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Discussion Paper No. 141 of 2012 on Patenting in Kenya: Status and Challenges
(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. 277 of 2021 on The Interplay Between Intellectual Property Rights and Total Factor Productivity in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)
Kenya is an innovation-driven country powered by knowledge, creativity, and
technology, each of which is fundamentally supported by intellectual property
(IP) and intellectual property rights (IPRs) protections. This ...
Discussion Paper No. 51 of 2005 on Towards Technology Models for MSEs in Kenya: Common Principles and Best Practices
(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 ...
Working Paper No. 18 of 2011 on Overview of Intellectual Property Rights: The Case of Kenya
(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 ...
National Music Policy 2015
(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 ...