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First Regional IPR And Cyber Crime Conference In Jordan Under The Patronage Of His Excellency The Jordanian Ministry Of Justice Highlights Progress Of Arab Countries In IPR Protection
Published Oct 13, 2010
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Business Software Alliance, the global trade association representing the software industry, has announced that the First Regional IPR and Cyber Crime Conference will be held from October 24 to 25, 2010 in Amman, Jordan in association with the Jordanian National Library and Adobe Systems.
The inaugural conference will highlight the achievements of Middle Eastern countries in intellectual property rights (IPR) protection attracting authorities, industry leaders and decision-makers concerned with safeguarding IPR in the region for in-depth dialogue and debate. It will also serve as a platform for participants to share their experiences and best practices on various issues pertaining to curbing piracy and upholding IPR policies and laws.
Specific objectives of the summit include forging greater cooperation between the Arab League towards the drafting of new IPR laws, and the enhanced exchange of information and expertise with international foundations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization as well as concerned bodies such as the Business Software Alliance.
The event is expected to result in a more unified regional approach against piracy and gain support for initiatives such as the integration of IPR content in academic programmes. It will advocate more intensive local and regional anti-piracy campaigns and encourage periodic meetings among government authorities, IPR protection bodies, industry leaders and other stakeholders as well as the establishment of courts specializing in IPR cases.
Mamoun Talhouni, Director General, Jordan National Library, said: “The IPR Conference in Amman will provide an ideal setting for participants to share best practices, knowledge and experiences in IPR protection, and deliberate on innovative and more effective methods of curbing the piracy menace in the region’s software industry. The Conference will help highlight various economic detriments of piracy that could affect societies and economies of the Arab world.”
“The fact that Jordan is hosting this conference reinforces the country’s commitment towards IPR protection with an underlying objective of bringing about socio-economic benefits. We call upon all concerned authorities to provide their support to create a safe digital world; we should also leverage the Conference’s platform to work towards greater cooperation with various governments and authorities to fight piracy. We are glad to be part of this Conference and work alongside the BSA and Adobe to help curb the menace of piracy,” Talhouni added.
“Governments and businesses in the Middle East have recognised the fact that the degree of success achieved by a country in its economic progress is to a large extent dependent on the efficient implementation of IPR and the use of original software by the industry. The concerted efforts by the authorities, government departments and agencies to bring down piracy rates in their respective countries have shown positive results, with a marked decline in piracy rates in most of the Arab world,” said Jawad Al Redha, Co-Chairman, Business Software Alliance, Gulf Region.
Naser Semaenah, Anti-Piracy Manager for MEA, Adobe Systems Middle East, said: “Piracy incurs huge financial losses for software companies and has significant consequences in terms of data loss and system damage to users. As an active member of the software community, Adobe hopes the continued collaboration on piracy issues between stakeholders and governments in the Middle East, will help companies to understand these risks and encourage the responsible management of software.”
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