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Track B: Science and Technology
Panel 3: intellectual property rights: is it promoting or hindering international development?
Scientific advances and technological innovation in many fields have had a great impact on human society. However, the role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in international development continues to be a major source of controversy. While it is acknowledged that IPRs are crucial driving force of technological innovation, it is widely feared that strong intellectual property regimes could prevent development in developing countries. What role do Intellectual property rights play in international development? Does the WTO TRIPS agreement hinder development or facilitate it? Does the open source development have potential for universal benefits and for closing the digital gap in developing countries? How do we balance that role with promoting technological innovation? This panel session examines these divergent views and identifies solutions for international development. SAT, 4/4, 2:40-4PM. Location: Littauer 140 Biographies Lawrence A. Kogan International Business Lawyer NY, NJ, and Washington, DC licensed international business, regulatory, tax and trade lawyer. Managing Attorney, Sound Science Business Strategies, LLC; President, Institute for Trade, Standards and Sustainable Development (ITSSD) nonprofit legal research and educational organization. 22 years experience counseling trade associations, public and private internationally-focused businesses operating within the commercial, financial, life sciences, and information & communication technology sectors, as well as, national governments, including former Bush administration executive agencies, and U.S. Congressional subcommittee chairs and professional staff, how to reduce asset, operations and tax risks from evolving foreign and international laws, regulations, taxes, standards, and WTO, WIPO, UNEP, UNCLOS treaties and customary international law.
S. Rama Rao Officer-in-Charge, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Dr. Rama Rao is the Officer-in-Charge of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Coordination Office in New York. He has been WIPO’s representative since 1998 at the UN Headquarters in New York and undertakes outreach functions.
Calestous Juma Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director, Science Technology & Innovation, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Calestous Juma is Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project. He is a former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and Founding Director of the African Centre for Technology Studies in Nairobi, and he also served as Chancellor of the University of Guyana. He has been elected to several scientific academies including the Royal Society of London, the US National Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World. He has won several international awards for his work on sustainable development. He holds a PhD in science and technology policy studies and has written widely on science, technology, and environment. He teaches courses in developmental policy as part of the MPA/ID Program. He is lead author of Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development. He is editor of the International Journal of Technology and Globalisation and International Journal of Biotechnology.
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School of Government, MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Harvard School of Public Health. Photographs sponsored by Amy Vitale |
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