The Intellectual Property Development Plan (IPDA) document is a crosscutting one which is linked with diverse policy areas to ensure effective coordination with other activities that strengthens the country’s ability to generate economic growth, both in terms of GDP and human capital from IP. LIPO Director General Roosevelt Gould said the IPDA document, if absorbed into a nation’s development agenda, will lead to investments, promote research, and create a culture of innovation. “Without an IPDA document, it is difficult for a country to stimulate and protect the results of indigenous creativity and innovation. The world is now being controlled by IP, and so, this IPDA plan will strengthen IP infrastructure for economic growth and lots more. “My vision is to make Liberia the hub of innovation and the creative art, which is possible through this document,” Gould said.

Source: Daily Observer December 14, 2017 21:11 UTC