Despite the emphasis of international IP treaties, such as the TRIPS Agreement, on common minimum IP standards, considerable diversity exists among developing countries regarding the nature and scope of IP standards, approaches to administration and enforcement, and the responsiveness of...

The WIPO Development Agenda process is an opportunity for WIPO Member States to mainstream development concerns into WIPO's activities and ensure that international IP systems take into account development goals and human rights obligations. Moreover, the WIPO Development Agenda discussions...

Der preisgekrönte Autor analysiert die Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf das (Zusammen-)Leben der Menschen in den europäischen Staaten und Gesellschaften (Autoritarismus, Nationalismus, Deglobalisierung) und prognostiziert in "sieben Paradoxa" die zukünftige Entwicklung der Europäischen...

The COVID-19 pandemic holds at least seven lessons for the relationship between data-driven decision making, the use of artificial intelligence, and development. These are that (1) in a global crisis, the shifting value of data creates policy pitfalls; (2) predictions of crises and how they play...