Access to knowledge in Egypt : new research on intellectual property, innovation and development / / edited by Nagla Rizk and Lea Shaver.

• TeilnehmendeR: Rizk, Nagla.; Shaver, Lea Bishop.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Access to knowledge
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (393 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book is an important contribution to recovering a nuanced, contextually aware view of access to knowledge and global knowledge governance Yochaie Benkler, Harvard Law School. ""This is a 'must read' for scholars and practioners interested in economic devlopment, cultural production and access to knowledge"" Susan Sell, George Washington University. This volume features five chapters on current issues facing intellectual property, innovation and development policy from the Egyptian perspective. These include: information and communications technology for development, copyright and comparat

Table of Contents

Access to Knowledge in Egypt; Copyright; Acknowledgement; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Biographies; Advance Acclaim for Access to Knowledge in Egypt; Foreword by Jack Balkin; CHAPTER ONE: Access to Knowledge: Economic, Global and Local Perspectives; CHAPTER TWO: Egypt's Role in the A2K Movement: An Analysis of Positions and Policies; CHAPTER THREE: Access to Medicines in Egypt: A Human Rights Approach to IP, Trade and Health; CHAPTER FOUR: Stories from Egypt's Music Industry: De Facto Commons as Alternatives to Copyright

CHAPTER FIVE: The Software Industry in Egypt: What Role for Open Source?CHAPTER SIX: Information and Communications Technology for Development: Building the Knowledge Society in Egypt; Index