Focused discussions on article 9 (Research and development) and article 11 (Transfer of technology and know-how) Monday,30 October 2023 15h30 UTC to 17h30 UTC 16h30 CET to 18h30 CET 11h30 EDT to 13h30 EDT On Monday, 30 October 2023, KEI… Continue Reading
The 154th session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board will take place from 22 January 2024 to 27 January 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board of the World Health… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) invites WIPO delegates attending the 35th session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) to a side event on Tuesday, 17 October 2023. James Love’s slides can be found here: https://www.keionline.org/wp-content/uploads/52.227-1-wipo-17oct2023.pdf Title: US… Continue Reading
On 1 September 2023, Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, circulated three draft texts of political declarations related to the following processes: High-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response(resolution77/275) High-level meeting on universal health coverage… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) invites delegates attending the Special Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore to a side event on Tuesday, 5 September 2023. The details… Continue Reading
In May 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the global vaccine market report. Underpinning this technical report on vaccine market dynamics was a strong push by WHO’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, for increased transparency and equity; transparency is mentioned… Continue Reading
On Monday, 17 July 2023, Chile, on behalf of a group of 62 WHO member states called for a more transparent, inclusive process for civil society engagement in the WHO negotiations of a pandemic treaty at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body… Continue Reading
on Friday, 7 July 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered its general statement at the Sixty-Fourth Series of Meetings Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). KEI general statement – WIPO General Assembly 2023 7… Continue Reading
On Friday, 7 July 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the work of WIPO’s Standing Committee on the Law of Patents. KEI GA statement on work of SCP July 7, 2023 Generative AI is going to… Continue Reading
On 12 June 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement at the resumed fifth meeting and drafting group of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention… Continue Reading