Review of Intellectual Assets Principles of CGIAR

CGIAR Independent Evaluation Arrangement

Review of Intellectual Assets Principles of CGIAR

cg.contributor.affiliation	CGIAR Independent Evaluation Arrangement	en
cg.howPublished	Grey Literature	en
cg.identifier.url	https://iaes.cgiar.org/node/11955	en
cg.place	Rome, Italy	en
cg.reviewStatus	Internal Review	en
cg.subject.system	CGIAR IA Principles	en
cg.subject.system	International public goods	en
cg.subject.system	Plant Genetic Resources	en
cg.subject.system	Farmers’ Rights	en
cg.subject.system	Partnerships	en
cg.subject.system	Accessibility	en
cg.subject.system	Appropriateness	en
cg.subject.system	Effectiveness	en
cg.subject.system	Efficiency	en
cg.subject.system	Transparency	en
cg.subject.system	System Governance	en
cg.subject.system	Dissemination	en
dc.contributor.author	CGIAR Independent Evaluation Arrangement	en
dc.date.accessioned	2020-06-28T16:33:31Z	en
dc.date.available	2020-06-28T16:33:31Z	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108615
dc.title	Review of Intellectual Assets Principles of CGIAR	en
dcterms.abstract	The Intellectual Assests Principles were approved in March 2012. These IA Principles constitute a policy that provides a common position and framework for governing the production, acquisition, management, and dissemination of intellectual assets (IA) and use of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) with an aim of maximizing global accessibility of CGIAR IA for achieving broadest possible impact on target beneficiaries. The IA Principles (the policy) acknowledge CGIAR’s mandate of generating global public goods for achieving large-scale impact and are intended to further the CGIAR’s Vision: “A world free of poverty, hunger, and environmental degradation”. However, the policy also recognizes that restrictions to global accessibility may be necessary in some cases with more nuanced approaches for managing intellectual assets, including through intellectual property rights and licensing arrangements, for targeting impacts to intended beneficiaries. It sets the conditions for the latter with the aim of serving transparency as well as maximum impact. The policy concerns matters that are critical to the reputation of CGIAR. At the time of the policy’s approval, it was considered to reflect a compromise that “balances trust and Center autonomy with accountability and transparency.” The Review assessed the IA Principles in a comprehensive manner regarding coverage, adequacy, and appropriateness. It assessed the extent to which IA Principles and its implementation have been effective in enhancing efficiency and transparency. The Review found that the implementation of the IA Principles has proceeded systematically with a number of improvements, including a notable increase in legal staffing at each Center, development of a review and oversight process, a robust reporting process and launching of the CGIAR Legal/IP Network (CLIPnet) community of practice. The Review also found some inadequacy of resources and capacity. The review team concluded that the IA Principles were not being used to their full capacity, partly due to inadequate understanding of what the Principles prescribe.	en
dcterms.accessRights	Open Access
dcterms.audience	CGIAR	en
dcterms.audience	Donors	en
dcterms.bibliographicCitation	CGIAR-IEA (2017), Review of Intellectual Assets Principles of CGIAR. Rome, Italy: Independent Evaluation Arrangement (IEA) of CGIAR https://iaes.cgiar.org	en
dcterms.issued	2017-10
dcterms.language	en
dcterms.license	Other
dcterms.publisher	CGIAR Independent Evaluation Arrangement	en
dcterms.subject	production	en
dcterms.subject	intellectual property rights	en
dcterms.subject	property rights	en
dcterms.subject	assets	en
dcterms.subject	management	en
dcterms.subject	cgiar	en
dcterms.subject	property	en
dcterms.type	Report