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Reference is made to the ongoing implementation of the Development Agenda (DA) project Capacity-Building in the Use of Appropriate Technology-Specific Technical and Scientific Information as a Solution for Identified Development Challenges in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tanzania.
WIPO is currently in the process of undertaking State-of-the Art Patent Searches based on two Patent Search Requests received from the National Experts for each of the above mentioned beneficiary countries. These Patent Search Requests are based on nationally identified priority needs areas and were prepared after significant deliberations, including national needs assessment and analysis, by the National Expert Groups which were institutionalized for the project.
The next step in project delivery will be the preparation of two Patent Search Reports which will then enable the subsequent identification of an appropriate technological solution for the two identified development needs in each beneficiary country.
Taking into account the progress made thus far, and following consultations with national counterparts in the project countries, and with the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), it is proposed to undertake a technological capacity building mission, under the framework of the above mentioned project, with 12 participants (three each from the three project countries) to
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from March 20 to 24, 2017.
The proposed activity will aim to facilitate the further achievement of project objectives, including the strengthening of the national capacity of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in using appropriate technical solutions to address national development challenges through the use of technical and scientific information.
In particular, the activity will enable the participants from various relevant sectors to witness firsthand the concrete developmental impact of R&D and the use of patent information and scientific and technical journals for invention, innova |