IP architecture needs to respond to the dynamics and economic realities of big data/artificial intelligence, climate change technologies, genetic engineering and other emerging technologies.
UNCTAD uses expert meetings, policy advice and research to analyse the socio-economic aspects of these emerging technologies and the role of IP rights in the development context.
Documents and Publications
The International Copyright System: Limitations, Exceptions and Public Interest Considerations for Developing Countries in the Digital Environment by Ruth Okediji
UNCTAD-ICTSD Issue Paper No. 15
UNCTAD/ICTSD/2006/IP/15 - 01 May 2006
Development in the Information Age: Issues in the Regulation of Intellectual Property Rights, Computer Software and Electronic Commerce by Ruth L. Okediji
UNCTAD-ICTSD Issue Paper No. 9
UNCTAD/ICTSD/2004/IP/9 - 01 May 2004
Intellectual Property and Computer Software: A Battle of Competing Use and Access Visions for Countries of the South by Alan Story
UNCTAD-ICTSD Issue Paper No. 10
UNCTAD/ICTSD/2004/IP/10 - 01 May 2004
