Results anticipated
Support system for SMEs on intellectual property and innovation
by 2012
SHORT TERM
Actions
1. Organizing training and information on the strategic importance
of using intellectual property to promote innovation and
competitiveness in SMEs;
2. Incentivizing interaction between research institutes and SMEs
to allow the transfer and application of knowledge to the
production sector, thereby promoting innovation;
3. Supporting the parties in negotiating and regulating their
relationship, in particular as regards the ownership of rights and
sharing any profits from marketing, etc.;
4. Stimulating technology transfer between innovators and SMEs,
and among SMEs, through the promotion of and mutual respect
for intellectual property rights; and
5. Incentivizing the use of technological information by the SMEs,
in particular patents, to boost their capacity for innovation.
STRATEGIC AREA V: TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND BIODIVERSITY
Goals
for 2012
Strategic Goal 15
Disseminating the intellectual property system and raising
awareness of it among the holders of traditional knowledge
Results anticipated
by 2012
SHORT TERM
Actions
Use of the intellectual property system by the holders of traditional
knowledge.
1. Disseminating the intellectual property system and the
mechanism for safeguarding biodiversity in local communities,
where necessary and possible using the national/local language;
2. Promoting empowerment and awareness-raising programs on
the importance of intellectual property and its positive impact