DEVELOPING NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES WIPO Methodology and Approach

1. DEVELOPING NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES WIPO Methodology and Approach Dar es Salaam, March 20, 2012 Francesca Toso Senior Advisor, Project Management, Development Sector

2. Content • National IP strategies: scope and importance • IP Strategy Formulation Process • Final considerations

3. Background • Countries increasingly dependent on innovation to solve today’s challenges • IP as a space between problem and solution, and between mind and market • Efficient and balanced IP system: a catalyst of innovation and creativity in a knowledge-based economy, balancing the interests of IP creators and users • How? Through the appropriate integration of IP into the national development framework

4. Interface between IP and national development goals – some examples “Many countries have recognized the importance of science, technology and innovation to economic growth. […] Singapore must push on with transforming itself into an innovation-driven economy, competing on knowledge and talent, and in so doing put itself on the path towards sustained economic growth” Singapore Science and Technology Plan (2006-2010)

5. “It is widely recognized that Science, Technology and Innovation is the life blood of sustainable economic progress and prosperity. STI has a strategic role in accelerating the economic growth process by increasing the efficiency and productivity of all sectors in the economy” Uganda National Development Plan (2010/11 – 2014/15)

6. “The vision of a country with competitive enterprises, social and environmental responsibilities, able to conquer international markets with innovative and value-added goods and services. A country integrated into the global economy, with appropriate infrastructure and a competitive environmentwhich may transform ideas into business, business into jobs, jobs into higher revenues, and therefore experience less poverty, more well-being and social progress”. Colombia - Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2010-2014, Ley 1450, del 16 de junio de 2011

7. “One of the major conditions for poverty reduction is high economic growth. In general, growth depends on the quantity and quality of inputs including land and natural resources, capital, labour and technology. Quality of inputs implies embodied knowledge, which is the basis for innovation, technological development, increases in productivity and ultimately, competitiveness.” Tanzania National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (2005)

8. Why an IP strategy? “A well conceived and advanced IP system is not in itself a final objective, but a tool to enhance a country’s innovation capacity and economic competitiveness” United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

9. What is a national IP strategy? • A set of measures, ageneral framework, a policy tool… • … to achieve identified, measurable objectives with respect to the creation, protection, promotion and use of IP • …designed, implemented and administered to maximize the positive contributions that IP can make to national development goals and priorities

10. Strategy vs. Policy • Policy: institutional stance/statement that directs certainactions in a given context (health, education, innovation, science and technology, tourism etc.) • Strategy: set of measures to facilitate the achievement of specific objectives and measurable results within the political agenda • Strategy accompanied by an action plan

11. The role of WIPO • To support its Member States in formulating national IP strategies to strengthen the national IP infrastructure and promote the creation, protection and exploitation of IP assets • Project DA_10_05: development and consolidation of a harmonized methodology and a set of tools to assist countries in developing national IP strategies • Tanzania: one of 6 pilot countries under the project

12. IP Strategy Formulation Process WIPO Assessment Mission Assessment of legal, institutional, & policy framework IP Audit: assess current state of national IP system Identify interface between IP and national development objectives Formulate & consolidate the strategy: national consultation process

13. Assessment Mission • Objective –to prepare the ground for the process • Meetings with main stakeholders at the national level to explain the scope, objectives and steps in the IP strategy formulation process • Identification of project team to carry out the exercise (national/international experts) • Preparation of a work plan for the implementation of the process

14. 2. Assessment of the legal, institutional and policy framework: documentary research • Legal Framework – international, regional, bi-lateral, national • Institutional Framework – main institutions and structures which, within their portfolio, also interact with IP • Policy Framework – analysis of national development goals, national poverty reduction strategies, sectoral policies and plans (e.g. national plan for competitiveness, science and technology, innovation, education etc.) • AIM: to identify the strategic axes around which the IP strategy will bearticulated

15. 3. IP Audit - Interviews with Stakeholders Focus group discussions • Assessment of the current state of the national IP system • Identification of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis) of the current system: IP needs by key sector • Identification of key IP strategic objectives Tool: « IP Audit questionnaire » designed to conduct a series of interviews with those directly involved in the operations and use of the national IP system

16. 4. Formulation of the national IP strategy • Strategic objectives for IP development: elaborated on the basis of a thorough analysis of the current state of the national IP system and of the country’s national and sectoral needs in terms of IP • Interface with IP: how can IP contribute to the country’s economic, social and cultural development? • Action plan: • Specific actions/projects • Timeframe for delivery and prioritization of actions/projects • Strategic partners for the implementation of the strategy • Measurable deliverables against identified benchmarks (results-based monitoring and evaluation mechanisms) • Indicative budget

19. 5. Consolidation and validation through national consultations • Multi-sectoral national/public consultations with key IP stakeholders to examine the proposed IP strategy framework • Targeted sessions by sector/cluster • Consolidation/validation of the national IP strategy framework on the basis of the feedback received during the national consultations • Discussions on key IP strategic lines • Culminating point: adoption and implementation of the national IP strategy framework by the government

20. Final considerations • National process led by a nationalteam of experts to ensure country ownership and build national capacities • Integrated approach which counts on the full and active participation of all key national stakeholders (Government, IP Offices, business and industry, R&D centers, academia, civil society, etc.) • Success of strategy depends on government ownership/commitment and on availability of resources • National coordination mechanism to oversee the implementation of concrete activities based on the action plan (i.e. measurable activities with a clear timeframe, resources, and impact indicators)

21. Thank youfrancesca.toso@wipo.int