Current African Intersections Between Intellectual Property Rights and Knowledge Access
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https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/19310Keywords:
intellectual property (IP), human rights, public interest, development, Africa, access to medicines, access to knowledge (A2K)Abstract
In this introductory article, the two Guest Editors of this 2015 thematic issue of The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) – a thematic issue focused on the theme of "African Intersections between Intellectual Property Rights and Knowledge Access" - provide practical and conceptual context for the articles and thematic reports that follow.
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