H.E. Ambassador Lundeg Purevsuren

Chad

10 TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND CAPACITY-BUILDING

216.   We would like to thank the Members who have produced reports on this item. Technical cooperation and capacity building is very important, especially for LDCs that face particular difficulties. Capacity building strengthens our institutional capacities and technology transfer helps us to take ownership of these and implement them; technical cooperation and capacity building is very important in our opinion and we encourage developed countries to continue providing support in this regard. As regards Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement on technology transfer: if you have technologies but you do not know how to use them, then you will not be able to benefit from them. It is this capacity building that helps us implement and use the technology, so we encourage developed countries to continue providing support, and on behalf of the LDC Group, we would like to thank them.

The Council took note of the statements made.

32.   The Chair recalled that, at the October 2019 meeting, the Council had conducted its annual review of technical cooperation on the basis of reports submitted by developed country Members, and a number of Observer International Organizations. Considering that some information was made available only shortly before the meeting, the Council had agreed that Members would have a further opportunity to make comments at the present meeting. The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) had submitted its report before the meeting, to be circulated as document IP/C/W/654/Add.6.
33.   The representatives of Chad, on behalf of the LDC Group; and Bangladesh took the floor.
34.   The Council took note of the statements made.

IP/C/M/94, IP/C/M/94/Add.1