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The Economic Development Bureau for Arab Countries referred to as the Arab Bureau, under the umbrella of the Economic Development Sector, deals with twenty Arab countries, of which four are Least Developing Countries (LDC's)
The Arab Bureau's primary objective is to assist Arab countries in developing and modernizing their intellectual property systems and to empower individuals, institutions and organizations in these countries to enable them to utilize the intellectual property system as a tool for economic, social and cultural development.
To attain these important objectives, the Arab Bureau plans and implements a multiple range of activities, including: revising national legislation to comply with international obligations; formulating national policies to ensure the enforcement of intellectual property rights, as well as those which encourage the enhancement of inventive and innovative activities; promoting regional and sub-regional consultation and cooperation; fostering efficient and service-oriented administration and management of intellectual property systems, particularly through the effective use of information technology; developing human resources, and creating linkages of cooperation and partnership with universities, research organizations, chambers of commerce and industry and other users of the intellectual property system.
The Bureau also, in coordination with other divisions of WIPO, provides expert advice, training and assistance to the Arab countries in such fields as innovation and creativity, as well as collective management of copyright and related rights.
The Arab Bureau organizes activities which are in line with the following objectives:
Sunday 05/12/2010
Bureau of Economic Unity Council in Baghdad soon
Bureau of Economic Unity Council in Baghdad soon
The representative of Iraq to the League of Arab States, Dr. Qais Al-Azzawi that the Council of Economic Unity will be opened based in Baghdad soon.
He said al-Azzawi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) after a meeting on Sunday, the Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Economic Unity, Ambassador Mohamed spring that "the Office will be open to all Arab states to revive the Iraqi economy."
He pointed out that "Economic Unity Council, the face of all the major unions, which was based in Iraq to return to open the office after the security and stability in Iraq was now in order to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq and begin the process of economic development."
He Azzawi that "the meeting dealt with the consultation and coordination between Arab and on the work of the Council and the next session and discuss the agenda of the session 92 Economic Unity Council, which will be held this week and the most important topics on the agenda and file the issue of Iraq's reconstruction and the establishment of developmental projects."
He also said that "the meeting dealt with the most important proposals that would make the Council for inclusion in the agenda of the Economic Summit to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh in January next, as well as discuss the mechanisms of development of the core systems of the Arab Federations quality of the ongoing restructuring and development of tools and activities through the Council to contribute to the increased trade and the development of inter-Arab investment.
He said al-Azzawi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) after a meeting on Sunday, the Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Economic Unity, Ambassador Mohamed spring that "the Office will be open to all Arab states to revive the Iraqi economy."
He pointed out that "Economic Unity Council, the face of all the major unions, which was based in Iraq to return to open the office after the security and stability in Iraq was now in order to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq and begin the process of economic development."
He Azzawi that "the meeting dealt with the consultation and coordination between Arab and on the work of the Council and the next session and discuss the agenda of the session 92 Economic Unity Council, which will be held this week and the most important topics on the agenda and file the issue of Iraq's reconstruction and the establishment of developmental projects."
He also said that "the meeting dealt with the most important proposals that would make the Council for inclusion in the agenda of the Economic Summit to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh in January next, as well as discuss the mechanisms of development of the core systems of the Arab Federations quality of the ongoing restructuring and development of tools and activities through the Council to contribute to the increased trade and the development of inter-Arab investment.
Arab Bureau: Highlights of Activities
The Economic Development Bureau for Arab Countries referred to as the Arab Bureau, under the umbrella of the Economic Development Sector, deals with twenty Arab countries, of which four are Least Developing Countries (LDC's)
The Arab Bureau's primary objective is to assist Arab countries in developing and modernizing their intellectual property systems and to empower individuals, institutions and organizations in these countries to enable them to utilize the intellectual property system as a tool for economic, social and cultural development.
To attain these important objectives, the Arab Bureau plans and implements a multiple range of activities, including: revising national legislation to comply with international obligations; formulating national policies to ensure the enforcement of intellectual property rights, as well as those which encourage the enhancement of inventive and innovative activities; promoting regional and sub-regional consultation and cooperation; fostering efficient and service-oriented administration and management of intellectual property systems, particularly through the effective use of information technology; developing human resources, and creating linkages of cooperation and partnership with universities, research organizations, chambers of commerce and industry and other users of the intellectual property system.
The Bureau also, in coordination with other divisions of WIPO, provides expert advice, training and assistance to the Arab countries in such fields as innovation and creativity, as well as collective management of copyright and related rights.
The Arab Bureau organizes activities which are in line with the following objectives:
