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Summary of the Workshop
Summary of the full day workshop on the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions on 3 April 2006.

Presentations
Copies of the presentations made at the workshop on the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions on 3 April 2006.

Agenda
List of times, topics, and speakers for the workshop on the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions on 3 April 2006.

Invitation to Workshop
Further details of the workshop on the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions on 3 April 2006.

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has established an Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC). As part of its work in examining the interface between intellectual property (IP) and traditional knowledge (TK) the IGC is developing two sets of policy objectives and principles for the protection of TK and traditional cultural expressions (TCE) respectively. The policy objectives and principles provide a resource for policy development at the national level and guide the discussion at WIPO of the international dimension of TK protection.

The Ministry of Economic Development is preparing the New Zealand response to the draft policy objectives and principles. The Ministry sought the views of Māori and others to inform the preparation of New Zealand's response. The MED Intellectual Property Policy Group hosted a full day workshop on the draft policy objectives and principles on Monday 3 April 2006 at the Ministry of Economic Development, 33 Bowen Street, in Wellington. The workshop brought together prominent speakers on TK issues, from a variety of public and private sectors.

The purpose of the workshop was to:

• Inform interested stakeholders on the work of the IGC, particularly on the draft policy objectives and guiding principles for the protection of TK and TCE.
• Test and discuss the application of the objectives and principles in the New Zealand context.
• Invite submissions on the draft policy objectives and guiding principles.
• Generate feedback and resources that can be used in the preparation of New Zealand's response and fed into the IGC process.
• Generate feedback and resources that can be used at the domestic level to guide policy development on the interface between TK and IP.
• Provide a springboard to related international processes also working on TK and TCE issues (e.g. TRIPS and CBD).