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Ragui El-Etreby

Seminar on New Tools for the Dissemination of Knowledge Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 7-8 September 2006 A2K in the context of the WIPO Development Agenda Process. Ragui El-Etreby Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations Office & International Organizations, Geneva.

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Ragui El-Etreby

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  1. Seminar on New Tools for the Dissemination of KnowledgeBibliotheca Alexandrina, 7-8 September 2006A2Kin the context of theWIPO Development Agenda Process Ragui El-Etreby Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations Office & International Organizations, Geneva

  2. The WIPO Development Agenda Process • General Assembly 2004 - Proposal to establish WIPO “Development Agenda” - Intersessional Intergovernmental Meeting (IIM) • General Assembly 2005 - Provisional Committee to carry forward IIM process - No specific recommendations • General Assembly 2006 ?

  3. A2K in the WIPO Development Agenda Process • Proposal by the Group of Friends of Development • Proposal by the African Group • Other Proposals - Chile - Colombia

  4. A2K in the WIPO Development Agenda Process I- Proposal by Group of Friends of Development - Balance between protection & dissemination - Less monopoly of knowledge - International norms The elaboration of a treaty on A2K & Technology

  5. II- Proposal by the African Group Called for the need to: “elaborate a mechanism to facilitate access to knowledge & technology for developing and least developed countries” A2K in the WIPO Development Agenda Process

  6. III- Other Proposals Proposal by Chile “public domain” Proposal by Colombia “Patent Databases” A2K in the WIPO Development Agenda Process

  7. Should the future of the A2K proposal in WIPO necessarily depend on the prospects of the Development Agenda? Thank you ragui.eletreby@ties.itu.int A2K in the WIPO Development Agenda Process

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