[DDN] Launch of Digital TV Series by South Centre on Trade, Access to Knowledge and Intellectual Property

[nath at southcentre.org]

Dear All,

South Centre is an "Inter-Governmental Organization and Think-Tank" of 
developing countries based in Geneva, Switzerland. The 3 key areas where 
South Centre has developed substantial knowledge base are: Trade for 
Development; Innovation, Access to Knowledge and Intellectual Property;and 
Global Governance for Development.Through these programmes, South Centre 
keeps track of emerging policy issues and debates of relevant to the South 
and generates ideas and action-oriented proposals for consideration by the 
collectivity of South governments, institutions and community at large. 
See http://www.SouthCentre.org 

To ensure that messages produced by South Centre reach the widest possible 
audience in South and North, South Centre has launched the "South Centre 
Digital TV Series" and "South Centre Blog" using freely available Web 2.0 
/ ICT tools and application, namely BlipTv and Blogger

You may watch the following 2 commentaries on the South Centre Digital TV

1. Watch the Video: Demystifying Explosion in Patenting Growth Rate
http://southcentrenet.blogspot.com/2007/08/demystifying-explosion-in-patenting.html 
 
Dr. Xuan Li, Lead Economist and Acting Coordinator of Innovations and 
Access to Knowledge Programme (IAKP), South Centre comments on the 2007 
WIPO Patent released in August 2007 which highlights the changing 
geography of innovation with highest patenting growth rates in North East 
Asia, with an emphasis on sharp rise in patent filings in China.  In this 
video commentary, Dr. Li cautions that it may be too early to draw a 
definite conclusion on the changing geography of innovation since the link 
between sharp rise in patent filings and innovations capacity may not be 
so straightforward. 

2. Watch the Video: Possible Scenarios in the Doha Round
http://southcentrenet.blogspot.com/2007/07/commentary-scenarios-in-doha-round.html 
 
Luisa Bernal, Head of Trade for Development Programme, South Centre 
provides an analyis of the various possible scenarios of the WTO Doha 
Round as it may unfold in September 2007.

To stay updated on more such commentaries, you may stay connected via: 
http://www.southcentre.org/elists/eform.html 


Best regards,

Vikas Nath

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Head - Media and Communications
South Centre (an Inter-Governmental Organization and Thinktank)

17-19 chemin du Champ d'Anier 
1209 Petit Saconnex, Geneva 
Switzerland 

Email: nath at southcentre.org   
Phone: +41 22 791 8050 / 47 (direct)

Website: http://www.SouthCentre.org 
Blog: http://southcentrenet.blogspot.com 
DigitalTV: http://southcentre.blip.tv