Adithi Koushik, Intellectual Property Watch; Indigenous Knowledge Databases: Is It Something To Be Concerned About?
"Almost all information today ends up in a database. It is organised
and made readily accessible. While it sounds positive, for indigenous
communities, it can be crucial. Databases of their knowledge, culture
and genetic resources, if misused, can undermine generations of
community effort and maybe even their sustainability. A panel of
indigenous peoples’ representatives presented their concerns about
databases this week to governments attending a World Intellectual
Property Organization meeting on genetic resources.
The discussion in the Indigenous Panel at the 36th round of the Intergovernmental Committee at WIPO, held between 25th and 29th of June, centered on the collection of material for, administration and use of databases and contracts."
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