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Caroline Bongiwe Ncube
Caroline Ncube a Professor and the DST/NRF SARChI Research Chair in Intellectual Property, Innovation and Development in the Department of Commercial Law at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She works primarily in the area of IP law and has a special interest in how IP law and policy can be best calibrated to achieve national socio-economic goals in African states. Visit her websites at https://carolinebncube.com/ and www.ipchair.uct.ac.za.
Biography
I play an active role in various professional associations and participates in socially responsive research projects. I am often invited to give lectures and seminars in Intellectual Property to various constituencies including World Intellectual Property Organisation Summer School students and librarians. I am also actively involved in research projects that focus on open development, access to knowledge and the promotion of a balanced approach to IP.Education
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PhD, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 2011
LLM, University of Cambridge, UK, 2000
LLB, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, 1999
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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I am member of the African Policy, Research & Advisory Group on STI, a member of the Advisory Board of the African Network of International Economic Law (AfIELN) and of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). I also serve on the the AU Scientific Technical Research Commission ASRIC Taskforce on IP Protection in Joint Research and Collaboration During Outbreaks. I am a member of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) trade and industrial development advisory council.
I have served as an expert for various institutions including the African Union, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the AfCFTA Secretariat and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
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Videos
Book Launch - Intellectual Property Policy, Law & Administration in Africa
Published: Feb 04, 2017
This is a 6 minute video of part of the launch of Intellectual Property Policy, Law & Administration in Africa (CB Ncube, Routledge, 2016) held on 14 April 2016 at the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town.