Current African Intersections Between Intellectual Property Rights and Knowledge Access

Files
AJIC-Issue-16-2015-Armstrong-Schonwetter.pdf (431.89 KB)
Date
2015-12-15
Authors
Armstrong, Chris
Schonwetter, Tobias
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
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.
Description
Keywords
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
Citation
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
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10539/19310
 https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/19310
Collections
AJIC Issue 16, 2015