C. Promoting the dissemination and increasing the awareness of knowledge based themes

December 1985 International Law Institute, Washington D.C., USA Letter of Recognition as an outstanding participant to a Foreign Negotiation Seminar

2. Intellectual property concerns

The Dutch expertise centre for gender and ethnicity at the e quality knowledge centre supported gender mainstreaming with expertise, theme studies, instruments and the distribution of good practices.

Some experts noted that there was a need to bring to the debate the issues of sovereignty and IPRs.

Principal theme Indigenous peoples and the international and domestic protection of traditional knowledge

National Seminar on the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) and Resolution of Commercial Disputes Involving Intellectual Property sponsored by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (Manama, Bahrain, 22 23 February 1997).

One expert raised the issue of applying IPR concepts to indigenous knowledge.

(b) Principal theme Indigenous peoples and the international and domestic protection of traditional knowledge

Principal theme Indigenous peoples and the international and domestic protection of traditional knowledge

Subregional Seminar on Intellectual Property, for judges from French speaking Africa, organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization, Abidjan, August 1996

49. In July 1998, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) organized a round table on Indigenous Intellectual Property.

Mr. Rao (World Intellectual Property Organization) said that his organization had been involved for decades in dealing with issues relating to traditional knowledge, genetic resources and the folklore of indigenous communities.

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The project focuses mainly on water but it also deals with poverty eradication and the development of a knowledge society.

The issue of intellectual property rights (IPRs) was raised by various experts.

We have the knowledge and the resources to do something about it.

In 2000 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) had established an Intergovernmental Committee with a mandate to discuss intellectual property issues arising from access to genetic resources and benefit sharing, and the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore.

That is how God seals the hearts of those who do not know.

This is how Allah sets seal upon the hearts of the ignorant.

Even so God seals the hearts of those that know not.

In this wise Allah sealeth the hearts of those who believe not.

Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who know not the proofs and evidence of the Oneness of Allah i.e. those who try not to understand true facts that which you (Muhammad SAW) have brought to them .

God thus seals the hearts of those who do not know.

Thus does Allah seal the hearts of those who have no knowledge.

Thus doth Allah seal the hearts of those who know not.

Thus does Allah seal the hearts of those who do not know.

As such Allah seals the hearts of those who do not know.

Thus does God seal the hearts of those who do not know.

Thus does Allah set a seal on the hearts of those who do not know.

In this way God seals the hearts of those who do not want to know the truth ,

Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who understand not.

(i) That the experts should have a professional background relevant to the issues subjects

She highlighted that, if the rights in traditional knowledge were to be treated analogously to land rights, it was then not a question of the State having the right to exploit the knowledge.

The major problems or obstacles preventing former participants from applying the knowledge received in Sweden can be summarized as follows

The tools for solving the problems are knowledge and understanding.

Members shall have expertise and specific qualifications in the subject matter covered by the Convention.

Workshop on the theme Indigenous women, traditional knowledge and the Convention on Biological Diversity and mainstreaming of gender issues5

Humankind has been accumulating knowledge and awareness of the problems that cause wars to erupt.

Access to traditional knowledge is limited, and unless these issues are addressed urgently and immediately, much traditional knowledge will be lost.

The same problem arises as a result of rare and specialized skills and knowledge.

The potential of the currently under funded thematic programme networks for leveraging knowledge management in Africa must similarly be sustained.

The Ministerial Conference on Intellectual Property for Least Developed Countries held in Seoul from 25 to 27 October 2004, under the auspices of WIPO and with the support of the Republic of Korea, had articulated policies and technical issues for integrating intellectual property into development strategies in LDCs.

Should there be an inter agency framework for the coordination on cross cutting issues such as traditional knowledge?

A presentation on intellectual property and traditional knowledge by WIPO considered different objectives for the use of, and forms of protection for, traditional knowledge.