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This evaluation assesses the performance of Program 1, identifies outcomes and challenges, and proposes improvements for stronger program delivery. It focuses on patent law, patents, and the technology sector. The evaluation includes evidence-based analysis, interviews, and a survey among key stakeholders.
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Practical Experiences - Evaluation of Program 1 Geneva January 29, 2016
Evaluation Objectives • Assess Program performance, identify main outcomes and challenges and analyze their impacts. • Propose improvements to further strengthen program delivery in collaboration with other Programs.
Program 1 Evaluation • IOD’s First Program Evaluation: • High strategic relevance for Organization and Member States in the context of normative work and legislative advice. • Good potential to learn lessons and replicate innovative approaches.
Program 1 – Patent Law,Patents and Technology Sector • Mission:Progressive development of balanced international patent law and practice that serves Member States, users and society as an instrument to encourage innovation and technology transfer, in particular, in developing countries and countries with economies in transition. • Main areas of work: • Supporting discussions and activities of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP). • Legislative and policy advice given to Member States. • Administration of Budapest Treaty, Paris Convention and Patent Law Treaty (PLT).
Patent Law Division ACTING DIRECTOR (M. Aleman) SECRETARY (L. Thondoo) LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY ADVICE SECTION SENIOR LEGAL COUNSELLOR (V. Jouvin) PATENT LAW SECTION HEAD (T. Miyamoto) BUDAPEST TREATY SECTION HEAD (E. Glantschnig) LEGAL OFFICER (A. Dolotbaeva) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (B. Claudel) LEGAL OFFICER (M. Hanssen Perez) INTERN (M. Diaz Pozo) ASSOCIATE LEGAL OFFICER (G. Ragonesi) SECRETARY (N. Prevost)
Program 1 – Evaluation Tools • Evidence-based qualitative and quantitative analysis: • Desk studies; • Survey among key stakeholders and individual interviews: • 69 interviewees – 39 WIPO Managers and 30 external interviewees; • 56 survey responses (survey covered 22% of Member States, 6% of IGOs, 2% of NGOs and 31% of IDAs); • evaluation gathered responses representing 36% of Member States.
Program 1 Evaluation - Recommendations • Four Recommendations made. • Status as of January 2016: • Closed – 1 • Under Finalization – 1 • Work in Progress – 2 • Working with IOD on implementation: • Detailed action plan (activities and estimated target dates); • Meetings on progress review and updates.
Program 1 Evaluation and its Benefits • Facilitated review & improvement of the program results framework, particularly in defining relevant Performance Indicators & systematic data collection mechanism. • Emphasized needs for efficient allocation of resources to key activities based on a demand-driven approach. • Reinforced intra & inter sector coordination. • Encouraged knowledge sharing with other UN organizations dealing with normative work.