Current African Intersections Between Intellectual Property Rights and Knowledge Access

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2015-12-15

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Armstrong, Chris
Schonwetter, Tobias

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In this introductory article, the two Guest Editors of this 2015 thematic issue of The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) – a thematic issue focused on the theme of “African Intersections between Intellectual Property Rights and Knowledge Access” – provide practical and conceptual context for the articles and thematic reports that follow.

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intellectual property (IP), access to knowledge (A2K), access to medicines, Africa, openness, commons, Creative Commons, development, human rights, human security, WIPO, WTO, UNFCCC, climate change, TRIPS Agreement, Doha Declaration

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Armstrong, C., & Schonwetter, T. (2015). Current African intersections between intellectual property rights and knowledge access. The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), 16, 3-15. https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/19310

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http://hdl.handle.net/10539/19310
 https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/19310

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