Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest • Volume 12 • Number 1 • 16th January 2008
Resources
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: AN ANALYSIS OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC, BIOFUEL AND WIND TECHNOLOGIES. By John H. Barton. International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, December 2007. This study examines the potential role of intellectual property in the development and diffusion of clean energy technologies. It explores whether or not there will be IP barriers to access clean technologies and know-how in developing countries. In order to assess IP implications for developing countries, the paper examines the technology and industrial structure of three clean energy sectors: solar photo-voltaic (PV), bio-mass for fuel and wind energy technologies. The paper concentrates on three technologically advanced developing countries including Brazil, China and India. Available online at http://www.trade-environment.org/page/ictsd/projects/BARTON_DEC_2007.pdf.
SOUTH ASIAN POSITIONS IN THE WTO DOHA ROUND: IN SEARCH OF A TRUE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA (Volume 2). CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics, and Environment, September 2007. The researchers tried to analyse the possible changes that could take place to further consolidate the positions of the South Asian countries. The five different issues that are covered in this book as five different chapters are: Agriculture; Special Products (SPs) and Special Safeguard Measures (SSM), Non-tariff barriers (NTBs) on industrial products (as part of the NAMA negotiations), Services; Operationalisation of LDC modalities and Article IV of GATS; Developmental implications of duty-free and quota-free (DFQF) market access for LDCs; and Preference erosion and aid for trade. On each issue, the research has taken into consideration concerns and perceptions of different stakeholders such as NGOs, trade bodies, industry bodies, trade unions, WTO experts, women’s groups, etc. Available online at http://www.cuts-citee.org/pdf/BOOK01-07.pdf.