Evaluation of Capacity Development of Intellectual Property Skills
Overview
The main objective of the evaluation was to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) activities focusing in developing the capacity of its Member States in Intellectual Property (IP) domain for the eight Programs included in the evaluation scope, and providing evaluative insights to assist the management in making well informed decisions. Findings; The activities of the eight Programs under review demonstrated a variety of interventions and processes generally associated with the Capacity Development (CD) agenda, however, 99 per cent of staff from these Programs did not reference any specific CD framework. The limited awareness and use of a common CD framework leads to a certain fragmentation of CD interventions; (b) Eight Programs under review utilize a multi-stakeholder process to a certain degree, although, uneven participation in CD activities of non-state actors and stakeholders from countries with relatively lower IP capacity, undermines the inclusiveness of CD interventions across all three CD levels; (c) CD activities of the eight Programs under review are aligned with relevant Expected Results (ERs). However, an in-depth review of WIPO program documentation found that the CD agenda was not always explicitly mentioned in the organization’s strategic and they are not considered through the three-level CD framework (policy/legal, institutional, and individual); (d) Inter- and intra-institutional partnerships are key factors affecting CD success and knowledge transfer arrangements for new and emerging IP topics; (e) The absence of a synchronized digital repository of CD interventions hampers Program staff in efficiently accessing the relevant data on CD implementation and potentially impedes planning and routine verification of CD progress over time; (f) The gender parity aspect is not systematically taken into account during the planning and implementation of CD activities. Currently, considerations of gender parity do not have sufficient traction in WIPO’s CD strategic planning work; (g) WIPO employs a budget ceiling approach when organizing national and international CD events to ensure the efficient allocation of financial resources. While standardization can increase efficiency in some areas, it prevents sometimes countries with higher living costs (e.g. some countries in the Arab region) from implementing certain activities (e.g. hiring an adequate number of qualified translators or covering the costs of training venues at local market prices); (h) The continuity of CD activities implemented by the eight WIPO Programs under review is beyond the management scope of WIPO staff and is governed mainly by external factors (national staff turnover, change in national priorities, HR andReport Details
| Year Published | |
| Type | |
| Theme/s | |
| Joint | No |
| Partner/s | N/A |
| SDG/s | |
| Consultant name | Michele Tarsilla |
| Agency Focal Point | Internal Oversight Division |
| Focal Point Email | iod@wipo.int |
| Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
| Geographic Scope | Global |
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