237. The representative of Ecuador noted that technical cooperation programmes of international organizations seemed to increasingly take into account flexibilities. However, such programmes continued to be focused on institutions such as intellectual property offices. It would be beneficial to know whether similar technical assistance activities were planned to broaden participation to involve other stakeholders and how the development dimension was covered with respect to the effective implementation and use of TRIPS flexibilities, in particular as regards compulsory licences and the System. He asked the representative of WIPO for more details on their projects under the development agenda, including relevant items related to TRIPS flexibilities. He also wondered how international organizations, such as the WTO and WIPO, could make better use of their resources for technical cooperation in collaboration with other organizations, including UNCTAD, WHO and UNAIDS, to implement the flexibilities.
238. As regards the inclusion of stakeholders outside the intellectual property offices, the representative of WIPO said that national policy makers were primarily in charge of legislating and incorporating TRIPS flexibilities into domestic law. Beyond this initial implementation stage, there might well be other actors who could be involved in the intellectual property system. With respect to WIPO's work in the area of flexibilities, he noted that it provided assistance not just in implementing laws, but also in identifying the most appropriate public policies for a country.
