The WIPO Academy’s IP EdTech Service launched a pilot program in October 2025 to overcome connectivity barriers and bring intellectual property (IP) and entrepreneurship training to communities in La Guajira, Colombia. More than 30 artisans, entrepreneurs, and small business owners participated in the week-long program, organized in collaboration with the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and the Chambers of Commerce of La Guajira.
The pilot featured IP in a Box, an offline, AI-powered learning platform that delivers IP and entrepreneurship education without requiring internet access, extending learning opportunities to communities traditionally excluded from digital education. The program included training partners from SIC and the Chambers of Commerce to independently use and manage EdTech tools, ensuring sustainability and local ownership of the initiative.
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Description: Participants reviewing learning content on a mobile phone powered by the AI- learning platform. Image: Daniel Fernando Silva Montealegre
Equal access through innovation
IP in a Box allows learners to explore how IP supports creative industries, crafts, and local businesses. The offline model ensures that participants in remote areas can access the same high-quality learning resources as those in major cities. Participants completed interactive training modules and collaborative exercises that helped them understand how to protect and commercialize their creations.
Local partnerships strengthen capacity
The training built technical and pedagogical capacity among local trainers. More than 10 representatives from SIC and the Chambers of Commerce of La Guajira were trained to use and maintain the EdTech tools. They are now trained to share IP knowledge and expand offline learning within their communities.
Giovanni Romeo, a local business owner from Riohacha in Guajira Colombia, shared his view on the value of the learning platform. “For us in La Guajira, access to knowledge is often limited. This tool allows our entrepreneurs to learn, grow, and protect their work, regardless of connectivity. It empowers our region.”
The collaboration shows how AI-powered education promotes inclusion by connecting innovation with tradition. Local artisans learned how to protect indigenous crafts. They applied IP principles to preserve cultural heritage while accessing new markets.
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Description: Local entrepreneurs take part in a training session to learn how to protect indigenous crafts. Image: Daniel Fernando Silva Montealegre
A scalable model for inclusive IP learning
The La Guajira pilot demonstrates how the IP EdTech Service can be expanding access to areas with limited to no internet and electricity, ensuring no learner is left behind. By combining AI-driven learning with offline tools, the WIPO Academy continues to make IP education available to all learners regardless of connectivity or geography.
Find out more
- WIPO Academy IP EdTech Service
- Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
- Chambers of Commerce of La Guajira.
- Coverage by the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia
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