Day July 18, 2018

Global Innovation Divide: Can Investment In Innovation Bridge The Gap?

[David Branigan and William New] The Global Innovation Index 2018, launched on 10 July in New York, has lauded the rise of China as a model for how other low and middle-income economies can advance on innovation. Amid this optimism, however, the global innovation divide remains in step with the global income divide, raising questions for how to bridge this gap. The new index shows signs of progress.

Comments of the Global Expert Network on Copyright User Rights and Creative Commons Corporation (HQ) on South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill (2017) [B13-2017]

We commend Parliament for its forward-looking copyright amendments that will assist South African creators and users of copyrighted works benefit from the digital age. We commend you as well for the open public process through which you have drafted the bill. We support the specific textual suggestions included in the ReCreateSA submission. We provide the following comments focusing on Section 12 of the draft Copyright Amendment Bill, and in particular the “fair use” provision in 12B.