Desert Knowledge CRC Protocol for Aboriginal Knowledge and Intellectual Property
Desert Knowledge CRC Protocol for Aboriginal Knowledge and Intellectual Property Report
- Author(s): Desert Knowledge CRC,
- Tertiary Author(s): DKCRC
- Published: 2007
- Publisher: DKCRC
Abstract: The DKCRC is dedicated to improving conditions for all desert Australians and it recognises that there have been past instances of Aboriginal people’s knowledge and intellectual property being misappropriated and exploited. The DKCRC Board also recognises that the DKCRC’s objectives will only be achieved by working in equitable partnership with Aboriginal people. Such partnerships include knowledge sharing in research and potentially the creation of new intellectual property. The DKCRC acknowledges that Aboriginal communities and groups have their own protocols and that these must be observed, understood, respected and engaged with as an essential, ongoing part of the research process. The philosophy of working together in partnership is important to Aboriginal people and is reflected in the commitments of the Board structure in the Centre Agreement’s Clause 9 (web site link shown in Attachment B) and enacted through shared Board and committee memberships. It is a requirement of the DKCRC Centre Agreement that all participants be aware of this Protocol as a working document.
- Urls: http://www.nintione.com.au/resource/DKCRC-Aboriginal-Intellectual-Property-Protocol.pdf, https://web.archive.org/web/20200314205616/http://www.desertknowledgecrc.com.au/resource/DKCRC-Aboriginal-Intellectual-Property-Protocol.pdf
- Publisher Location: Alice Springs
- Keywords: protocols, intellectual property, Aboriginal knowledge