Technical Assistance Database: Activity Details

Title: WIPO Creative Heritage Training Program on Cultural Documentation and IP Management for Indigenous and Local Communities
Description: As per the enclosed letter, the Jamaica IP Office (JIPO) has requested WIPO’s assistance in providing training to the Rastafari and Maroon communities in the documentation of their cultural heritage and the management of the IP aspects related thereto. This request is a follow-up to the Rastafari Global Summit and Expo which took place in August 2010.
Type: Workshop
IP Subject Area: Multiple IP Fields
WIPO Sector: Department for Traditional Knowledge and Global Challenges
Date From: 05/12/2011 - 11/12/2011
Venue City: Kingston
Venue/Host Country: Jamaica
Activity held in Language: English

Beneficiary / Participant Countries

Country Name No. of Members / Participants
Belize 2
Jamaica
Total Number of Participants:  2

Owner / Requester

Owner / Requester Name Owner / Requester Type
World Intellectual Property Organization IGO

Organizer

Organizer Name Organizer Type
American Folklife Center at The Library of Congress Institution
Center for Documentary Studies at The Duke University Institution