JAPAN/IP/AFRICA-LDCs
RESULT: III.1. National innovation and IP strategies and plans consistent with national development objectives
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Activity
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Date
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Purpose(s)/Description(s)
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Project for Integrating IP Innovation Policies in Cameroon
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January to June 2014
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Cameroon
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To: (i) understand the efforts that have gone into innovation policy making in Cameroon and the impact of those efforts on the ground; (ii) identify gaps and needs, if any, from an IP perspective; and (iii) make recommendations on integrating the IP actors and the IP system into the innovation system.
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Project for Integrating IP Innovation Policies in Rwanda
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February to December 2014
(Ongoing)
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Rwanda
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To understand the efforts that have gone into innovation policy making in Rwanda and the impact of those efforts on the ground; (ii) identify gaps and needs, if any, from an IP perspective; and (iii) make recommendations on integrating the IP actors and the IP system into the innovation system.
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Host Country/
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Purpose(s)/Description(s)
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Regional Policy Dialogue on the Importance of the Elaboration and Implementation of National Policies Relating to Intellectual Property and the Promotion of Research and Innovation for Competitiveness
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October 21 to 23, 2014
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Morocco/ 37 participants from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia and United Republic of Tanzania
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To: (i) provide a platform for discussion and exchange of national experiences highlighting the importance of intellectual property for the industrial and commercial sectors; and (ii) encourage integration of national IP policies and strategies to promote research and innovation for the competitiveness of industries.
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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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Activity
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Date
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Host Country/
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Purpose(s)/Description(s)
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IP Examination (Basic) - Patent Training Course on Industrial Property Examination (Basic Program)
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January 20 to 31, 2014
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Japan/ Morocco
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To assist participants in acquiring a basic knowledge of laws and substantive examination procedures in the field of examination of patent.
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IP Examination (Basic) - Trademark Training Course on Industrial Property Examination (Basic Program)
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January 20 to 31, 2014
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Japan/ Ghana and Nigeria
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To assist participants in acquiring a basic knowledge of laws and substantive examination procedures in the field of examination of trademark.
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Training Course on the IP Management and the Formulation and Implementation of Results-Based Industrial Property Management of IP Offices
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January 29 to February 5, 2014
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Japan/ Egypt and Kenya
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To: (i) increase the knowledge of participants of modern IP management practices; and (ii) enhance the capacity of participants to formulate, implement and evaluate IP Office plans that are time-bound, results-oriented and have a measurable impact.
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Training Course for Patent Examiners on Specified Technology (Biotechnology)
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February 12 to 19, 2014
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Japan/ African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO), Egypt, and Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI)
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To: (i) acquaint the participants with current trends and modern practices in the examination of patents related to biotechnology; (ii) impart practical knowledge and insights on relevant patent examination methodologies; (iii) offer an opportunity to share experiences and views among participants on patent examination issues; and (iv) enhance participants’ professional capabilities for examination of biotechnology patents.
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Host Country/
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Purpose(s)/Description(s)
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Training Course for Patent Examiners on Specified Technology (Optical Apparatus)
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February 20 to 27, 2014
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Japan/ ARIPO and Egypt
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To: (i) acquaint the participants with current trends and modern practices in the examination of patents related to optical apparatus; (ii) impart practical knowledge and insights on relevant patent examination methodologies; (iii) offer an opportunity to share experiences and views among participants on patent examination issues; and (iv) enhance participants’ professional capabilities for examination of optical apparatus patents.
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Partnership between WIPO/ARIPO and Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe
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May to December 2014
(Ongoing)
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Zimbabwe/ 8 scholarships to selected trainees from Burundi, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe
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To: (i) provide general and specialized IP training for government officials and IP professionals; and (ii) provide opportunities for human resource development and capacity building through IP training and teaching for persons engaged in teaching and research on IP at universities and other institutions.
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Partnership between WIPO/OAPI (Denis Ekani Training Center) and the University of Yaoundé II
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January to June 2014
(Ongoing)
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Cameroon/ 10 scholarships to selected trainees from Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Niger, Senegal and Togo
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To: (i) provide general and specialized IP training for government officials and IP professionals; and (ii) provide opportunities for human resource development and capacity building through IP training and teaching for persons engaged in teaching and research on IP at universities and other institutions.
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High-Level Sub-regional Meeting for the parliamentarians of the Member States of the OAPI and Burundi, Djibouti and Madagascar
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June 10 to 11, 2014
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Togo/ 23 participants from Benin, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad and Togo
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To: (i) help participants familiarize themselves with and better understand the functioning of IP, one of the levers of the twenty-first century knowledge-based economy, technological innovation and competitiveness.
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Workshop on Human Resource Development of Patent/Trademark Agents for ARIPO Member States and Observer States
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October 27 to 28, 2014
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Zimbabwe/ 34 participants from Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe
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To: (i) assist ARIPO with exchanges among practicing patent/trademark agents in order to find the best ways and means to improve the quality of the current business procedures before ARIPO; and (ii) discuss initiatives that can be implemented to improve the quality of their services to meet the needs of IP system users.
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Training Course on the Use of Information Technology in Industrial Property Administration
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October 27 to November 7, 2014
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Japan/ ARIPO, Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, and OAPI
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To: (i) familiarize participants with recent developments in information technology in relation to industrial property administration, dissemination of industrial property information, and provision of online services; (ii) impart practical knowledge of latest tools and technologies via interactive sessions, as well as through visits to relevant private entities; and (iii) provide an opportunity to exchange views and concerns among participants on topical related issues, and thereby enhance the participants’ professional capacities in planning and managing the use of information technology in industrial property administration.
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IP Examination (Advanced) - Patent Training Course on Industrial Property Examination (Advanced Program)
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November 10 to 21, 2014
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Japan/ Egypt
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To: (i) provide participants with a basic knowledge of laws and procedures in the field of examination of industrial property rights; and (ii) provide on-the-job training to enhance their professional skills.
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Activity
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Date
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Purpose(s)/Description(s)
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WIPO-South Africa Advanced Summer School on Intellectual Property (IP) and Transfer of Technology (TOT)
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November 24 to December 5, 2014
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South Africa/ 10 scholarships to selected trainees from Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe
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To provide an opportunity for graduate and post-graduate students, and young professionals to acquire deeper knowledge on intellectual property and transfer of technology.
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Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
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December 1 to 12, 2014
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Japan/ Nigeria
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To promote respect for IP through a review and discussion of the minimum standards and flexibilities in IP enforcement contained in Part III of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement.
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RESULT: III.6. Increased capacity of SMEs to successfully use IP to support innovation
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Purpose(s)/Description(s)
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Training of Trainers Program on Effective Intellectual Property Asset Management by Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Portuguese-Speaking African Countries (PALOP)
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April 9 to 11, 2014
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Portugal/ 6 participants from Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe
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To: (i) enhance understanding of the use of the IP system by SMEs; (ii) create a critical mass of trainers within the region who have the basic knowledge, skills and experience to provide preliminary IP assistance to SMEs on effective IP asset management; (iii) discuss the obstacles and challenges facing SMEs, which prevents them from taking advantage of the IP system; and (iv) propose a road map to overcome the challenges and obstacles.
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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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Activity
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Date
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Host Country/
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Purpose(s)/Description(s)
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TISC Seminar on the Effective Use of Technology Information and Training of Trainers
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May 19 and 21, 2014
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Sao Tome and Principe/ approximately 40 local participants
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To: (i) provide training to Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) staff members and participants; and (ii) raise awareness on the TISC project.
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TISC Seminar on the effective use of technical and scientific information, strengthening of training of trainers and official TISC Launch
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June 10 to 14, 2014
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Senegal/ approximately 40 local participants
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To: (i) strengthen capacities of participants on searching and exploiting technologies and scientific information to develop their respective activities; and (ii) officially launch two new TISCs.
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Meeting on Developing the TISC Project: Innovation Support Seminar, Training of Trainers Workshop and TISC Project Planning Meeting
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June 16 to 18, 2014
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Zambia/ approximately 25 local participants
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To bring major stakeholders together in order to discuss the establishment of a national TISC network.
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TISC Second Workshops on the Effective Use of Technical and Scientific Information
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September 4 to 5 and 8 to 9, 2014
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United Republic of Tanzania/ approximately 50 local participants in Dar es Salaam; approximately 30 local participants in Zanzibar
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To strengthen capacities of participants on searching and exploiting technologies and scientific information to develop their respective activities.
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Activity
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Date
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Host Country/
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Purpose(s)/Description(s)
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Access to scientific and technical information for technological capacity building and product branding for goods of export interest for English speaking LDCs
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October 21 to 24, 2014
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Zimbabwe/ 11 participants from Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia
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To provide a platform for the participants to share country experiences and learn how to: (i) access technological information and the acquisition of foreign technology using state-of-the-art searches and training on search and search methods for patent information on databases and on the Internet as well as the use of scientific journals; (ii) build capacity to enable LDCs to effectively utilize the industrial property system to increase their trading opportunity (increasing productive capacity, diversification of products, efficient and competitive business process); and (iii) harness the private-public partnerships in LDCs for targeted initiatives in the field of the industrial property system to generate increased economic gains.
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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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Purpose(s)/Description(s)
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Data capture project at the Nigerian Register of Trademarks, Patents and Designs
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April to December 2014
(Ongoing)
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Nigeria
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To assist the office with the capture of its bibliographic data corresponding to registered/active trademarks, patents and design files from a paper into a digital format with the assistance of a specialized provider.
The call for tender was launched in April 2014.
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Digitization project for the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in Ethiopia
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June to December 2014
(Ongoing)
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Ethiopia
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To assist the national IP Office in increasing the efficiency of procedures for the grant of industrial property rights, and streamlining IP administration through rationalization of administrative procedures, utilization of technology and office automation.
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Digitization of IP Files at the OAPI
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April to December 2014
(Ongoing)
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OAPI
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To: (i) reduce the burden for, and to optimize performance of, the data entry procedures of IP related documentation; (ii) efficiently and effectively deal with the backlog that should have been digitized; and (iii) accelerate the administrative/examination processes.
The call for tender was launched in April 2014.
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Expert Advisory Missions
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April 28 to May 7, 2014
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Nigeria
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To: (i) identify the need and requirements with regard to IP operations of the Nigerian registry; (ii) undertake an office audit; (iii) evaluate structural needs of the IP office bearing in mind modernization factors, such as business processes and ICT infrastructure; and (iv) make proposals and recommendations concerning restructuring of the IP office.
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Deployment of the IPAS Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) in Botswana
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May 5 to 9, 2014
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Botswana
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To: (i) create logical infrastructure for the storage and management of scanned images (e-dossiers); (ii) transfer skills and build capacity for the capture and digitization of front-files; and (iii) open the door for online services for IPO in Botswana.
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Deployment of the IPAS Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) in Namibia
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May 12 to 16, 2014
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Namibia
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To: (i) create logical infrastructure for the storage and management of scanned images (e-dossiers); (ii) transfer skills and build capacity for the capture and digitization of front-files; and (iii) open the door for online services for IPO in Namibia.
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Deployment of the IPAS Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) in Malawi
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May 19 to 23, 2014
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Malawi
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To: (i) create logical infrastructure for the storage and management of scanned images (e-dossiers); (ii) transfer skills and build capacity for the capture and digitization of front-files; and (iii) open the door for online services for IPO in Malawi.
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Deployment of the IPAS Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) in Kenya
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June 2 to 6, 2014
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Kenya
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To: (i) create logical infrastructure for the storage and management of scanned images (e-dossiers); (ii) transfer skills and build capacity for the capture and digitization of front-files; and (iii) open the door for online services for IPO in Kenya.
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RESULT: VI.1. Progress in the international policy dialogue among WIPO Member States on building respect for IP, guided by Recommendation 45 of the WIPO Development Agenda
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Activity
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Date
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Host Country/
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Purpose(s)/Description(s)
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Regional Colloquium on Building Respect for IP for Members of the Judiciary of the Common Law Countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
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October 29 to 30, 2014
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South Africa/ 17 participants from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe
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To enhance the understanding of IP enforcement among members of the Judiciary to ensure a fair and efficient provision of adjudication of IP cases.
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RESULT: VII.2. IP-based platforms and tools are used for knowledge transfer, technology adaptation and diffusion from developed to developing countries, particularly least developed countries, to address global challenges
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Activity
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Date
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Host Country/
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Purpose(s)/Description(s)
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WIPO Re: Search– Making of Video to Showcase Success stories
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April to August 2014
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Cameroon
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To showcase success stories in the research of NTDs in Cameroon.
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