Intellectual Property Training and Education: A Development Perspective

This paper underlines that the WIPO DA presents a timely and valuable opportunity to re-evaluate the design and delivery of IP training and education. It points to possible lessons to be learned by looking at emerging best practices in development-oriented IP courses, which include making curricular and organizational materials transparent, relying on open access learning materials whenever possible, reflecting a diverse range of views about challenging issues and empowering students to think critically and independently.It also identifies a number of next steps in the ongoing process of improving training and education on IP and development including: building and using an accessible inventory of scholarly literature and teaching materials on IP and development; supporting new multidisciplinary research publications and curricular materials; thoroughly auditing, monitoring and evaluating all activities of the WIPO Academy and other providers and improving IP curricula and materials in accordance with emerging best practices.