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WEF-WIPO-IFIA

ON HARNESSING IP

The World Economic Forum in collaboration with WIPO Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to be truly
and IFIA and the Investors Assistance Program meeting inclusive, just, sustainable and genuinely human-cen-
on Harnessing Intellectual Property for Sustainable De- tered requires a more democratic approach to the core
velopment was held on Monday, April 29 from 14:30 to innovations of the 4IR along with access to the availabil-
18:30 at the World Economic Forum, Cologny, Switzer- ity of technologies to meet the needs of the marginal-
land. ized, and vulnerable communities. This not least means
leveraging the global innovation ecosystem to more rap-
Mr.Alireza Rastegar IFIA president, Mr.Nick Davis, Head idly find sustainable technological solutions to achieve
of Society and innovation, member of the executive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
committee World Economic Forum, Mr. Marco Aleman
the Director Patent Law Division of World Intellectual Asking ourselves how to best achieve knowledge be-
Property Organization participated in this meeting. comes the greatest source of positive change in the

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