WIPO's assistance to the Least Developed Countries
Overview
The WIPO’s assistance to LDCs aims to promote innovation and creativity for the economic, social and cultural development through a balanced and effective use of the intellectual property (IP) system. WIPO has emphasized this priority through various Strategic Goals (SGs), such as SG 3 of facilitating the use of IP for development. Findings revealed that, the assistance provided to LDCs through the seven WIPO deliverables of the Istanbul Declaration and Programme of Action (IPoA)1 is raising national stakeholders’ awareness of the strategic use of Intellectual Property (IP), as well as creating the basic conditions to incorporate IP into the national agendas. Timely feedback and acceleration of consultation processes are driving factors towards increasing ownership of outputs by national authorities; This evaluation presents the results of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) assistance to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for the period of 2010-2015Report Details
| Year Published | |
| Type | |
| Theme/s | |
| Joint | No |
| Partner/s | N/A |
| SDG/s | |
| 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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WIPO's assistance to the Least Developed Countries
