Technical Assistance Database: Activity Details

Title: Practical Workshop on IP and GR, TK and TCEs
Description: Proposal for WIPO to organize a Practical Workshop on Intellectual Property (IP) and Genetic Resources (GRs), Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCEs), jointly with the ABS Capacity Development Initiative (ABS Initiative), hosted by the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), in Windhoek, Namibia, from August 17 to 20, 2015. This workshop would be addressed to indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) and government officers from 6 selected African countries (Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa and Uganda).
See Approved memoranda.
Type: Workshop
IP Subject Area: Multiple IP Fields
WIPO Sector: Traditional Knowledge Division
Date From: 17/08/2015 - 20/08/2015
Venue City: Windhoek
Venue/Host Country: Namibia
Activity held in Language: English

Beneficiary / Participant Countries

Country Name No. of Members / Participants
Cameroon 3
Ethiopia 3
Kenya 4
Namibia 2
South Africa 3
Uganda 3
Total Number of Participants:  18