WIPO has launched aRDi, to coordinate all the stake holders for developmnet of IPR .

WIPO has launched a new public-private partnership – Access to Research for Development and Innovation (aRDi): A futuristic approach to IPR. Now the least developed countries affirmed their commitment to integrate IP in their national development strategies to guard both artistic and commercial intellectual properties. While all countries have different levels of research and development expenditures, they all welcomed the assistance of the WIPO in the pursuit of developing viable and strong IP infrastructures to benefit their societies and to encourage innovation We are in an era where most of the peoples are trying to steal, an artist, a musician nor an inventor will share their ideas for fear that an ethical standard is missing when it comes to stealing. In an alternate situation, the three might be safe to discuss their creations knowing that the ethical standard will not be challenged. All three, acting in their own best interest, would agree that in the quest of producing original work, protection of intellectual property is one of the solitary means they have when thinking over whether or not there is an economic incentive to develop their idea and to share it with the public, while retaining the right to control reproduction or adaptation. Now the protection depends on policy decisions and developing intellectual property infrastructures. The informed inventor is more than likely worried about his industrial property rights and deciding on the merits of the invention to determine whether or not to pursue a trademark or patent. Several least developed world countries are actively collaborating with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in order to secure the interests of one of their most valuable assets: their originators. Products and services have brought prosperity to many innovators around the world who can develop their idea in a conducive environment. I believe that intellectual property is a key element in reducing the knowledge gap and the digital divide. WIPO is doing a great job by working closely with developing and least developed countries to facilitate their integration into the global knowledge economy to help them realize their creative potential. In the ongoing century Knowledge has become a base for economic development in many countries around the world. Foreign ministers from least developed countries, senior government officials and heads of regional intellectual property organizations adopted a ministerial declaration that urged the WIPO to increase capacity-building assistance and support least developed countries in becoming more viably competitive. In order to increase access to the knowledge contained in scientific and technical literature, the WIPO has launched a new public-private partnership – Access to Research for Development and Innovation (aRDi). Research institutes, universities, and industrial property offices in least developed countries will benefit from free access, while industrial property offices in certain developing countries will benefit from low cost access, to this literature. Most of the countries at the forum ( aRDi) are concerned about the knowledge gap and digital divide and its negative consequences in their own countries. Ethiopia, firmly sees the stark reality of the division of the world along the lines of technological capability. Mali, may want to breathe life into the talent pool of inventors in Mali who show significant talented, however the reality of the situation is that there are significant stumbling blocks in implementing those inventions without a strong IP infrastructure. Nepal is defending the traditional realm by presenting the importance of measures to protect traditional expressions of culture and knowledge. In developing national development policies, are acknowledged that “strategic use of intellectual property is critical,” while questioning the readiness of least developed countries in taking full advantage of IP. Tanzania has provided a positive progress report depicting a more prosperous outlook where newly established comprehensive copyright laws have generated opportunities for the growing entertainment industry. Strengthening IP has resulted in more prosperity measured by the industry’s positive contribution to the country’s gross domestic product. Still, Tanzania faces industrial property challenges in the sphere of science and technology. Maldives aims to graduate from least developed country status in December 2010 and simultaneously be in full compliance with international IP obligations. Some prominent science and technology publishers are partnering with WIPO in the aRDi program. For e.g. the American Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences, , Springer Science + Business Media, World Health Organization, and the UN Environment Programme. Oxford University Press etc. This is a very nice step taken by the WIPO to integrate all the stake holders for the protection and development of the Intellectual Properties. The seriousness shown by most of the least developed and developing countries and at the same time the kind of support provided by the developed countries will definitely give a new direction to the growth of IPR in coming future.