Commentary and events related to implementation of the development agenda at WIPO:
- WIPO will hold a traveling workshop on the role of intellectual property as a tool for development in Geneva, Oct 15-16 2007 and in Conakry, Guinea, Oct 18-19 2007.
- Canada's Edge Network will hold a workshop on implementation of the WIPO development agenda at their Vancouver annual general meeting October 15, 2007.
- IP-Watch reported on the formal approval of the development agenda at WIPO
- The Centre for Technology and Society at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) issued a statement on September 28 making a number of recommendations on the development agenda implementation
- IP-Watch reported that 19 of the 45 development agenda proposals were suggested for early implementation, as these 19 do not require additional resources to implement. They also report that a 16% increase in the "Strategic Us of IP for Development" budget was requested by the WIPO secretariat.
- IP-Watch reports on the Trans-Atlantic Consumer Dialogue Conference of September 17, 2007, which discussed implementation of the WIPO development agenda. IP-Watch recounts various commentators' views on what priorities should come first
- Sisule F. Mungusu comments in his blog on the development agenda proposals and their implementation
- ICTSD held a half day seminar in Geneva in June 2007 on implementation of the development agenda, in which they explored the African and Chilean experience. As well, Carolyn Deer, founder of IP-Watch, discussed hurdles to implementation at national and regional levels
There are also a number of efforts to apply development agenda ideas to the field of Internet governance.
I will try to add to these lists as I see more.
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