Browsing by Subject "Intellectual Property"

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    • Discussion Paper No. 141 of 2012 on Patenting in Kenya: Status and Challenges 

      Kiveu, Mary (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2012)
      Innovation is a key driving force for economic development and competitiveness in the 21st century. Patents provide incentives for innovation, knowledge creation and transfer. The patent system has long been used as a ...

    • Discussion Paper No. 51 of 2005 on Towards Technology Models for MSEs in Kenya: Common Principles and Best Practices 

      Moyi, Eliud; Njiraini, Peter (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2005)
      Global business pressures generated by globalization and liberalization have shifted emphasis from traditional factors of competitiveness (such as price reductions) towards new forms of competitiveness (such as innovation ...

    • National Music Policy 2015 

      Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts (Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts, 2015)
      This music policy came into being as a result of there being a music industry in Kenya that was marred by a myriad of challenges including the uncoordinated operations by individual musicians and music groups, inadequate ...

    • Working Paper No. 18 of 2011 on Overview of Intellectual Property Rights: The Case of Kenya 

      Gitonga, Anne & Kieya. Joseph (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2011)
      Theory and experiences amongst the Asian Tigers reveal that knowledge has an important role to play in promoting economic growth. Knowledge however, is a non-rival good with partial excludable characteristics. Intellectual ...