Statement by India on Agenda Item 8 – Program Performance Report for 2010-2011 at WIPO General Assembly 2012 delivered by Smt. Alpana Dubey First Secretary (Economic) (October 1-9, 2012)

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 Mr Chairman,

 The Program Performance Report (PPR) for 2010/11, along with the Internal Audit Validation Division (IAOD) Validation Report on the PPR is a valuable tool for the member states to better understand the implementation of programs by the Secretariat. We had fairly extensive discussions on the different programs during the 19th session of PBC. We expect that Secretariat will follow the suggestions and recommendations made by the member states, and the validation report of IAOD for improving the quality and reliability of the PPR in future.

We attach great importance to the efficient and result oriented implementation of all the programs, with particular emphasis on needs assessment and evaluation of the impact in the countries of implementation. It is important from the point of view of effective implementation of the Development Agenda recommendations in all the activities of the Organization. 

India is happy to note the focus on exploring how IP could contribute to finding solutions for the pressing global challenges faced by the world today, in the areas of health, food security and climate change. We need to recognize the developments taking place in other international multilateral fora such as the UNFCCC, WHO and FAO. In this regard, we welcome the presentation on activities of program on ‘IP and Global Challenges’ by the Secretariat during the 19th session of the Program Budget Committee (PBC) and the decision to report regularly to Member States given the fact that these critical issues that impact the world.
We also attach importance to the activities under the SMEs Program, which are key contributors to the use of IP for enhancing innovation and development in the SMEs sector, particularly in the developing countries.

Thank You.

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