Protection of Intellectual Property for Grassroots Innovation

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assaf.peer-review.statusNon-Peer Reviewed
dc.contributor.authorAcademy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
dc.contributor.authorDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI)
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-28T08:16:37Z
dc.date.available2019-10-28T08:16:37Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionPlease cite as: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) (2019) Protection of Intellectual Property for Grassroots Innovation. Available at: https://doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0053en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe seminar was hosted on 21 May 2019, at Protea Hotel Fire & Ice, Menlyn, Pretoria by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) in partnership with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). The seminar was centred around the Grassroots Innovation Programme (GIP), which is designed to identify and support innovators and inventors who do not have a formal education or access to formal innovation facilities. The GIP intents to provide grassroots innovators with technical skills development, access to technical expertise and intellectual property (IP) protection, among other things. The seminar set-out to provide a platform to raise awareness on policies that govern IP for grassroots innovation and to further discuss the importance of IPR, reinforcing national policy dialogues and processes around the interface between Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and grassroots innovation, both in South Africa and Globally, with particular interest on India. The seminar also showcased two innovators who shared their journeys, highlighting opportunities and challenges they experienced. One of the take-home messages was that supporting grassroots innovation is complex and it requires partnership with government and it’s agencies, private sector, academia, NGO’s and innovators themselves. The 2019 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) requires a system which is responsive, inclusive and supports all forms of innovation, including effective grassroots innovation programme for the country.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI), South Africaen_ZA
dc.format.extent40 Pages
dc.identifier.citationAcademy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) (2019) Protection of Intellectual Property for Grassroots Innovation. https://doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0053en_ZA
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0053
dc.identifier.isbn9781928496182
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/130
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) & Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIID Seminar Series
dc.rightsDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI)
dc.subjectGrassrootsen_ZA
dc.subjectInnovationen_ZA
dc.subjectIntellectual Property Rights (IPR)en_ZA
dc.subjectPatenten_ZA
dc.subjectTechnologyen_ZA
dc.subjectPolicyen_ZA
dc.subjectScience, Technology and Innovation (STI)en_ZA
dc.subjectInnovation for Inclusive Development (IID)en_ZA
dc.subjectSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)en_ZA
dc.subjectSDG 9en_ZA
dc.titleProtection of Intellectual Property for Grassroots Innovationen_ZA
dc.typeProceedings Report
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