Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Nour, Samia Satti Osman Mohamed 
Author-Email: samiasatti@yahoo.com
Author-Workplace-Name:  Faculty of Economic and Social Studies, Khartoum University,
	 and UNU-MERIT/MGSoG
Title: The economic importance and impacts of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in Sudan
Abstract: This paper explains the importance of IPRs and examines the factors 
	 hindering and those contributing toward enhancing IPRs in Sudan. We find 
	 that the inadequacy of IPRs protection in Sudan is attributed to low 
	 integration in the international institutions, lack of legal issues, 
	 lack of government concern, lack of private sector concern, weak 
	 institutions setting, lack of public awareness, lack of resources, weak 
	 culture for IPRs, lack of cooperation between universities and industry 
	 and lack of coordination. The inadequate IPRs protection in Sudan leads 
	 to poor national system of innovation, hindering FDI and hindering 
	 transfer of technology. The factors contributing toward enhancing IPRs 
	 in Sudan include promotion of adequate IPRs legislations and 
	 enforcement; planning, commitment to international IPRs agreements; 
	 finance, investment and resources; social partnership to encourage IPRs 
	 protection, government concern, private sector concern, public 
	 awareness, cooperation between universities and industry, institutions 
	 setting, coordination and culture for IPRs protection.      
Classification-JEL: O30, O34
Keywords: IPRs, economic importance, economic impacts, Sudan, Africa
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 2013
Number: 014
File-URL: http://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/wppdf/2013/wp2013-014.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2013014