Working Paper #2013-014
The economic importance and impacts of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in Sudan
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.
- Keywords
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- IPRs
- economic importance
- economic impacts
- Sudan
- Africa
- JEL codes
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- O3
- O30
- O34
Cite this as
APA 7th ed.Nour, S. S. O. M. (2013). The economic importance and impacts of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in Sudan (UNU-MERIT Working Paper No. 2013-014). UNU-MERIT. https://unu-merit.nl/publications/working-papers/abstract/?id=4887