Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs): Training of Trainers Workshop on the Effective Use of Technical and Scientific Information

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1 E THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA JAPAN PATENT OFFICE NATIONAL WORKSHOP WIPO/TISCS/ZNZ/16/INF/1 PROV. ORIGINAL: ENGLISH DATE: JANUARY 27, 2016 Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs): Training of Trainers Workshop on the Effective Use of Technical and Scientific Information organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and with the financial assistance of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) Dar es Salaam, May 2 and 3, 2016 Zanzibar, May 5 and 6, 2016 PROVISIONAL PROGRAM prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO

2 page 2 DAR ES SALAAM Monday, May 2, Registration Opening Ceremony Opening Remarks by: Mr. Hiroyuki Kubota, Charge d' Affaires ad interim, Embassy of Japan in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam The representative of the Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA), Dar es Salaam The representative of the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), Dar es Salaam The representative of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva The representative of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam Topic 1 Effective Use of Resources of the WIPO Project on the Establishment of Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC): A Key to a Further Technical, Scientific and Economic Development Mr. Elangi Botoy Ituku, Project Officer, Innovation and Technology Support Section, WIPO Topic 2 Programs Supporting Innovation in Tanzania, Including TISCs Speakers: BRELA The Representative of the COSTECH and Coffee Break Topic 3 Accessing R4Life Scientific Publications to Promote Academic and Scientific Activities in Tanzania, Executive Director, Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA), Centurion, South Africa Topic 4 Using International Patent Classification (IPC) as a Search Tool Mr. Johan Amand, Patent Information Expert, Munich, Germany

3 page Topic 5 Challenges from Idea to Market: The Experience of a Local Inventor/Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Local Speaker Roundtable Discussions on Developing the TISC Project in Zanzibar, in particular the TISC Project Planning Moderators: From BRELA, COSTECH and WIPO End of Day Tuesday, May 3, Topic 6: Searching Technologies Using PATENTSCOPE Mr. Elangi Botoy Ituku Coffee Break Topic 7: Searching Technologies Using ESPACENET Mr. Johan Amand Topic 8: Searching Scientific and Technical Journals Using the Research4Life Programs Coffee Break Topic 8 Searching Scientific and Technical Journals Using the (Cont d) Research4Life Programs Certificates and Closing Ceremony

4 page 4 ZANZIBAR Thursday, May 5, Registration Opening Ceremony Opening Remarks by: Mr. Hitoshi Suzuki, Councellor, Embassy of Japan in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam The representative of the Zanzibar Business and Property Registrations Agency (BPRA), Zanzibar The representative of the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), Zanzibar The representative of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva The representative of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, Zanzibar Topic 1: Effective Use of Resources of the WIPO Project on the Establishment of Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC): A Key to a Further Technical, Scientific and Economic Development Mr. Elangi Botoy Ituku, Project Officer, Innovation and Technology Support Section, WIPO Topic 2: Programs Supporting Innovation in Zanzibar, Including TISCs Speakers: The Representative of the COSTECH and BPRA Coffee Break Topic 3: Accessing R4Life Scientific Publications to Promote Academic and Scientific Activities in Tanzania, Executive Director, Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA), Centurion, South Africa Topic 4: Using International Patent Classification (IPC) as a Search Tool Mr. Johan Amand, Patent Information Expert, Munich, Germany

5 page Topic 5: Challenges from Idea to Market: The Experience of a Local Inventor/SME Local Speaker Roundtable Discussions on Developing the TISC Project in Zanzibar, in particular the TISC Project Planning Moderators: From BPRA, COSTECH and WIPO End of Day Friday, May 6, Topic 6: Searching Technologies Using PATENTSCOPE Mr. Elangi Botoy Ituku Coffee Break Topic 7: Searching Technologies Using ESPACENET Mr. Johan Amand Topic 8: Searching Scientific and Technical Journals Using the Research4Life Programs Coffee Break Topic 8 Searching Scientific and Technical Journals Using the (Cont d) Research4Life Programs Certificates and Closing Ceremony [End of document]