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Policy makers’ knowledge and practices of intellectual property rights on indigenous knowledge systems in Botswana
Dissertation (MEd (Science and Technology Education))--University of Pretoria, 2008.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/26542 Policy makers’ knowledge and practices of intellectual property rights on indigenous knowledge systems in Botswana Jita, Loyiso C. jama662001@yahoo.com Monngakgotla, Oabona Clifford Policy implementation Prior knowledge Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) Coordination Domain knowledge Cognitive process Intellectual property rights UCTD Dissertation (MEd (Science and Technology Education))--University of Pretoria, 2008. In the wake of diversifying economy through science and technology, the government of Botswana is particularly inclined to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS). IPR in its nature of advocating exclusive rights by the creator comes into direct conflict with the practice and understanding of IKS as community property, and a shared resource. To date, there is very little research work that explores policymakers’ knowledge about IPR and IKS in developing countries. Botswana, a developing country is yet to benefit from this type of research. This research investigated policymakers’ knowledge and practices of IPR on IKS in Botswana. The focus was on policymakers’ knowledge and practices, interaction with policy, and how their actions could be understood and explained. The study was conducted in four government departments, and one non-governmental organisation. Semi-structured interviews and document analysis were used to collect data. The findings of the study show that there is general lack of understanding about IPR in the public domain. Policymakers nonetheless know quite substantially about IPR and very little about IKS. This position puts indigenous knowledge on the periphery, and on the brink of being swallowed by other technologies. Moreover, the study uncovered evidence that the IPR and IKS activities are fragmented and policymakers treat each other with a great deal of suspicion and misunderstanding, hence affecting successful implementation of policy and projects particularly between two units in the study- the ministry of Communication, Science and Technology and the ministry of Trade and Industry. The study concludes by arguing that policymakers still require a great deal of assistance to really make sense of their practice. A lot of teaching and learning about policy is necessary to encourage broader participation in science policymaking in the context of a developing country like Botswana. Curriculum Studies unrestricted 2013-09-07T06:29:39Z 2008-08-07 2013-09-07T06:29:39Z 2008-04-15 2008-08-07 2008-07-22 Dissertation a 2007 E930 /ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26542 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07222008-123004/ © University of Pretoria 2007 E930 / application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Policy implementation Prior knowledge Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) Coordination Domain knowledge Cognitive process Intellectual property rights UCTD Policy makers’ knowledge and practices of intellectual property rights on indigenous knowledge systems in Botswana |
| title | Policy makers’ knowledge and practices of intellectual property rights on indigenous knowledge systems in Botswana |
| title_full | Policy makers’ knowledge and practices of intellectual property rights on indigenous knowledge systems in Botswana |
| title_fullStr | Policy makers’ knowledge and practices of intellectual property rights on indigenous knowledge systems in Botswana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Policy makers’ knowledge and practices of intellectual property rights on indigenous knowledge systems in Botswana |
| title_short | Policy makers’ knowledge and practices of intellectual property rights on indigenous knowledge systems in Botswana |
| title_sort | policy makers knowledge and practices of intellectual property rights on indigenous knowledge systems in botswana |
| topic | Policy implementation Prior knowledge Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) Coordination Domain knowledge Cognitive process Intellectual property rights UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26542 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07222008-123004/ |