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SCIT Reforms itself

Geneva, January 31, 2001
Press Updates UPD/2001/119

The policy-making body of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) dealing with information technologies (IT) decided to streamline its work to enable greater flexibility in reaching decisions. The Standing Committee on Information Technologies (SCIT) which met in Geneva from January 22 to 26, 2001, also reviewed the status of some IT projects, notably WIPONET. Representatives from 76 member states and 13 international organizations attended the meeting.

SCIT Reform

Discussions on SCIT reform were prompted by the need to have more flexibility in the way the Committee works. Members agreed to communicate more often by electronic means and to take advantage of the WIPONET once it has been launched.

Such an approach, which would minimize the need for physical meetings, would enable global consultation on the work of the SCIT. This will expedite decision-making by member states and generate efficiency gains in the management and implementation of existing and new IT initiatives by the Organization. Members decided to fine-tune the mandate and operations of the committee by concentrating on issues of policy guidance and technical advice. It was decided that the work of the committee would be divided between two working groups: the Standards and Documentation Working Group (SDWG) and a new IT Projects Working Group (ITPWG). The ITPWG will play a role in the design, planning and monitoring of all WIPO's IT activities and will advise the SCIT on the initiation of new activities and priorities.

The two working groups are open to all WIPO members.

WIPONET

The Standing Committee also reviewed the status of the WIPONET project. The secretariat informed the meeting that two separate contracts had been signed in December 2000 with the Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (SITA) and International Business Machines (IBM), respectively, for the deployment of the project. The WIPOnet project consists of two major components. The first is the establishment of a central facility, the WIPOnet CENTER. The second is the deployment of network services at WIPO headquarters and the provision of Internet connectivity and computer equipment to approximately 156 intellectual property offices that do not currently enjoy Internet connectivity. For further information on WIPOnet please see PR/2001/252.

The 2001 timetable for SCIT-related meetings is as follows:

May 28 to 30: First meeting of the new Standards & Documentation

Working Group

September 3 to 5: First meeting of the Information Technology Projects

Working Group

December 3 to 7: Seventh Plenary Session

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