Knowledge Governance and Just AI – Cradle Report
This document was prepared by the Centre on Knowledge Governance (CKG) to summarise discussions on principles of Just AI and Knowledge Governance held in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa, […]
Traditional Knowledge
WIPO IGC seeks progress on Traditional Knowledge, Cultural Expressions
“The oceans that sustain our islands, the stars that guide our ancestors across the Pacific, the songs, the weaving, the navigational charts etched into memories across generations, all of these
Comments on Proposed Amendments to India’s Designs Act, 2000
This document prepared by the Centre on Knowledge Governance provides comments on the Concept Note published by the government of India proposing a set of amendments to the Designs Act
A Paradigm Shift with an Uncertain Future: Prof Wend Wendland on the WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
On 25 September 2025, Professor Wend Wendland, delivered the 14th Peter Jaszi Distinguished Lecture at American University in Washington D.C.. The event was hosted by the Program on Information Justice
25 Sept 2025: Beyond Adoption: Why it Matters and What is Next for Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge
On 25 September, former Director of the Traditional Knowledge Division at the World Intellectual Property Organization Wend Wendland will deliver a lecture on the landmark World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
An Open Letter to the ICANN Community: Not the Community Priority Evaluation We Intended
This post was originally published on CircleID by Kathy Kleiman To the ICANN Community, Today, I share a warning about serious changes to the Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) of the New gTLD Applicant
WIPO Budget Committee Concludes Without Agreement on Indigenous Participation Funding
At the close of WIPO’s 39th Program and Budget Committee (PBC) session, a modest yet symbolically significant proposal—to allocate regular budget funds, on an exceptional basis, to support the participation
WIPO-IGC 51st Sessions Breaks Jinx, Recommends Mandate Renewal
by Chidi Oguamanam* First Published by ABS Canada here. Republished on Infojustice with the permission of the author. Delegates to the World Intellectual Property Organization Special Committee on Intellectual Property
US Proposes Limiting IGC Meetings and Mandate
The United States delegation, in its opening statement to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, expressed its desire to
Asking the TK Question as a Reality Check: Echoes from the Cradle Principles
Traditional Knowledge (TK) has become a key consideration in discussions on intellectual property. In May 2024 the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge was adopted,
