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SupportingInnovationandAccesstoTechnologicalInformation...
AndrewCzajkowski
1.THEWORLDINTELLECTUALPROPERTY
ORGANIZATIONSDEVELOPMENTAGENDA
In2007thememberStatesoftheWorldIntellectualPropertyOrga-
nization(WIPO)agreedontheincorporationofaDevelopmentAgenda
intheOrganization’sworkprogramme,whichnotonlyrecognizedthe
importantrolethatintellectualpropertyplaysincontributingtoeconom-
icandsocialdevelopment,butalsotheneedtoflintegratedevelopment
dimensionsintopolicymakingforintellectualpropertyprotection”1in
developingandleastdevelopedcountries.
ThecontextandimportanceofimplementingtheDevelopmentAgen-
dawasfurtherclarifiedinthatfl[...]despitetheimportantscientificand
technologicaladvancesandpromisesofthe20thandearly21stcenturies,
inmanyareasasignificant‘knowledgegap’aswellasa‘digitaldivide’
continuetoseparatethewealthynationsfromthepoor.”1
TheDevelopmentAgendawasreflectedin45specificrecommenda-
tionsconsiderednecessaryforthedevelopmentofabalancednational
intellectualpropertyframeworkcapableofleadingtosustainedeconomic
development.Achievingtheobjectivesoftheserecommendationswas
furtherreinforcedthroughtheimplementationofpracticalprojectsat
anationalorlocallevel.
2.ACCESSTOTECHNOLOGICALINFORMATION
MorethanoneoftheDevelopmentAgendarecommendationsre-
flectedthecriticalimportanceandchallengesthatstillexist,inparticular
fordevelopingandleastdevelopedcountriesinaccessingtechnological
1WIPOGeneralAssembliesDocumentWO/GA/31/11.
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