India: International Conference Concludes TKDL Can Prevent Misappropriation And Fuel Innovation

India: International Conference Concludes TKDL Can Prevent Misappropriation And Fuel Innovation   Representatives from more than 35 countries discussed at an international conference here the potential of India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) – a database documenting centuries-old traditional medicinal treatments – to be emulated in their countries and concluded that such a mechanism can fuel future innovation and benefit-sharing. There was widespread agreement about the value...

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