Kenya
Kenya is important to BASCAP members as this country is regarded as an ideal model for legislation, interagency and international cooperation not only in the East African region but for Africa as a whole.
IP Goals
Since 2010 BASCAP has actively
participated in two intergovernmental conferences led by the United States and
will continue to partner with them as well as Kenyan agencies to:
- Promote the
importance of IP for the domestic economy, business and society.
- Describe the
negative effects of counterfeiting and piracy
on these important societal goals (particularly with respect to specific
local companies).
- Train local
businesses and other organisations on how to manage their own and
others’ IP more effectively, including how to
avoid the risks of counterfeiting and piracy.
- Provide pro-IP
messaging ‘air cover’ that will be
helpful as various IP lobbying, legislative, regulatory and other
initiatives arise.
- Provide positive recommendations for helpful government initiatives protecting
intellectual property.
- Secure
positive domestic and international PR for events and key messages.
Government leaders and influencers with better
information on the value of Intellectual Property (IP) and a better understanding
of how counterfeiting and piracy undermine IP, innovation, economic growth and
employment are better able to prioritize public policy measures to protect IP
and to work against the harms of counterfeiting and piracy.