Digital Empowerment Foundation, a Delhi based not-for-profit organization was registered on December 2002, under the “Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860″ to find solutions to bridge the digital divide. With no political affiliations, it was founded by Osama Manzar to uplift the downtrodden and to create economic and commercial viability […]
digital divide • empower • ICTs • India • poverty reductionVillage Scribe Association (VSA)
We are a group of people who want to broaden the perspectives of and increase the possibilities for people who have very little. Our focus lies in advancing education of underprivileged people so that they will not only be able to help themselves, but also develop an awareness of their […]
development • ICT4D • information society • rural • South AfricaDo It Yourself Non Governmental Organisation (DIYNGO)
DIYNGO stands for “Do It Yourself Non Governmental Organisation”. We are an NGO (currently a voluntary organisation) who create an awareness of the usefulness of renewable technologies, e.g. wind and solar power. Specifically, we are interested in using this renewable energy to power a range of computing devices, from Personal […]
DIY • ICTs • renewable • smart phone • technologyDevelopment Gateway
Development Gateway is a non-profit organization that delivers information solutions to the people on the front lines of international development work. Whether they are government policy makers deciding how to invest scarce resources, aid workers building schools and clinics, or citizens who want to have a voice in the development […]
aid • development • development communication • Development Gateway • empower • technologyI4D People
I4D People pioneers ground-breaking technologies that empower our customers to function innovatively in their knowledge-based activities. I4D People links experience with latest research in the fields of Educational Technology, ICT for Development and IT in Education. Examples of our services are: Business process improvement Renewal of education and learning Concept […]
education • empower • ICT4D • innovation • ruralIntellectual Property Watch: Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge
Mission Intellectual Property Watch, a non-profit independent news service, reports on the interests and behind-the-scenes dynamics that influence the design and implementation of international intellectual property policies. Reporting Services Intellectual Property Watch’s reporting is available in online format: Online (ISSN 1661-7355): news stories and features are regularly posted in a […]
indigenous / traditional knowledge • intellectual property • knowledge tradition • policyIndigenous Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights
Wend Wendland, World Intellectual Property Organization, delves into the issues of traditional knowledge, looking at where the rights lie, and the treaties emerging to protect them.
climate change • indigenous / traditional knowledge • intellectual property • WIPOIndigenous Knowledge Systems and Intellectual Property Rights: an Enabling Tool for Development with Identity
This paper deals with a subset of indigenous knowledge systems called ethnobotanical knowledge. It reports some creative ways in which documentation of ethnobotanical knowledge can be carried out without losing community ownership over intellectual property rights. It also presents the general findings of the documentation, current and future uses of […]
2005 • documenting • ethnobotany • identity • indigenous / traditional knowledge • intellectual propertyKnowledge Translation (KT) for Indigenous Communities: a Policy Making Toolkit
We have put together this kit of information to provide practical assistance to community policy makers and those who assist them (policy analysts, etc.) in development of Knowledge Translation (KT) policy. The specific focus is on health related knowledge translation. The toolkit has been developed for use at the First […]
2006 • First Nations • health • indigenous communities • Inuit • knowledge sharing / exchange • Métis • policy • toolkitICTs and the spread of indigenous knowledge
At first glance, the relationship between indigenous knowledge and the Internet seems fraught. Indigenous knowledge provides a distinct set of beliefs, practices and representations avidly tied to place; the internet lauds itself for erasing boundaries and borders. On one hand, the traditions encapsulated in indigenous knowledge are culturally unique, using […]
2009 • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge • intellectual property • internet • knowledge systemsIndigenous / Traditional Knowledge & Intellectual Property
The paper is available as a PDF download or an indexed HTML version. The relationship between indigenous/traditional knowledge and intellectual property law is a complicated contemporary legal problem. Questions around indigenous knowledge protection present issues unlike any other that intellectual property law has had to consider. Indigenous peoples’ concerns include […]
2010 • indigenous / traditional knowledge • intellectual property • protection • traditional culture