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2018/5/29 Sipo English 2018/5/29 SIPO ENGLISH Home About sipo News Law&policy Special topic SITE SEARCH SIPO-EN > Law&policy > Annual Reports > 2002 Chapter I Strengthening Cooperation in the IP Field and Creating a Positive and Hopeful Future Together 1. Positively Creating an Environment to Encourage Intellectual Innovation and the Protection of IPRs and Promoting Scientific and Technological Progress and Economic Development of the World - Vice Premier Wen Jiabao Attended the Opening Ceremony of the Sino-African Intellectual Property Forum and Delivered a Speech. (1)Vice Premier Wen Jiabao Attended the Opening Ceremony of the Sino-African Intellectual Property Forum and Delivered a Speech. Before the ceremony, Vice Premier Wen Jiabao met Dr. Idris, Director General of the WIPO and major representatives attending the Sino-African Intellectual Property Forum. the Venue of the Sino-African Intellectual Property Forum. The WIPO and the SIPO for the first time co-organized the Sino-African Intellectual Property Forum from May 21 to 22 in Beijing. Mr. Wen Jiabao, Vice Premier of the State Council, and Dr. Kamil Idris, Director General of the WIPO, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. About a hundred representatives participated in the Forum, including senior officials from the WIPO, the World Bank, the WTO, the UNDP, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), and sixteen African countries, and Chinese domestic representatives. Vice Premier Wen Jiabao delivered a speech first at the opening ceremony, praised that the Forum was an important event for China and African countries in strengthening exchanges and cooperation in the field of intellectual property, and indicated the strong will and firm belief of China and African countries in positively creating a favorable environment for encouraging intellectual innovation and protecting IPRs and a hopeful and positive future together. Dr. Idris, Director General of the WIPO, also delivered a warm speech at the ceremony and thanked the Chinese Government for its support and cooperation to this Forum. He mentioned that during the past twenty years China had made significant achievements in the field of intellectual property and African countries also had taken advantage of their great potential in protecting IPRs. He hoped that both sides would closely cooperate in this field and would promote the development of respective intellectual property system so as to make contributions to global intellectual property protection. Commissioner Wang Jingchuan moderated the ceremony, while Mr. Roberto Castelo, Deputy Director General of the WIPO, Mr. Wang Zhongfu, Commissioner of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), and Mr. Shi Zongyuan, Commissioner of the National Copyright Administration (NCA), were seated in the front row of the rostrum. The Forum concentrated on topics of Intellectual Property and Economic Development, Intellectual Property and Information Technology, Challenges Faced by the Intellectual Property System in the 21st Century, and Newly Emerged Intellectual Property Issues. Mr. Castelo, Deputy Director General of the WIPO, Mr. Wang Jingchuan, Commissioner of the SIPO, Mr. Tian Lipu, Deputy Commissioner of the SIPO, and Mr. Shi Zongyuan, Commissioner of the NCA, and Mr. Li Dongsheng, Deputy Commissioner of the SAIC, made speeches focusing on certain topics respectively. Address of Vice Premier Wen Jiabao on the Sino-African Intellectual Property Forum http://english.sipo.gov.cn/lawpolicy/annualreports/2002/915524.htm 1/7 2018/5/29 SIPO ENGLISH Address by Vice Premier Wen Jiabao at the opening ceremony of the Sino-African Intellectual Property Forum. Distinguished Director General, Distinguished Ministers, Distinguished Guests from International and Regional Organizations, Ladies, Gentlemen, and Friends, Today, we gather in Beijing to discuss matters of vital importance on Sino-African intellectual property cooperation and protection. First, on behalf of the Chinese Government and myself, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Idris, Director General of the WIPO, who made great contributions to the successful organization of the Forum, to representatives from African countries coming from a long way, and guests from international and regional organizations. I express a heart-felt congratulations on the success of the Forum. We are very honored to co-organize the Sino-African Intellectual Property Forum with the World Intellectual Property Organization, which is an important action for strengthening exchanges and cooperation in the field of intellectual property protection between China and African countries in the new century. This indicates the strong will and firm confidence of China and African countries toward positively fostering an environment encouraging intellectual innovation and intellectual property protection and creating a bright future together. The four topics of the Forum, namely, Intellectual Property and Economic Development, Intellectual Property and Information Technology, Challenges Faced by the Intellectual Property System and Newly Emerged Intellectual Property Issues in the 21st Century, not only reflect the pressing issues in the current developing process of the world intellectual property system, but also have a significant real meaning for China and the developing countries of Africa. I firmly believe the Forum will establish a more solid basis for future cooperation between China and African countries and will further promote the construction of the intellectual property systems of all participating countries. The world is witnessing the fast development of science and technology, a knowledge economy and economic globalization, all of which are supported by the strength of ownership of IPRs. Intellectual property plays an increasingly important role in promoting national economic development and social progress, enhancing comprehensive national power and in improving international competitiveness. It has been commonly recognized by all countries in the world to encourage innovation, to attach importance to intellectual property protection and to strengthen cooperation in the field of intellectual property. As the birthplaces of human ancient civilization, China and African countries all made indelible contributions to the development of world civilization through their rich and profound traditional cultures. As we know, China is the largest developing country in the world, while Africa is the continent with the most developing countries. The Chinese Government attaches great importance to intellectual property protection, especially through more than twenty years' efforts since the Reform and Opening up. China has established a rather sound intellectual property legal system combining judicial and administrative enforcement to protect IPRs and has made great strides in protecting IPRs. We are glad to see more and more African countries have strengthened their IP systems in recent years, have scored significant achievements in protecting IPRs, and have become necessary and important powers on the international intellectual property stage. To strengthen cooperation between China and Africa in the field of intellectual property is conducive for both sides to drawing on each other's experiences, accelerating scientific and technological innovation and economic development of all countries, commonly taking part in the development process of the international intellectual property system, enhancing the role of developing countries in international intellectual property affairs, and promoting the establishment of fair and reasonable international intellectual property protection code so as to benefit all countries with scientific and technological innovation and progress. We gratifyingly notice, under the positive initiation of the Director General of the WIPO, that this organization has taken a series of measures to help developing countries take advantage of the intellectual property system and promote the national development of science, technology and a variety of economies, such as providing assistance in the preparation of legislation, personnel training and other technical assistance, and in initiating the SMEs Intellectual Property Project, so as to help developing countries benefit from establishing and using the intellectual property system, for which the Chinese Government expresses its appreciation and support. I believe, with the efforts of all participants, that the Forum will certainly reach its expected goals of equal consulting, the promotion of understanding, the expansion of common recognition, the strengthening of friendships and the enhancement of cooperation, and will contribute to the prosperity and development of China and African countries. I wish every success to the Sino-African Intellectual Property Forum! And I wish all of our friends to enjoy your stay in China! Thank you! (2) Framework Agreement of Cooperation between the WIPO and the SIPO Signed After the ceremony for signing the Agreement, Dr. Idris received interview on related issues by major media. http://english.sipo.gov.cn/lawpolicy/annualreports/2002/915524.htm 2/7 2018/5/29 SIPO ENGLISH Signing and Exchanging Framework Agreement of Coopera tion between the WIPO and SIPO by Director General Idris and Commissioner Wang Jingchuan. On May 21, The WIPO and the SIPO signed the Framework Agreement of Cooperation between the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China and the World Intellectual Property Organization in Beijing.
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