Technical Assistance Database: Activity Details

Title: The African Ministerial Conference 2015: Intellectual Property (IP) for an Emerging Africa
Description: The Conference will aim at highlighting the importance of Intellectual Property as an enabler of innovation and creativity, which are key elements in the scientific, technological and agricultural transformation of African economies; it will also explore ways to accelerate the participation of African countries in the global digital and knowledge based economy.
Type: Workshop
IP Subject Area: Multiple IP Fields
WIPO Sector: Copyright Law Division
Date From: 03/11/2015 - 05/11/2015
Venue City: Dakar
Venue/Host Country: Senegal
Activity held in Language: English , French

Beneficiary / Participant Countries

Country Name No. of Members / Participants
Algeria 2
Angola 1
Benin 3
Botswana 2
Burundi 1
Cameroon 6
Cabo Verde 2
Central African Republic 1
Chad 2
Comoros 1
Congo 5
Côte d'Ivoire 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo 3
Djibouti 1
Egypt 2
Equatorial Guinea 1
Ethiopia 6
Gambia 1
Guinea 2
Guinea-Bissau 1
Kenya 4
Lesotho 2
Liberia 2
Madagascar 4
Malawi 4
Mali 4
Mauritania 1
Mauritius 5
Morocco 1
Namibia 3
Niger 3
Nigeria 3
Rwanda 4
Sao Tome and Principe 1
Seychelles 3
Sierra Leone 1
South Africa 6
Sudan 3
Togo 1
Tunisia 3
Uganda 4
United Republic of Tanzania 1
Zambia 2
Zimbabwe 3
Burkina Faso 5
Total Number of Participants:  119