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World Bank STI Capacity Building Programs: IP As A Crosscutting Issue. Alfred Watkins S&T Program Coordinator Geneva November 6, 2009. Crosscutting is frequently a synonym for orphan!!. Trade vs S&T TRIPS Local R&D links
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World Bank STI Capacity Building Programs:IP As A Crosscutting Issue Alfred Watkins S&T Program Coordinator Geneva November 6, 2009
Crosscutting is frequently a synonym for orphan!! • Trade vs S&T • TRIPS • Local R&D links • Geographic identity, trademarks, industrial design, plant varieties, local patent offices
Global Forum on STI Capacity Building Partnerships for Sustainable Development • Pro-Poor Innovation for Social and Economic Development Priorities • Fostering Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship: Converting STI Capacity into Business Opportunities • Training the Next Generation of Knowledge Workers for the Global and Local Knowledge Economy • New Mechanisms for Financing and Implementing STI Partnership Initiatives • Policy roundtable
THANK YOU Alfred Watkinsworld bank science and technology program coordinatorawatkins@worldbank.orgwww.worldbank.org/sti