Program Manager Director General
OVERVIEW OF PROGRESS IN 2014
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Program 10 continued to develop, and in cooperation with all relevant Sectors, coordinate the implementation of country cooperation activities in countries in transition. To this end, efforts in 2014 were focused on a strategic multi-year planning approach to promoting the use of the IP system to stimulate innovation and creativity for economic, social and cultural development.
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Promotion of the importance of and/or assistance in the development and implementation of long-term and comprehensive national IP strategies to meet the needs of Member States remained a priority in 2014. Three countries (Slovenia, Tajikistan and Turkey) adopted IP related national strategies and four countries (Bulgaria, Poland, Turkmenistan and Ukraine) initiated the development of a new strategy. Moreover, the Program conducted post-implementation evaluations in three countries (Belarus, the Republic of Moldova and Serbia) in 2014 in order to assess the outcomes of implementation of the IP strategies and to identify lessons learned.
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In line with cooperation plans and national IP strategies and, following WIPO assistance, including promotional activities, five countries (Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan) amended their national IP legislation. Progress was slower than anticipated in certain countries, however, due to political and economic changes. In line with the Program’s risk mitigation plan, close cooperation with the relevant stakeholders was maintained throughout the year, and a flexible approach in the development and/or implementation of cooperation plans allowed for postponement of certain activities and close monitoring of the situation.
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In order to support the development of IP policies in universities, relevant projects and activities were implemented in Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia and Uzbekistan. With WIPO assistance, one university in the Russian Federation and one university in Uzbekistan developed IP policies in 2014. In addition, on October 1, 2014, Poland adopted a Law on Higher Education, which made it obligatory for all higher educational institutions (120 public and 294 non-public) to have in place an up-to-date IP policy by March 31, 2015. At the end of 2014, 148 universities had already developed IP policies.
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The Program continued to support countries in transition in building their national human resource capacities and enhancing awareness and the knowledge base for an effective use of IP. In 2014, more than 3,400 specialists and experts were trained in tailored IP programs, including on technology transfer, SMEs, enforcement, copyright, IP teaching and WIPO services. Participants in these events provided positive feedback with 80 percent of respondents reporting that the trainings met their objectives and resulted in the upgrading of their day-to-day work skills.
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WIPO Summer schools were organized in Croatia and the Russian Federation.
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With a view to mainstreaming gender perspectives into the work of the Program, the excellent cooperation established with the World Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association (WWIEA) continued in 2014 and resulted in the co-organization of the International Educational Program on Idea, Invention, Innovation and Intellectual Property – Seed Project 2014, an effective training program for women in Central Asia, in November. In addition, the Seventh International Conference on Innovation and Creativity of Women, which gathered around 150 participants from 20 countries, was successfully organized in Warsaw, Poland in March.
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The Program continued to strengthen efforts to improve the coordination, promotion and delivery of WIPO services, with the objective to increase their use in transition and developed countries.
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In 2014, some 1,320 professionals from 11 countries (Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States of America) attended 21 Roving Seminars on WIPO Services and Initiatives. The seminars were highly perceived with 88 per cent of respondents either agreeing or strongly agreeing that the seminars were relevant for their professional work. The format of the Roving Seminars evolved in 2014 to enable greater interaction with local stakeholders, with a view to creating synergies amongst a broader group.
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Efforts were increased to strengthen institutional ties and promote partnerships with stakeholders in transition and developed countries, including regional Organizations, IP Offices, NGOs and trade associations representing users of WIPO services. To this end, the Program welcomed numerous visits of stakeholders from the countries concerned and facilitated WIPO briefings on different issues of interest. A number of scoping missions were organized to better evaluate the needs and requests from the countries concerned and four new Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were agreed in 2014 with stakeholders from Denmark, Germany, Israel and Spain.
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Program 10 continued to play a key role in the implementation of the WIPO DA in its cooperation with certain countries in Europe and Asia. This was particularly the case for DA Recommendations relating to WIPO’s technical assistance and capacity building activities, the Recommendations under Cluster A, which continued to shape the design and implementation of activities under Program 10.
PERFORMANCE DATA
Expected Result: I.2 Tailored and balanced IP legislative, regulatory and policy frameworks
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Performance Indicators
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Baselines
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Targets
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Performance Data
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No. of countries with updated laws and/or regulations
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Updated Baseline end 2013: 18 cumulative: Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Tajikistan updated their national IP legislation in 2012/13.
Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation have initiated the amendment of their legislation.
Original Baseline P&B 2014/15: 18 by end of 2013
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4 additional countries
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5 (Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan)
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On track
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Expected Result: II.1 Increased use of the PCT route for filing international patent applications
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Performance Indicators
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Baselines
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Targets
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Performance Data
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No. of PCT applications originating from transition and developed countries
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Updated Baseline end 2013:
166,517 (2013)
160,309 (2012)
Original Baseline P&B 2014/15: tbd
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2% increase
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170,317 (2014) +2.28%32
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On track
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Expected Result: II.4 Wider and better use of the Hague system, including by developing countries and LDCs
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Performance Indicators
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Baselines
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Targets
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Performance Data
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TLS
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No. of Hague System applications originating from transition and developed countries
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Updated Baseline end 2013:
2,927 (2013)
2,553 (2012)
Original Baseline P&B 2014/15: tbd
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2% increase
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2,776 (2014) -5.16%33
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Not
on track
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Expected Result: II.6 Wider and better use of the Madrid & Lisbon systems, including by developing countries and LDCs
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Performance Indicators
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Baselines
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Targets
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Performance Data
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No. of Madrid & Lisbon System applications originating from transition and developed countries
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Updated Baseline end 2013:
Madrid:
43,149 (2013)
40,640 (2012)
Lisbon:
749 out of 816 registrations in force
Original Baseline P&B 2014/15: tbd
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2% increase
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Madrid:
43,748 (2014) +1.39%34
Lisbon: 818 out of 896 registrations in force (2014) +9.2%
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On track
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Expected Result: II.8 International and domestic intellectual property disputes are increasingly prevented or resolved through WIPO mediation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution methods
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Performance Indicators
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Baselines
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Targets
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Performance Data
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No. of users in transition and developed countries using the AMC services
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Updated Baseline end 2013: 359 disputes and 51 bons offices involving parties from transition and developed countries (cumulative per end 2013)
Original Baseline P&B 2014/15:tbd
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2% increase
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18 additional disputes and 25 additional bons offices involving parties from transition and developed countries (2014)
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On track
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Expected Result: III.1 National innovation and IP strategies and plans consistent with national development objectives
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Baselines
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Targets
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Performance Data
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No. of Universities having developed IP policies
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tbd
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30 additional Universities
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In 2014, 150 universities developed IP policies:
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Poland (148);
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the Russian Federation (1); and
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Uzbekistan (1)
On October 1, 2014, Poland adopted a Law on Higher Education, which made it obligatory for all higher education institutions (120 public and 294 non-public) to have in place an up-to-date IP policy by March 31, 2015.
Universities in Estonia, Lithuania and Slovakia were in the process of developing IP policies in 2014.
A survey will be conducted during the biennium to ascertain how many policies were developed by end of 2015.
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On track
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No. of countries having developed national IP strategies/plans
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14 (cumulative per end 2013)
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6 additional countries
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3 additional countries (Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey) developed national IP strategies/plans (17 cumulative)
4 countries (Bulgaria, Poland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine) initiated the process.
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On track
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Expected Result: III.2 Enhanced human resource capacities able to deal with the broad range of requirements for the effective use of IP for development in developing countries, LDCs and countries with economies in transition
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Performance Indicators
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Baselines
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Targets
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Performance Data
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No. of countries in transition having established annual IP training programs and/or courses for IP professionals
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tbd
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10
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6 (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Poland, Turkey)
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On track
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% of trained IP professionals and IP Office officials using upgraded skills in their work
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Updated Baseline end 2013: 69% of trained IP office officials were using upgraded skills in their work
Original Baseline P&B 2014/15: 40%
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50%
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80% of trained IP professionals and IP Office officials were using upgraded skills in their work
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On track
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Expected Result: III.4 Strengthened cooperation mechanisms and programs tailored to the needs of developing countries and LDCs
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Performance Indicators
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Baselines
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Targets
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Performance Data
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No. of established partnerships where the party offering assistance originates from a developed country
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tbd
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4 additional MoUs; 10 additional matches in the matchmaking database
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4 new MoUs (Denmark, Germany, Israel, Spain)
In 2014, no matches in the matchmaking database were established due to the development during 2014 of a targeted outreach plan to bolster uploads and catalyze matches.
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On track
Not
on track
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Expected Result: III.6 Increased capacity of SMEs to successfully use IP to support innovation
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Performance Indicators
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Baselines
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Targets
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Performance Data
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% of participants in training programs targeting SME support institutions who express satisfaction with the content and organization of these events
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tbd
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Defined target: 75%
Original target P&B 2014/15: tbd
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85%
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On track
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% of trained SME support institutions who provide information, support and advisory/consulting services on IP asset management
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tbd
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Defined target: 90% (18 support institutions)
Original target P&B 2014/15: tbd
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90%
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On track
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No. of countries having established IP training programs for SMEs
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tbd
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tbd
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4 (Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan)
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On track
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Expected Result: IV.2 Enhanced access to, and use of, IP information by IP institutions and the public to promote innovation and creativity
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Performance Indicators
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Performance Data
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No. of established TTOs and/or IP information centers
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Updated Baseline end 2013: Two Universities/Institutions in Georgia were directly assisted in developing their knowledge transfer ecosystem, policy and infrastructure in the CCEA region: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and Georgian Technology Transfer Center followed by the Plan of Action.
Original Baseline P&B 2014/15: tbd
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6 additional TTOs/IP information centers
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8 new TISCs established in the Russian Federation
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On track
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No. of sustainable national TISC networks
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Updated Baseline end 2013: 1 sustainable (out of 3 established) TISC networks
Original Baseline P&B 2014/15: 1 national TISC network: (cumulative per end first quarter 2013:
Certain Countries in Europe and Asia (1)
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2 national TISC networks (cumulative):
Certain Countries in Europe and Asia (2)
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Certain Countries in Europe and Asia (1)
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On track
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Average number of users serviced by TISCs per quarter and country
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Updated Baseline end 2013: 532 (min.) to 1370 (max.) average no. of users serviced by TISCs per day during 2013.
Original Baseline P&B 2014/15: 200 (min) – 630 (max)
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300 (min) – 750 (max)
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513 (min) - 1521 (max) average no. of users serviced by TISCs per day during 2014
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On track
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Expected Result: IV.4 Enhanced technical and knowledge infrastructure for IP Offices and other IP institutions leading to better services (cheaper, faster, higher quality) to their stakeholders
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Performance Indicators
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Baselines
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Targets
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Performance Data
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Average Service Level of IP Offices assisted (ranging from 1 to 5)
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Updated Baseline end 2013: 3
Original Baseline P&B 2014/15: tbd
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Defined Target: 3
Original Target P&B 2014/15: tbd
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Certain Countries in Europe and Asia: 3.2
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On track
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RESOURCE UTILIZATION
Budget and Actual Expenditure (by result)
(in thousands of Swiss francs)
Budget and Actual Expenditure (personnel and non-personnel)
(in thousands of Swiss francs)
NOTE: The 2014/15 Budget after Transfers reflects transfers as of March 31, 2015 to address needs during the 2014/15 biennium in line with Financial Regulation 5.5.
A. Budget after Transfers 2014/15
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The adjustments across Results in the 2014/15 Budget after Transfers reflect the new and more accurate methodology for allocation of personnel resources resulting from enhancements made to the EPM planning system for the 2014 annual work planning exercise.
B. Budget utilization 2014
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The slight under-utilization of non-personal resources was due primarily to: (i) the implementation of cost efficiency measures as regards staff missions and events and (ii) the postponement to 2015 of certain activities in the region.
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