Innovation and Global Intellectual Property Regulatory Regimes: The Tension between Protection and Access| by N Syam and VM Tellez| The South Centre Research Paper No. 67, June 2016

"Innovation and Global Intellectual Property Regulatory Regimes: The Tension between Protection and Access"
by Nirmalya Syam and Viviana Munoz Tellez | The South Centre Research Paper No. 67, June 2016.
Abstract: The objective of the paper is to assess the global intellectual property (IP) regimes centred on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as the expansion of the scope of IP regimes through bilateral trade and investment agreements, from a development perspective. It will also focus on African efforts to engage with these regimes, including African proposals for rule-making in policy areas of interest to the region such as protection of biological resources and traditional knowledge and an enlarged scope for geographical indications. The implications of rules in these areas for innovation in the region will be explored. Finally, the paper discusses the arrangements that would provide an appropriate intellectual property regime to complement Africa's regional integration programmes such as the proposed Continental Free Trade Area and Treaty commitments.

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EU JRC Technical Reports on Smart Specialisation Strategies in Europe | Research and Innovation | SDG9

EU JRC Technical Reports on Smart Specialisation Strategies in Europe | Innovation | SDG9
S3 Policy Brief Series (published between 2013 and 2016)

• The Goals of Smart Specialisation (S3 Policy Brief Series, No. 01/2013)
• Smart Specialisation Programmes and Implementation (S3 Policy Brief Series, No. 02/2013)
• Universities and Smart Specialisation (S3 Policy Brief Series, No. 03/2013)
• A Policymakers Guide to Transnational Learning in Smart Specialisation (S3 Policy Brief Series, No. 05/2014)
• Regional Branching and Smart Specialisation Policy (S3 Policy Brief Series, No. 06/2014)
• The Role of Science Parks in Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3 Policy Brief Series, No. 08/2014)
• Smart Specialisation and Innovation in Rural Areas (S3 Policy Brief Series, No. 09/2014)
• Inter-regional Collaboration in Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) (S3 Working Paper Series, No. 06/2014)
• Developing Danube R&I Projects across Borders: How to Make the Joint Use of EU-Funds a Reality? (S3 Policy Brief Series, No. 10/2014)
• Synergies between EU R&I Funding Programmes. Policy Suggestions from the Launching Event of the Stairway to Excellence Project (S3 Policy Brief Series, No. 12/2014)
• Monitoring Mechanisms for Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3 Policy Brief Series, No. 13/2015)
• Research and Technology Organisations and Smart Specialisation (S3 Policy Brief Series, No. 15/2015)
• How Outward-Looking is Smart Specialisation? Results from a Survey on Inter-Regional Collaboration in Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3) (S3 Policy Brief Series, No. 16/2016)
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European Commission's Guidebook Series: How to Support SME Policy from Structural Funds

European Commission, Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry launches "Guidebook Series: How to Support SME Policy from Structural Funds". Presently the series includes eleven guidebooks related to innovation in SMEs and availability of structural funds for SMEs. Each guidebook deals with a specific area of SME policy and includes examples of recent projects. A general guide provides an overview of the whole process.

The titles published so far in the "Guidebook Series: How to Support SME Policy from Structural Funds" (Download each Guidebook by clicking on individual title):

1. Building Entrepreneurial Mind-sets and Skills in the EU: A Smart Guide on promoting and facilitating entrepreneurship education for young people with the help of EU structural funds
2. Using Standards to Support Growth, Competitiveness and Innovation
3. Facilitating Transfer of Business
4. The Smart Guide to Service Innovation: How to better capitalise on service innovation for regional structural change and industrial modernisation
5. Regional implementation of the SBA – Small Business Act for Europe
6. How to Use Structural Funds for SME & Entrepreneurship Policy
7. Supporting the Internationalisation of SMEs
8. Public Procurement as a Driver of Innovation in SMEs and Public Services
9. Fostering Business Angel Activities in Support of SME Growth
10. Improving Resource Efficiency in SMEs
11. Smart Guide to Cluster Policy

These guidebooks will surely be useful to SMEs operating in the emerging countries and BRICS nations.