| Title: |
African Conference on the Strategic Importance of IP Policies to foster Innovation, Value Creation and Competitiveness and ECOSOC Regional Preparatory Meeting |
| Description: |
The objective of the Symposium is to highlight the importance of intellectual property for business development, wealth creation, overall economic growth as well as the effectiveness of intellectual property policies at the national, institutional and corporation level in tapping the opportunities afforded by the intellectual property system.
An emphasis will be placed on strategic partnerships at international, regional and national level by State and non State actors as well as on the importance of collaborative research i.e. between research institutions and industries to spur innovation, create value and business growth. |
| Category: |
Meeting |
| Type: |
Symposium |
| IP Subject Area: |
Intellectual Property |
| WIPO Sector: |
Regional Bureau for Africa |
| Date From: |
12/03/2013 - 14/03/2013 |
| Venue City: |
Dar-Es-Salaam |
| Venue/Host Country: |
United Republic of Tanzania |
| Activity held in Language: |
English , French |
Beneficiary / Participant Countries
|
| Country Name |
No. of Members / Participants |
| Burkina Faso |
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| Zimbabwe |
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| Zambia |
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| United Republic of Tanzania |
50 |
| Uganda |
|
| Tunisia |
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| Sudan |
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| South Africa |
|
| Sierra Leone |
|
| Senegal |
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| Rwanda |
|
| Nigeria |
|
| Niger |
|
| Mozambique |
|
| Morocco |
|
| Mauritius |
|
| Mali |
|
| Malawi |
|
| Madagascar |
|
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
|
| Liberia |
|
| Kenya |
|
| Guinea |
|
| Ethiopia |
|
| Egypt |
|
| Djibouti |
|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Ivory Coast |
|
| Congo |
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| Comoros |
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| Cameroon |
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| Burundi |
|
| Botswana |
|
| Angola |
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| Algeria |
|
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Total Number of Participants: 50
|
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Owner / Requester
|
| Owner / Requester Name |
Owner / Requester Type |
| World Intellectual Property Organization |
IGO |
|
Organizer
|
| Organizer Name |
Organizer Type |
| United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
IGO |
| Economic and Social Council |
IGO |
| United Republic of Tanzania |
Country |
| Japan Patent Office |
Member State / IP Office |
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