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By Andres Izquierdo, Counsel, PIJIP, American University At the close of WIPO’s 39th Program and Budget Committee (PBC) session, a modest yet symbolically significant proposal—to allocate regular budget funds, on an exceptional basis, to support the participation of Indigenous Peoples in sessions of the Intergovernmental Committee (IGC)—was withdrawn. Despite wide cross-regional support and a week […]
By: Andres Izquierdo, Counsel, PIJIP, American University Despite a full agenda and spirited debate, WIPO’s 39th Program and Budget Committee ended with little to show in terms of any concrete modifications to the proposed 2026/2027 Program and Budget. Key issues—including budget transparency, integration of development goals, Indigenous participation, language access, and technical assistance—remained unresolved or […]
Sean Flynn and Luca Schirru The Global Expert Network on Copyright User Rights Symposium public event took place from June 16-17, 2025, at the Geneva Graduate Institute. Organized by American University’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) and South Centre, in partnership with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and […]
by Ben Cashdan Across Africa and Latin America, researchers are using Artificial Intelligence to solve pressing problems: from addressing health challenges and increasing access to information for underserved communities, to preserving languages and culture. This wave of “AI for Good” in the Global South faces a major difficulty: how to access good quality training data, […]
This post was originally published on KEI Online by Thiru The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) convened the 39th session of its Program and Budget Committee (PBC) from 16 June 2025 to 20 June 2025. With respect to WIPO’s proposed Program and Budget for 2026/2027, the PBC passed the following decision: The PBC further requested to refer the […]
This post was originally published on KEI Online by Thiru On 18 March 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published a communication (IP/C/W/719) by Brazil, India, and Peru entitled, “Revising discussions on the relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and Convention on Biological Diversity“. Brazil, India, and Peru have called for the inclusion of a mandatory disclosure requirement […]
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