Access to knowledge in Egypt : new research on intellectual property, innovation and development

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Title:

Author:

Shaver, Lea Bishop.

ISBN:

9781849660082

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2010.

Physical Description:

xxi, 214 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents:

Access to knowledge: economic global and local perspectives / Egypt's role in the AwK movement: an analysis of positions and policies / Access to medicines in Egypt: a human rights approach to IP, trade, and health / Stories from Egypt's music industry: de facto commons as alternatives to copyright / The software industry in Egypt: what role for open source? / Information and communications technology for development: building the knowledge society in Egypt

Abstract:

"This volume features chapters on current issues facing intellectual property, innovation and development policy, from the Egyptian perspective. These include copyright and comparative business models in music, open source software, patent reform and access to medicines, information and communications technology for development and the role of the Egyptian government in promoting access to knowledge internationally and domestically." "Together these chapters offer an overview of the challenges and opportunities facing efforts to promote access to knowledge. Combining both theoretical and pragmatic approaches, the work will be of interest to scholars and practitioners dealing with intellectual property and innovation property the world over."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Economic development -- Egypt.

Intellectual property -- Egypt.

Geographic Term:

Egypt -- Economic policy.

Added Author:

Shaver, Lea Bishop.

Rizk, Nagla.

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This volume features five chapters on current issues facing intellectual property, innovation and development policy from the Egyptian perspective. These include: information and communications technology for development, copyright and comparative business models in music, free and open source software, patent reform and access to medicines, and the role of the Egyptian government in promoting access to knowledge internationally and domestically. It offers an overview of the challenges and opportunities in promoting access to knowledge and combines both theoretical and pragmatic approaches in dealing with intellectual property and innovation property the world over.