Shemdoe Georges S
Centre for the Development and Transfer of Technology (CDTT), Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Acta Trop. 2009 Nov;112 Suppl 1:S80-3. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.08.012. Epub 2009 Aug 13.
The concept of Intellectual Property (IP) in the domain of technology has assumed enhanced importance and the subject matter has attracted more interest with time. As the world moves towards a knowledge-based economy, where wealth creation is no longer based on the capital investment per se, but rather more and more on the brainpower and ability to create, Intellectual Property has become an integral part of world business and a major source for wealth creation and economic growth (ARIPO, 2002). In recognizing the importance of IPR, African Malaria Network Trust (AMANET) has decided to include a module of intellectual property rights in its Health Research Ethics Training Courses for Investigators. This paper is introducing the subject of IP to investigators in health research so that they are able to recognize its importance as IP creators and utilizers of the IP system.
在技术领域，知识产权（IP）的概念已变得愈发重要，且随着时间的推移，这一主题也引发了更多关注。随着世界迈向知识经济，财富创造不再仅仅基于资本投资本身，而是越来越多地依赖于智力和创造能力，知识产权已成为全球商业的一个组成部分，以及财富创造和经济增长的主要来源（非洲地区知识产权组织，2002年）。认识到知识产权的重要性后，非洲疟疾网络信托基金（AMANET）决定在其面向研究人员的健康研究伦理培训课程中纳入一个知识产权模块。本文旨在向健康研究领域的研究人员介绍知识产权主题，以便他们能够认识到自己作为知识产权创造者和知识产权体系使用者的重要性。
