Session 7 – Intellectual Property Rights as Enabler for Responsible Open Science

Webinar Series: “Open Science: From the UNESCO Recommendation to Reality in Asia and the Pacific” Session 7 – Intellectual Property Rights as Enabler for Responsible Open Science Key discussion points: 1. Introduction to Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and its key mechanisms, with particular emphasis on its interface with Open Science principles and practices. 2. Exploration of ethical considerations, as well as common challenges, synergies, and misconceptions surrounding the relationship between IPR and Open Science. 3. Showcasing national and regional good practices and initiatives, particularly innovative approaches that position IPR as an enabler of Open Science, including examples such as open licensing models and collaborative knowledge-sharing frameworks