Plans To Modernise Liberia's IP Operating Systems In The Works

Ms. Gamai Koboi, the Director General of Liberia's Intellectual Property Office (LIPO) has plans to address the country's lack of data on the impact of intellectual property (IP) on the economy.

In a recent interview, Ms. Koboi said Liberia has had various development plans and sectorial policies implemented over the last 20 years. However, IP has not been properly addressed in these developments. She believes that this could be due to that the lack of information relating to the tangible benefits that IP has had on the country. In order to address this issue, Ms. Koboi proposed that studies be conducted to quantify the contributions of IP to the country's GDP and the influence it has on poverty and employment rates. The data that is collected through these studies will then be used as a basis for policy decisions and regulations relating to IP in the future.