IPR and licensing issues for on-line IPR and licensing issues for on-line publicationspublications – A CGIAR Perspective – A CGIAR Perspective

Presented by Ajit MaruPresented by Ajit MaruInternational Service for National Agricultural Research International Service for National Agricultural Research

and and Central Advisory Service, CGIARCentral Advisory Service, CGIAR

AgendaAgenda

CGIAR: An IntroductionCGIAR: An Introduction PerspectivesPerspectives

GlobalGlobal Within CGIARWithin CGIAR Between CG Centers and sub-centersBetween CG Centers and sub-centers With NARSWith NARS

ConclusionsConclusions

CConsultativeonsultative

GGroup forroup for

IInternationalnternational

AAgriculturalgricultural

RResearchesearch

““CGIAR's mission is to contribute to CGIAR's mission is to contribute to food security, poverty eradication food security, poverty eradication and sound management of natural and sound management of natural resources in developing countries resources in developing countries through research, partnership, through research, partnership, capacity building, and policy capacity building, and policy support.”support.”

16 autonomous CG Centers16 autonomous CG Centers Around 100 sub-centers of all CG Around 100 sub-centers of all CG

Centers Centers 13 Centers located in Developing 13 Centers located in Developing

Countries, 3 in Developed CountriesCountries, 3 in Developed Countries 14 Centers deal with food 14 Centers deal with food

commodities and 2 Centers with commodities and 2 Centers with policypolicy

PerspectivesPerspectives

GlobalGlobal Supports Global Initiatives such as:Supports Global Initiatives such as:

TEEALTEEAL INASPINASP AGORAAGORA CGIAR-FAO INFOFINDERCGIAR-FAO INFOFINDER

PerspectivesPerspectives

GlobalGlobal Cross-cutting global initiatives are very Cross-cutting global initiatives are very

challenging not only in funding, human and challenging not only in funding, human and technical capacity but also in inter-technical capacity but also in inter-organizational collaboration and IPR and organizational collaboration and IPR and Copyright issuesCopyright issues

INFOFINDER success partly because INFOFINDER success partly because Copyright to documents searchable by it held Copyright to documents searchable by it held by participating institutionsby participating institutions

PerspectivesPerspectives

Within CGIARWithin CGIAR Central Advisory Service on Intellectual Central Advisory Service on Intellectual

Property RightsProperty Rights Information Management Professionals Information Management Professionals

Community of PracticeCommunity of Practice CGIAR Library ConsortiumCGIAR Library Consortium CGNETCGNET

PerspectivesPerspectives

Between CG Centers and Sub-centersBetween CG Centers and Sub-centersSubscriptionSubscription

Berne Convention as interpreted by National Laws Berne Convention as interpreted by National Laws where CG Center Headquarter is locatedwhere CG Center Headquarter is located

PerspectivesPerspectives

Between CG Centers and Sub-centersBetween CG Centers and Sub-centersPublicationPublication

On-line access to Libraries’ Catalogues through On-line access to Libraries’ Catalogues through Internet WebsitesInternet Websites

Full text on demand through hard copy and ARIELFull text on demand through hard copy and ARIELOn-line access to publications through IntranetOn-line access to publications through IntranetView all Centers publications as global “public View all Centers publications as global “public

goods” shareable non-commerciallygoods” shareable non-commerciallyEncourage publication through initiatives supported Encourage publication through initiatives supported

by Budapest Open Access Initiative by Budapest Open Access Initiative

PerspectivePerspective

With NARSWith NARS– Historically CGIAR and Centers in supporting Historically CGIAR and Centers in supporting

germplasm sharing and now encouraging sharing of germplasm sharing and now encouraging sharing of library collections and patent databaseslibrary collections and patent databases

– InitiativesInitiatives ICRISAT and ICARICRISAT and ICAR ICRISAT Virtual LibraryICRISAT Virtual Library Knowledge bases On-line and on CD-ROM by Knowledge bases On-line and on CD-ROM by

several CG Centers – ISNAR, ICRAF, IRRIseveral CG Centers – ISNAR, ICRAF, IRRI Access to gray literature by CIATAccess to gray literature by CIAT

ConclusionConclusion

CGIAR can be a global conduit to share CGIAR can be a global conduit to share scientific publications with national systemsscientific publications with national systems

CGIAR can help protect intellectual CGIAR can help protect intellectual property rights of agricultural researchers property rights of agricultural researchers and innovators by enabling them to publish and innovators by enabling them to publish on-line on-line

Thank YouThank You