TCEs), traditional knowledge (TK)
and genetic resources (GR).
The Roundtable follows in the tradition of community consultation that
has been part of WIPO=E2=80=99s program in this domain since its inception
with the first fact-finding consultations dating back to 1998 and
1999. A program outline follows. The full program and further
details will be progressively posted on the WIPO website at: http://www.wi=
po.int/tk/en/
.
Participation is open to any interested party. However, we ask that
you register in advance by email to grtkf@wipo.int. For any
enquiries, please send an email to the same address, or call the WIPO
Global IP Issues Division on 022 338 8866.
DRAFT PROGRAM OUTLINE
This draft outline is provided for general information and planning
purposes. A full draft program will be circulated closer to the date
of the event.
Monday
December 10, 2007
10.30 =E2=80=93 13.00
Opening session: Introduction and overview
Keynote address
Overview of existing capacity building activities
The community perspective
Consulting with communities: what guidance from WIPO=E2=80=99s fact-findin=
g
missions?
Discussion:
=C2=B7 What objectives for capacity=E2=80=91building?
=C2=B7 What is the IP dimension, and what is its place within
an holistic strategy?
=C2=B7 The community context: needs and aspirations of TK/TCE holders
=C2=B7 Coordination and cooperation at the community, national,
regional and international levels
=C2=B7 Lessons of experience for assessing practical impact and
ensuring cultural appropriateness
Monday
December 10, 2007
15.00=E2=80=9118.00
Session on Traditional Cultural Expressions and Creative Heritage
Topic I: Community Perspectives
=C2=B7 Promoting and Protecting the Creative Arts
=C2=B7 Documenting, Recording and Digitizing Intangible Cultural
Heritage
Topic II: IP and the Protection of the Creative Arts
=C2=B7 A Legal Analysis
Topic III: Managing IP when Documenting, Recording and Digitizing
Intangible Cultural Heritage
=C2=B7 Museums and Archives: An Institutional Perspective
=C2=B7 The Role of Museums and Archives: A Community Perspective
=C2=B7 IP Guidelines for Documenting, Recording and Digitizing
Intangible Cultural Heritage
=C2=B7 WIPO Creative Heritage Project
Topic IV: Discussion
Monday
December 10, 2007
1800
Reception
all participants are warmly invited
Tuesday
December 11, 2007
10.00=E2=80=9113.00
Session on traditional knowledge and related genetic resources
Theme I: Community views and experiences: what needs and expectations?
- The community perspective
- Community projects and lessons learned
- review of case studies of community experiences
- needs assessments/gap analysis
- defining the IP dimension of preservation and protection of TK
and genetic resources
Theme II: Practical responses: what resources?
(i) practical use of WIPO objectives and principles
(ii) TK toolkit project
(iii) Genetic resources guidelines and database
(iv) Case studies and policy guides
(v) Some examples of cooperation
Theme III: TK documentation: Prior informed consent in practice
=C2=B7 The case of codified traditional medical knowledge:
options for management after documentation
=C2=B7 Protection of TK in the conservation of biodiversity:
Theme IV: Discussion
Tuesday
December 11, 2007
p.m.
Thematic workshops and peer review discussions:
(i) Creative heritage: the roles of communities and cultural
institutions, and strengthening cooperation
(ii) TK and Genetic resources: practical links with the patent
system
(iii) Documenting TK: developing the toolkit as a practical
resource
(iv) Documenting and strengthening recognition of customary law
Wednesday
December 12, 2007
10.00=E2=80=9113.00
Review session:
Theme I: Reports of workshop sessions
(i) Creative heritage
(ii) TK and GR in the patent system
(iii) TK toolkit
(iv) Customary law
Theme II: Panel discussion: empowering communities
- consultations and prior informed consent
- building and shaping the right tools
- promoting awareness within and beyond the community
- developing networks and sharing experience
Theme III: Panel discussion: Building institutions:
- protection of TCEs/folklore and the responsibilities of
cultural institutions
- protection of TK and GR and the patent system
- The IP dimension in managing access to and equitable
benefit sharing benefits from genetic resources
Theme IV: Panel discussion: from the global to the local:
conclusions and future directions
- making international initiatives meaningful for
communities
- bringing the community context to international
initiatives
- future directions in capacity building
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Thiru Balasubramaniam
Geneva Representative
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
thiru@keionline.org
Tel: +41 22 791 6727
Mobile: +41 76 508 0997