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Zusatztext 'This is a must read'. Informationen zum Autor Nagla Rizk is Associate Professor of Economics at The American University in Cairo. Lea Shaver is an Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School. Klappentext This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. "This book is an important contribution to recovering a nuanced, contextually aware view of access to knowledge and global knowledge governance" Yochaie Benkler, Harvard Law School"This is a 'must read' for scholars and practioners interested in economic devlopment, cultural production and access to knowledge" Susan Sell, George Washington UniversityThis volume features five chapters on current issues facing intellectual property, innovation and development policy from the Egyptian perspective. These include: information and communications technology for development, copyright and comparative business models in music, open source software, patent reform and access to medicines, and the role of the Egyptian government in promoting access to knowledge internationally and domestically. Together these chapters offer an overview of the challenges and opportunities facing efforts to promote access to knowledge. Combining both theoretical and empirical approaches, the work will be of interest to scholars and practitioners dealing with intellectual property and innovation property the world over. Zusammenfassung This ground-breaking volume features chapters on current issues facing intellectual property, innovation and development policy from the Egyptian perspective. It is an essential overview of the key issues facing access to knowledge, intellectual property rights and development worldwide. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword; Access to Knowledge: Economic, Global and Local Perspectives; Egypt's Role in the A2K Movement: An analysis of positions and policies; Access to Medicines in Egypt: A Human Rights Approach to IP, Trade and Health; Stories from Egypt's Music Industry: de facto commons as alternatives to copyright; The Software Industry in Egypt: What Role for Open Source?; Information and Communications Technology for Development: Building the knowledge society in Egypt....
