IPOS International's Academy Meets Up with IPTIs to Share Experiences
April 24, 2023
The academy team at IPOS International (a subsidiary of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore) held a virtual experience sharing meet-up with the WIPO Intellectual Property Training Institutions (IPTIs) on April 18, 2023. The session was held in English, French and Spanish, and was facilitated by the WIPO Academy and the WIPO Singapore Office to encourage and strengthen networking and cooperation between IPOS International and the IPTIs.
What was covered?
IPOS International's academy - Singapore's only dedicated centre for intellectual property education and training shared its knowledge and experiences in delivering more than 200 training programs on an annual basis for the last 20 years, targeting intellectual property (IP) professionals from the public and private sectors, businesses, as well as university students in Singapore and the Asia and the Pacific Region overall. Over 80 focal points, trainers and relevant representatives from 14 established IPTIs, and 12 IPTIs that are underway, benefitted from the exchange with IPOS International's academy.
IPOS International's academy provided an overview of the best practices and challenges in effective IP skills-building for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular, in addition to an engaging in open dialogue session where participants were able to ask questions and gage further insights. This experience established the groundwork needed for future collaboration between IPOS International and WIPO Academy IPTIs.
"The session that was held regarding the good practices of IPOS Singapore was very useful for us, who are in the process of creating our academy. The event allows us to dream about what can be achieved for the benefit of the country's research, production and development from IP."
— Daniela Bolaños, Coordinator of the IP Training Center of Ecuador
(Photo: Daniela Bolaños)
"The virtual special session was very interesting. IPOS Academy provides customized training for different categories. We were particularly impressed by their Professional Sector and Enterprise Sector programs as well as the Masters in IP and Innovation Management."
— Outule Rapuleng, Head of ARIPO Academy
(Photo: ARIPO)
"Incredibly exciting! It was very useful to learn about the development of the IPOS Academy. The demonstration of the structure of the academy and the partners with whom it implements educational projects are definitely the secrets of the success of such a project. Its strategic planning until 2030 indicates balanced steps and reasonable approaches for educational projects, taking into account data regarding specialists in the field of intangible assets/IP and competencies that creators and managers need to acquire. We are happy to learn from IPOS Academy!"
— Olha Kulinich, Head of the IP Academy of Ukraine
(Photo: Olha Kulinich)
To further support the IPTIs the WIPO Academy will continue to facilitate knowledge-sharing and collaboration among similar institutions and IPTIs in the future.