Current African Intersections Between Intellectual Property Rights and Knowledge Access

Chris Armstrong
LINK Centre

Tobias Schonwetter
University of Cape Town

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/19310

Abstract
In this introductory article, the two Guest Editors of the 2015 Thematic Issue of The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) – a Thematic Issue focused on the theme of “African Intersections between Intellectual Property Rights and Knowledge Access” – provide practical and conceptual context for the articles and thematic reports that follow.

Keywords
intellectual property (IP), access to knowledge (A2K), access to medicines, Africa, openness, commons, Creative Commons, development, human rights, human security, WIPO, WTO, UNFCCC, climate change, TRIPS Agreement, Doha Declaration

Recommended citation
Armstrong, C., & Schonwetter, T. (2015). Current African intersections between intellectual property rights and knowledge access. The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), 16, 3-15. https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/19310