Last week, at a conference in Geneva, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation agreed on a new treaty aimed at preventing the for-profit piracy of traditional knowledge. So-called "biopiracy", in which companies lift ideas from traditional knowledge and patent them, is a significant problem. In one case a US company patented derivatives of the neem tree as pesticides, when the plant's properties were already well known to local communities in India. There have also been
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SINGAPORE has emerged as a leading hub for innovation, particularly in the fintech sector. According to the Global Innovation Index 2023 by Insead, World Intellectual Property Organisation, and Cornell University, Singapore is the most innovative city in South-east Asia and one of the leading hubs in the world.
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