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GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC PROPERTY ORGANIZATION OF BULGARIA SELECTED PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR INVENTIVENESS FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES organized by the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Plovdiv, Bulgaria November 12 to 15, 1985 GENEVA, 1987 The cover page shows a rhyton (ancient drinking horn) made of silver and gold which was found in Bulgaria as a part of a famous Thracian gold treasure that dated from 385-350 B.C. WIPO PUBLICATION No 655(E) ISBN 92-805-0176-3 ~ WIPO 1937 FOREWORD The present volume contains the texts of 12 papers presented at the International Seminar on "Inventiveness for Development Purposes" which took place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in November 1985. The Seminar was organized jointly by the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the World Intellectual ~ Property Organization (WIPO). It was held in conjunction with the World Exhibition of Achievements of Young Inventors "Bulgaria'85", which also took place in Plovdiv at the same time and which was co-organized by the Government of Bulgaria and WIPO. At that exhibition, more than 4,200 inventions of young people from some 70 countries, including over 50 developing countries, were displayed. The aim of the Seminar was to give prominence to the important role of technological innovation in economic and social development and to provide the opportunity to government officials, researchers, representatives of industry and inventors from developing, socialist and industrialized market-economy countries to exchange experiences and ideas. The Seminar was attended by more than 300 participants from 29 countries, namely, Afghanistan, Algeria, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ethiopia, Finland, German Democratic Republic, Germany (Federal Republic of), Honduras, India, Iraq, Kenya, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, Soviet Union, Sudan, Surinam, Sweden, Yugoslavia and Zimbabwe. The Seminar focused on selected topics of particular importance to the promotion of inventive activity and technological innovation. Those topics were covered by the 12 papers published in the present volume. The papers are the contributions of experts from Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, the Philippines, the Soviet Union, Sweden and the United States of America, as well as an official from WIPO. The publication of the said papers is a welcome occasion for WIPO to renew its warmest thanks to the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, to the Bulgarian co-organizers of the Seminar and the Bulgarian Organizer of the World Exhibition for their having ensured the exceptional success of the Seminar and the World Exhibition. Geneva, August 1987 a ,~at~ .. f.... /' Arpad BoJ~h '-" Director General World Intellectual Organization Property The President of the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, Mr. Todor Zhivkov and the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Dr. Arpad Bogsch, visiting the World Exhibition of Achievements of Young Inventors "Bulgaria'85'', held from November 4 to 30, 1985 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. TABLE OF CONTENTS page Program of the Seminar 7 Closing Address of the Chairman of the Seminar ll List of Participants 15 Selected Papers: Creating a Better Environment for Inventiveness by Mr. F. Adriano, Director of the Philippine Invention Development Institute, Philippines 31 Creation of Optimum Conditions for Invention and Rationalization, by Mr. J. Hak, Lawyer, CSSR Office for Inventions and Discoveries, Czechoslovakia 43 Development of Inventiveness and Innovation in the People's Republic of Bulgaria, by Dr. Eng. K. Iliev, Director General of the Institute for Inventions and Rationalizations, Bulgaria 49 Inventiveness in Universities and Other Educational Institutions. The Role of Education: Groups, Clubs and Other Ways of Promoting Inventive Activity Among Young People, by Mr. L. Janke, Vice-President of the Office for Inventions and Patents of the German Democratic Republic 63 Fostering General Awareness of the Importance of Inventiveness, by Mr. G. Lewett, Chief, Office of Energy-Related Inventions, National Bureau of Standards, United States Department of Commerce, United States of America 83 From the Exchange of Inventions to the Exchange of Methods, by Mr. A. Narbut, Mrs. N. Narbut, Researchers, Public Laboratory of Invention Theory, Soviet Union 99 6 INVENTIVENESS FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES page Preparing Secondary School Students for Inventive and Innovative Activity, by Mrs. N. Nenova, Researcher, Vocational Training Research Institute, Bulgaria 105 Inventive Activity at the Enterprise Level, by Mr. E. Nyren, Director, National Swedish Board for Technical Development (STU), Sweden 111 WIPO Activities for the Promotion of Inventive Activity, by Mr. M. Porzio, Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization 127 The Public Organizations in the Soviet Union and their Endeavours to Establish Optimum Conditions for the Creative Activities of Inventors, by Mr. V. Y. Savinov, Head of Department, Central Council of the All-Union Society of Inventors and Rationalizers (VOIR), Soviet Union 147 Main Features of the Promotion of Inventive Activity in Socialist Countries, by Mr. R.P. Tchistjakov, Chief Examiner, USSR State Committee for Inventions and Discoveries, Soviet Union 157 Some Psychological Problems Posed by the Promotion of Creative Activity in Inventors by Mr. V. Vassilkovsky, Researcher, Higher Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Bulgaria. 177 7 PROGRAM OF THE SEMINAR TUESDAY, November 12, 1985 09.30 - 10.00 Opening Ceremony and Presentation of Seminar Program 10.00 - 10.45 Introductory Lecture: "WIPO Activities for the Promotion of Inventive Activity", presented by Mr . M. Porzio, Deputy Director General, WIPO 11.00 - 11.45 Introductory Lecture: "Development of Inventiveness and Innovation in Bulgaria", presented by Dr.eng. K. Iliev, Director General of the Institute for Inventions and Rationalizations, Bulgaria 12.00 - 13.00 Tour of the World Exhibition of Achievements of Young Inventors - Bulgaria '85 14 . 30 - 15.15 Subject 1: "Fostering General Awareness of the Importance of Inventiveness", presented by Mr . G. Lewett, Chief, Office of Energy Related Inventions, National Bureau of Standards, United States Department of Commerce, United States of America 15.15 - 18.00 Discussion 8 INVENTIVENESS FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES WEDNESDAY, November 13, 1985 09.30 - 10.15 Subject 2: "Main Features of the Promotion of Inventive Activity in Socialist Countries", presented by Mr. R.P. Tchistjakov, Chief Examiner, USSR State Committe for Inventions and Discoveries, Soviet Union 10.15 - 12.30 Discussion 14.30 - 15.15 Subject 3 "Creating a Better Environment for Inventiveness", presented by Mr. F. Adriano, Director of the Philippine Invention Development Institute, Philippines 15.15 - 16.30 Discussion THURSDAY, November 14, 1985 09.30 - 10.15 Subject 4: "Inventiveness in Universities and Other Educational Institutions. The Role of Education: Groups, Clubs and Other Ways of Promoting Inventive Activity Among Young People", presented by Mr. L. Janke, Vice-President of the Of fice for Inventions and Patents of the German Democratic Republic 10.15 - 12.30 Discuss i on 9 PROGRAM 14.00 - 18.00 Visit to a school and Pioneer's Home in the town of Smolyan and trip to the winter resort of Pamporovo FRIDAY, November 15, 1985 09.30 - 10.15 Subject 5: "Inventive Activity at the Enterprise Level", presented by Mr. E. Nyren, Director, National Swedish Board for Technical Development (STU), Sweden 10.15 - 11.00 Disussion 11.15 - 13.00 Subject 6: "Discussion on Legal Issues Related to Innovation" 14.30 - 15.30 Discussion on all subjects covered in the Seminar 15.30 - 16.15 Closing of the Seminar Evening Award Ceremony of the World Exhibition of Achievements of Young Inventors - Bulgaria '85 * CLOSING ADDRESS OF ACADEMICIAN DIMITAR SHOPOV, CHAIRMAN OF THE PROGRAMMING AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR "INVENTIVENESS FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES" We feel bound to express our satisfaction with the fact that more than 300 scientists, specialists and inventors have taken part in the International Seminar on "Inventiveness for Development Purposes," held here in this lovely room in Plovdiv. Two hundred and fifty of them are Bulgarians and about 80 are foreigners from 28 countries. Fifty-three papers from 12 countries have been presented during the Seminar. The event has been the main one in the framework of the World Exhibition of Achievements of Young Inventors - Bulgaria'85. The discussions have focused on the following main subjects: Organization, approaches and aims of the activity of inventors in various countries. The place, role and objectives of WIPO in this process. The importance of international cooperation in the field of inventiveness; the relationship between developed and developing countries. The milestones and problems of inventive activity have been dealt with in the main Seminar papers presented by Mr. Porzio, Dr. Iliev, Mr. Lewett, Mr. Tchistjakov, Mr. Adriano, Mr. Janke and Mr. Nyren. Finally, the unanimous opinion has been expressed that the inventors' movement is one of the main motive forces behind the development and progress of humankind. 12 INVENTIVENESS FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES It has been found that quite frequently countries face the same