Policy makers’ knowledge and practices of intellectual property rights on indigenous knowledge systems in Botswana

Policy makers’ knowledge and practices of intellectual property rights on indigenous knowledge systems in Botswana

In the wake of diversifying economy through science and technology, the government of Botswana is particularly inclined to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS). IPR in its nature of advocating exclusive rights by the creator comes into direct conflict with the pr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Monngakgotla, Oabona Clifford
Other Authors: Dr L Jita
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Policy implementation
Prior knowledge
Indigenous knowledge systems
Coordination
Domain knowledge
Cognitive process
Intellectual property rights
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26542
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07222008-123004/

Internet

http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26542
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07222008-123004/

Similar Items