20 August 2007

Indigenous knowledge (IK)

Awareness of the value of indigenous knowledge (IK) — particularly its potential contribution to sustainable development and poverty alleviation — is growing at a time when such knowledge is being threatened as never before. And while links are being established between IK and science, important questions remain. Who owns IK and who may use it? Who decides how to use IK and for what purpose? And how should its owners be compensated?

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