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Member States Approve 2004-2005 Program and Budget

Geneva, September 24, 2003
Press Releases PR/2003/357

The General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved by consensus today the 2004-2005 program and budget, which proposes a slight decrease as compared to 2002-2003 owing to the completion of major infrastructure projects in the area of information technology and buildings during that financial period. Member states approved a budget amounting to 638.8 million Swiss Francs (SFr), which reflects a decrease of 30 million SFr or 4.5 % as compared with the revised budget for 2002-2003 of 668.8 million SFr.

The program and budget for 2004-2005 represents a zero nominal growth for activities funded from member states contributions. Contributions by member states amount to less than 10% of the overall budget. WIPO is largely a self-funding agency, financing its activities from revenues acquired through the provision of services to the private sector in the form of international registration/filing of patents, trademarks and designs.

The 2004-2005 program and budget sets out a streamlined and focused program and budget. It will enable the Organization to transform its vision of the role of intellectual property (IP) as a powerful tool for economic, social and cultural development into a practical reality by concentrating on generating specific, tailored outcomes and tangible deliverables that have a positive impact at national, regional and international levels.

The proposals outline measures to provide policy and practical support for the diverse needs of member states. Each program is designed to produce deliverables which contribute directly to supporting strategic goals. The Organization will now capitalize on its past substantial investment in legal, technical and administrative infrastructure areas.

WIPO's activities will concentrate on assisting its member states put into place the necessary policies and mechanisms to enable more effective use of the IP system. WIPO will work towards the establishment of policy settings that respond to the specific needs of member states by addressing both the broader policy environment and the practical needs of the users of the system.

Under the 2004-2005 program and budget, WIPO will emphasize and support the development of an IP culture that enables all stakeholders to play their distinct roles within a coherent, strategic whole and to realize the potential of IP as a tool for economic, social and cultural development. A dynamic IP culture is founded on the maintenance of an effective, balanced IP system, but also requires active, well-informed and diverse users of the system, assisted by lower entry barriers to allow for the astute and successful use of intellectual property rights by a much wider range of constituencies. Consequently, greater emphasis will be placed on catalyzing partnering arrangements between the private and non-government sectors and the government sector.

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