WIPO 2023 Training, Mentoring & Matchmaking Program On Intellectual Property for Women Entrepreneurs from Indigenous Peoples And Local Communities

Women entrepreneurs from indigenous peoples or local communities, such as artisans, designers, performing artists, researchers, healers, or small-scale farmers, who have a project or business based on traditional knowledge or traditional cultural expressions with an intellectual property component, are encouraged to apply.

• Table of Content
• About World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• WIPO Training, Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property
• Aim and Benefits of WIPO Training, Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property
• Requirements for WIPO Training, Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation. We are a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 193 member states. Our mission is to lead the development of a balanced and effective international IP system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. Our mandate, governing bodies and procedures are set out in the WIPO Convention, which established WIPO in 1967.... continue reading

WIPO Training, Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property

Aim and Benefits of WIPO Training, Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property

• 2023-2024 WIPO Training, Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property for Women Entrepreneurs from Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities has a practical approach and consists of a training phase and a mentoring and matchmaking phase.
• The training phase will consist of a practical workshop at WIPO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, that includes a mixture of short presentations, case studies and group work, to take place from September 18 to 22, 2023.
• The mentoring and matchmaking phase will take place in 2024.

Requirements for WIPO Training, Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property Qualification

Provided that an adequate number of applications are received, every effort will be made to select at least two participants from each of the seven geo-cultural regions recognized by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, namely:

• Africa
• The Arctic
• Asia
• Central and South America and the Caribbean
• Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia
• North America
• the Pacific

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit WIPO website.