Topic: International Intellectual Property Protection
Country: Egypt
Delegate Name: Joshua Osgood
School: Roeper School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Egypt position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
Delegates, as all of us know, international intellectual property is crucial to the current world economy. Each idea, invention, or design brings the world forward to a brighter future. Therefore, Egypt recognises that it is imperative to protect the intellectual rights to these properties.
Unfortunately, due to the recent reconstruction of the Egyptian government and the violent insurgency of the self-proclaimed Islamic State and other terrorist organizations, Egypt has not had the time and resources to shore up protections for intellectual property. There is a rampant black market for false consumer goods, many of which have been shown to have adverse effects. Currently the laws and resources used to regulate the information and technology industry are insufficient. This has lead to the growing problem of internet piracy regarding intellectual property related products and services. This problem has only grown as use of the internet has expanded in Egypt, now with over fifty million users.
To solve this problem, Egypt calls for a global coalition on all Intellectual Property. This coalition should define and regulate protections for intellectual property as well as provide resources, monetary aid and advice to nations struggling with intellectual property violations. This monetary aid would be used to fund government efforts and programs directed at combating intellectual property violations. This coalition would provide developing nations with the ability to advance their position in the world economy, as well as protect the intellectual property of individuals in other nations.
To conclude, a global agreement should be formed with the intent to regulate intellectual property and provide aid to developing nations. Without this, nations such as Egypt would have extreme difficulty protecting intellectual property.
