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BACKGROUND
In May 2012, the Government of Botswana (GOB) adopted a national intellectual property (IP) development plan: the Botswana IP Development Plan (BIPDP). The document was formulated and adopted as a result of consultations between the GOB and WIPO aimed at developing the most appropriate framework to enable the country to optimize the use of the IP system, with the added benefit of creating an IP conscious and literate society, equipped to harness the IP system as a tool for attaining national development goals.
The adopted BIPDP essentially created the strategy component of the IP governance framework of the country, serving as a roadmap and an action plan for the maximization of the benefits of the tools of the IP system.
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