The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Development and Intellectual Property: The World Economic and Social Survey 2018 and Beyond

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Development and Intellectual Property: The World Economic and Social Survey 2018 and Beyond
Hoi Wai Jackie Cheng & Mariangela Parra-Lancourt (Development Strategy and Policy Analysis Unit)
ISBN:9789403522135
Kluwer Law International

The authors take the indings of the recent UN World Economic and Social Survey Report related to technological progress, innovation and social development as a basis, and ask whether we need to take a fresh look at established patterns of intellectual property law. The Fourth Industrial Revolution may be both a necessity and a window of opportunity to call for a system that better suits the needs for incentivising the dissemination of technology that drives societal change.