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Teaching basic intellectual property rights in varsities will raise awareness
A student demonstrates an innovation meant to curb drunk driving. PHOTO | TONNY OMONDI
Some African countries are viewed by the rest of the world as emerging economies and hence have attracted a lot of foreign investment. There are a lot of innovations coming up in every field in these countries. However the uptake of intellectual property (IP) is still very low.
For example in Kenya, despite there being a lot of scientific innovations, there are fewer registered patents compared to the developed world.
