IP/C/W/558/Add.2

New Zealand

The following communication, dated 29 September 2011, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of New Zealand. _______________ 1. This submission provides a report on New Zealand's activities in pursuit of commitments under Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement concerning technology transfer to least developed countries (LDCs) for the period July 2010 - June 2011 and actions planned. 2. Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement provides that "developed country Members shall provide incentives to enterprises and institutions in their territories for the purpose of promoting and encouraging technology transfer to least developed country Members in order to enable them to create a sound and viable technological base". 3. Technology transfer is interpreted in this report broadly to include training, education and "know-how", along with any capital component. We see four key modes of technology transfer: (i) physical objects or equipment; (ii) skills and human aspects of technology management and learning; (iii) designs and blueprints which constitute the document-embodied knowledge on information and technology; and (iv) production arrangement linkages within which technology is operated.