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World Bank STI Capacity Building Programs: IP As A Crosscutting Issue Alfred Watkins S&T Program Coordinator Geneva November 6, 2009 Crosscutting is frequently a synonym for orphan!! • • • • Trade vs S&T TRIPS Local R&D links Geographic identity, trademarks, industrial design, plant varieties, local patent offices STI Capacity Building Impact: Six Key Dimensions Education Making STI Policy / Using Science in Policy Making R&D STI Capacity Building Pro-poor innovation/ Enterprise Innovation Pro-poor technology Technology Transfer 3 Technology Transfer Spin off technology Applied R&D to adapt technology Import technology developed outside the country Global Forum on STI Capacity Building Partnerships for Sustainable Development • Pro-Poor Innovation for Social and Economic Development Priorities • Fostering Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship: Converting STI Capacity into Business Opportunities • Training the Next Generation of Knowledge Workers for the Global and Local Knowledge Economy • New Mechanisms for Financing and Implementing STI Partnership Initiatives • Policy roundtable THANK YOU ALFRED WATKINS WORLD BANK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM COORDINATOR [email protected] WWW.WORLDBANK.ORG/STI