Failure to incorporate intellectual property into our products and services makes the latter less
valuable to the consumer and to the market in general. This aim will be achieved by means of the
following strategic actions:
• Identifying the most competitive Mozambican products at the national and international
levels and incentivizing the use of marks, appellations of origin and geographical indications
to highlight their qualities;
• Introducing incentives for enterprises and producers’ associations to use the system of marks
and industrial designs for identifying, distinguishing and disseminating their products and
attracting and keeping their customers;
• Analyzing which typical products have a competitive advantage and incentivizing their
identification and appreciation through the use of certification marks, appellations of origin
and geographical indications;
• Supporting the business community in setting up internal research and innovation systems for
the ongoing improvement of their technology and the quality of their products; and
• Promoting an appreciation of Mozambican production and adding value to it through
incentives to small processing industries.
6.4.3. Prioritizing and incentivizing local technical solutions
There is a pressing need for innovators to find technical solutions to local problems. The
development of local technical solutions will lead to the production of appropriate technology.
Furthermore, it will also save foreign currency which can be allocated to other priority activities.
The Mozambican legal system already has a mechanism for recognizing and safeguarding
simple, rapid and inexpensive technical solutions – utility model patents.
The development of simple, inexpensive technology can be incentivized by means of the
following strategic actions: