5. VISION AND GOALS
5.1. Vision
The Mozambican government regards intellectual property as an instrument for stimulating
and protecting creativity and innovation to promote the country’s economic, scientific,
technological and cultural development.
The Intellectual Property Strategy must therefore deal with the following aspects:
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Identifying and promoting solutions appropriate for solving local problems;
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Increasing the appreciation of Mozambican creators, innovators, scientists and artists;
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Stimulating the domestic economy through adding value to Mozambican production;
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Recognizing the role of traditional knowledge in solving communities’ problems;
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Promoting Mozambican identity and an appreciation of local knowledge, promoting
typical local products, dress, fashion and gastronomy;
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Protecting all forms of knowledge generated by Mozambicans and the use of this
knowledge with a view to speeding up wealth generation, poverty reduction and the
improvement of people’s wellbeing;
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Facilitating the transfer of technology to speed up the country’s progress.
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Encouraging the use of and access to the technological information available for
promoting scientific and technological research and innovation.
5.2. Goals
In a knowledge society, development is possible only when the value of creativity and innovative
ability is appreciated, through intellectual property. With this imperative in mind, the
Government of Mozambique has created a series of tools for the operation of the IP system in
this country.
The particular dynamic at work in this area at the national, regional and international levels,
however, together with the day-to-day challenges it poses, calls for concerted action and a
common vision and positioning by the various players in the intellectual property arena.
Overall goal: